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How do we feel about the 6-0 Vikings? + Ant carrying a heavy load already for Wolves Oct 27, 2026

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Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves losing 127-125 in overtime to the Cavaliers on Monday. Anthony Edwards was listed as questionable with right knee maintenance but ended up scoring 47 points in 41 minutes. Is that the right thing to do in the fourth game of the season and the second night of a back-to-back?

6:00: Andrew Krammer joins Rand for a breakdown of the Vikings' continuing offensive woes. They're 6-0 and the NFL's only undefeated team. But there is still a lot of room to grow.

30:00: Vikings poetry never disappoints.

43:00: Do the Wild have a Mammoth problem?

Patrick Reusse on dominant defenses, J.J. McCarthy, Quinn Hughes and more Oct 26, 2026

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Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse and host Michael Rand break down on of the best weekends, at least results-wise, in recent Minnesota sports history. The Vikings won, the Gophers football team won, the Wolves won, the Wild won, the Gophers hockey team won.

What more could you want? Well, they thought of a few things ...

Will the Gophers beat Iowa? + A Vikings trade idea and a bonkers Wolves take Oct 23, 2026

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a look at the Vikings at the trade deadline and whether they need to go after a better running back. Plus a huge Gophers men’s hockey win over North Dakota and a developing problem for the Wild.

11:00: Chip Scoggins joins Rand to break down Gophers football vs. Iowa. Is it time to stop asking for more from Minnesota?

29:00: A bonkers Wolves take from a former player.

Wolves dominate opener + Quinn Hughes in for rude reception in Vancouver? Oct 22, 2026

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves' rout of Miami in Wednesday's NBA opener. Anthony Edwards had 45 points. LaMelo Ball made things easy. Did the Wolves get the best of the offseason?

8:00: Jeff Paterson, who covered Quinn Hughes for many years in Vancouver, joins Rand ahead of the Wild's first game back in Vancouver on Sunday since the Hughes trade. What will the reception be? Why did things end poorly in Vancouver? And what exactly does Hughes want with the Wild?

36:00: A Wild trade proposal.

Are the Wild going to get Dylan Larkin? + 'Patient urgency' for Gophers men's hockey Oct 21, 2026

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Gophers men's hockey team, which started the season 0-3-1 and is preparing for its home opening series against No. 3 North Dakota. New head coach Brett Larson is preaching "patient urgency" as he tries to revamp the program.

9:00: Hosts from the Detroit Red Wings podcast Hockeytown Rundown join Rand to talk about the latest Dylan Larkin rumors.

33:00: We finally get to see the Wolves in action again.

Boom or bust? Your Timberwolves season preview + A good complication for Wild Oct 20, 2026

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the emergence of Danila Yurov and what it might mean for the Wild's pursuit of Dylan Larkin.

8:00: Jack Borman from Locked On Wolves joins Rand to preview the Timberwolves season. They each pick three things they like about the Wolves and three things that are concerns heading into Wednesday's opener in Miami.

40:00: A Jaden McDaniels extension.

Patrick Reusse on a the Wild's surge and an interesting bye weekend for the Vikings Oct 19, 2026

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Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports.

The Wild's best players are thriving together; What went wrong with Minnesota United? Oct 16, 2026

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wild, who beat the Blues on Thursday thanks to dominant play from their top line of Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy. Plus the Gophers men's basketball team had an impressive exhibition debut.

8:00: Jon Marthaler joins Rand to help explain what has gone wrong for Minnesota United this season. They've won just once since early May.

31:00: The Dodgers are done, and Sam Darnold is struggling.

A preseason Wolves humbling and a postseason Lynx question Oct 15, 2026

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves, who have had a feel-good training camp but had a number of things exposed in a preseason tune-up against Detroit at Target Center. Plus the Twins hired a new pitching coach.

10:00: Cassidy Hettesheimer from the Star Tribune joins Rand for a breakdown of the WNBA Finals and a look ahead to looming roster decisions for the Lynx.

34:00: It's Gophers men's basketball season already?

The value of Jesper Wallstedt; La Velle E. Neal on Vikings WRs and the Wolves Oct 14, 2026

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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wild, who struggled in a 5-2 loss at Winnipeg. Jesper Wallstedt reinforced his value to the team by not playing, while injuries showed the fragility of the Wild's strong start.

6:00: La Velle E. Neal III joins Rand with some early Wolves thoughts, a take on scary injuries in the NHL and what the heck is going on with the Vikings WR room.

26:00: Are the Vikings for real?

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