Episodes

  • What will the Lynx look like in a month? + Vikings updates and the case for Ayo

    What will the Lynx look like in a month? + Vikings updates and the case for Ayo
    Mar 31 2026
    Introduction: Host Michael Rand sorts through Vikings news from the week and has thoughts on Jonathan Greenard, Jordan Addison, Christian Darrisaw and the GM search. Plus a blowout Wolves win combined with a Jaden McDaniels injury update put Ayo Dosunmu in the spotlight again. 13:00: Star Tribune reporter Cassidy Hettesheimer joins Rand for a look at the WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement and how it impacts the Lynx. 33:00: The Twins are already relegated to the end of the show.
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    36 mins
  • Patrick Reusse on a weekend of loss, the Twins and NCAA basketball

    Patrick Reusse on a weekend of loss, the Twins and NCAA basketball
    Mar 30 2026
    Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. The started with the deaths of three prominent Minnesota sports figures: Ex-Vikings greats Jeff Siemon and Joey Browner as well as former Gophers wrestling coach J Robinson. They also got into the Twins' opening series in Baltimore, which included encouraging signs from Royce Lewis but two losses nonetheless. Plus Duke's loss to UConn and a slow finish to the season for the Wolves and Wild.
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    41 mins
  • An unreal Wolves game; La Velle E. Neal III on Gophers hockey, Twins and Vikings QBs

    An unreal Wolves game; La Velle E. Neal III on Gophers hockey, Twins and Vikings QBs
    Mar 26 2026
    Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with Wednesday's Wolves victory, one of the wildest games you will ever watch. 9:00: La Velle E. Neal III joins for the weekly debate. This week focuses on the Twins, Gophers hockey and J.J. McCarthy. 32:00: Running through some listener emails.
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    35 mins
  • Ready or not, the Twins season is almost here; A tough Wild loss and a big Wolves opportunity

    Ready or not, the Twins season is almost here; A tough Wild loss and a big Wolves opportunity
    Mar 25 2026
    Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wild's loss at Tampa Bay, a big Wolves game tonight against Houston and the introduction of Brett Larson as the Gophers new men's hockey coach. 10:00: Bobby Nightengale joins for a Twins season preview segment. All signs point to a rebuilding year. Is there any hope to compete? 32:00: A huge high school basketball upset.
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    34 mins
  • Special Delivery! Totino-Grace boys basketball aiming for a Class 3A title

    Special Delivery! Totino-Grace boys basketball aiming for a Class 3A title
    Mar 24 2026
    Standout senior Dothan Ijadimbola and head coach Nick Carroll from Totino-Grace boys basketball join Michael Rand on this special edition ahead of Wednesday's Class 3A boys basketball tournament.
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    13 mins
  • Are the Gophers hockey jobs as good as we think? + Surging Gophers women's hoops

    Are the Gophers hockey jobs as good as we think? + Surging Gophers women's hoops
    Mar 24 2026
    Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Gophers hockey vacancies. The women's job has been filled by in-house candidate Greg May. Candidates for the men's job might not have the same profile that fans would want. What does that mean about the searches and the jobs themselves? 12:00: Chip Scoggins joins Rand to talk mainly about the Sweet 16-bound Gophers women's basketball team. Plus some Wolves thoughts as well. 35:00: Can there be joy watching the Twins this year?
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    37 mins
  • Patrick Reusse on processing the Jessi Pierce tragedy over a Minnesota weekend

    Patrick Reusse on processing the Jessi Pierce tragedy over a Minnesota weekend
    Mar 23 2026
    Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joined host Michael Rand started Monday's show on a very somber note. Local NHL writer and podcaster Jessi Pierce died in a house fire along with her three children over the weekend. Her personality and love of hockey will long be remembered, and the grief in the hockey community is palpable. The action on the court and ice was a secondary thought all weekend, but it was a good one for Minnesota teams. The Gophers women's basketball team reached the Sweet 16 with a dramatic win over Ole Miss. The Wolves won a gritty game at Boston. And the Wild beat the Stars.
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    32 mins
  • Who will be the next Gophers men's hockey coach? + Trouble for the Wild

    Who will be the next Gophers men's hockey coach? + Trouble for the Wild
    Mar 20 2026
    Introduction: Michael Rand starts with another uh-oh game for the Wild. This time it was a rare loss to Chicago, and it came with star Kirill Kaprizov sidelined by an injury. 9:00: Randy Johnson joins the show to talk about the upheaval in the Gophers men's and women's hockey programs. 30:00: St. Thomas has an opportunity.
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    33 mins