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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

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?

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with Wild center Nico Sturm getting hit with a puck in an eerily similar play to the one that sidelined defenseman Brock Faber a few weeks ago. Minnesota won the game 4-2 and now we await word on Sturm, who was taken to a hospital. Plus the Wolves continued to look very good in the preseason. 7:00: Andrew Krammer joins Rand off the latest Vikings victory. The offense is joining the party. The defense and special teams are still dominant. 24:00: Award-winning Vikings poetry. 42:00: What's up with the Vikings WR room?

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. It includes a look at the 5-0 Vikings, some offensive improvement, a boneheaded coaching decision they were able to overcome and the dominance of Brian Flores' defense. Shifting to the Gophers football team, the news was not good. A 41-13 loss at Purdue was not one of the best days of P.J. Fleck's life and it raised fresh questions about the program's ceiling.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wild on two fronts, including Thursday's loss at Tampa Bay and some listener emails about their TV situation with Comcast. Plus Rand explores the reasons why the Vikings might have signed receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the practice squad. 10:00: Meet the Star Tribune's new Wolves writer, Sarah Todd. She and Rand chat about her background as well as early observations about the team. 32:00: A Wolves TV thought.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves and Twins, both of whom are remaking their identities. The Twins want to get faster, younger and better on defense. The Wolves want to get faster, younger and better on offense. 8:00: Chip Scoggins joins Rand for a look at the contrasting vibes between the 4-1 Gophers football team and the 4-0 Vikings. 31:00: OBJ is on the Vikings practice squad.

Host Michael Rand starts with the Wild's TV situation. Three games into the season and their new TV plan, they don't have carriage agreements with Comcast or DirecTV. Fans are frustrated. Plus Rand has thoughts on the 4-0 Vikings and how strange this must all be for Kevin O'Connell. 11:00: Bobby Nightengale joins Rand for a breakdown of key decisions awaiting the Twins this offseason. 29:00: A key projection for one Twins pitcher.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with another bad marker for the Vikings' 2024 QB draft. He also is probably a little too giddy about what he saw in the Wolves' first preseason game Monday. 8:00: Andrew Krammer joins Rand in hopes of untangling these questions: Is Kyler Murray figuring some things out, and does Kevin O'Connell need to help him even more? Plus Vikings poetry in unconventional fashion. 31:00: The Yankees are almost gone.

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in Minnesota sports. The Vikings are 4-0. The Gophers football team beat Michigan. The Wild are undefeated. Is this the first-ever perfect ranking Reusse and Rand will ever dole out for a weekend? You'll have to listen to the end to find out.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand start with the Wild's 3-1 win at Nashville to start the season. After a few months of vibes that were taking the wrong turn, it felt like a much-needed good start to the season. Plus what does the future hold for Lynx star Napheesa Collier? 10:00: Fox Sports' Jenny Taft, an Edina native, joins the show ahead of her work here this weekend for the Gophers vs. Michigan football game. She and Rand explore all sorts of topics, including what it's like to be a working parent in the media business. 33:00: Gophers men's hockey opens this weekend and the Vikings have a chance to start 4-0.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand started with a subdued start to the Wild season as the prepare to open Thursday in Nashville. The Quinn Hughes contract and Brock Faber injury situations hang over the team in different ways. Plus what to watch for as the Lynx enter the offseason. 7:00: NFL insider Tom Pelissero shares his thoughts on the J.J. McCarthy trade and other major Vikings storylines. 38:00: Are the Vikings headed for a trap game Sunday?

Intro: Host Michael Rand starts with the news that Wild defenseman Brock Faber has a skull fracture and is out indefinitely. Plus the Vikings have mounting injuries to go with their QB room shakeup. 7:00: Shelby Swanson joins Rand as they unpack the Lynx's meek playoff performance. The No. 1 seed was swept by No. 8 New York, and star rookie point guard Olivia Miles struggled mightily. 29:00: The Twins have big offseason plans.

It was a nice and normal Monday until the Vikings traded quarterback J.J. McCarthy to the Giants. Andrew Krammer and Michael Rand break down what went wrong in Minnesota and where the organization goes from here with Kyler Murray at the helm. Plus Vikings poetry, some Vikings QB history, good Timberwolves vibes and a must-win Lynx game.

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. They start with the 3-0 Vikings, who are looking like the Vikings of Rand's youth. Stout defense, unsettled QB play, and winning. They will need more from Kyler Murray going forward, but a win is a win. Plus the Gophers pulled a big upset in Washington while the Lynx are suddenly on the brink of seeing their season end.