StribSports Daily Delivery
Keep informed about sports news and trends in Minnesota, and laugh along the way, with Michael Rand and other Star Tribune writers and special guests each weekday morning.
Episodes
September 12, 2025 • 31 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Lynx, who ended a dominant regular season in near-perfect fashion. The beat Golden State by 19 to set up a playoff rematch after going 4-0 vs. the Valkyries this year. Napheesa Collier hit a statistical milestone that should cement her MVP case.
9:00: La Velle E. Neal III joins for the weekly debate segment, focusing on the Kirill Kaprizov contract situation and the QB pecking order ...
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September 11, 2025 • 36 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a report Wednesday that Kirill Kaprizov turned down an eight-year, $128 million contract extension offer from the Wild that would have been the richest deal in NHL history. How much of that is just negotiations, and where does this leave the Wild and their franchise player?
10:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Andrew Krammer joins Rand for a review of the film from Monday's 27-24 win over ...
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September 10, 2025 • 39 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a reminder that the Twins have a loaded farm system, at least according to minor league rankings. Their best prospect, outfielder Walker Jenkins, is already at Class AAA St. Paul at age 20 and spoke to reporters on Tuesday. The Twins and Lynx lost, but we don't need to worry about that for different reasons.
8:00: Randy Johnson joins to talk Gophers football ahead of the schedule stiffen...
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September 9, 2025 • 32 mins
Introduction: After spending most of Monday night's postgame podcast talking about J.J. McCarthy and his ability to lead the Vikings back to a 27-24 win, host Michael Rand tries to get into a lot of non-QB topics at the start of Tuesday's show. Among them: injury concerns, special team standouts and Jordan Mason's ability.
15:00: Star Tribune Twins writer Phil Miller joins Rand to discuss his recent interview with pitcher Joe Ryan...
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September 9, 2025 • 19 mins
Host Michael Rand breaks down the Vikings' 27-24 win over the Bears immediately after the game Monday night.
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September 8, 2025 • 45 mins
Star Tribune Vikings writer Ben Goessling joins host Michael Rand for a deep preview of the Vikings' opener Monday night against the Bears. What will the Vikings defense do without Harrison Smith? Should we expect more from the run game? How will J.J. McCarthy look? And how has McCarthy's life prepared him for this moment?
33:00: Sam Pepper, executive producer of the "ManningCast," joins Rand to talk about what goes into the alter...
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September 5, 2025 • 38 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand went to bed with the Twins up 7-4 after six innings Thursday night and had one thought: I wonder how they are going to blow this one? Turns out a variety of factors led to their demise again in an 11-8 loss. Plus the Lynx lost to the Aces, who are the hottest team in the WNBA right now.
10:00: Chip Scoggins joins Rand to talk Vikings and Gophers football. In focus: The three players on offense and d...
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September 4, 2025 • 33 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with another Twins bullpen meltdown, which has told a lot of the story of their post-deadline swoon. Guess that is what happens when you trade away your five best relief pitchers.
7:00: Star Tribune columnist La Velle E. Neal III joins Rand for a Vikings and NFL focused debate segment. What are the biggest reasons to be optimistic and pessimistic about the Vikings?
30:00: J.J. McCarthy and t...
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September 3, 2025 • 31 mins
Host Michael Rand starts with a bleak night during a bleak stretch for the Twins. They had a pitifully small crowd at Target Field. The woeful White Sox drubbed them 12-3. David Festa was shut down for the year. And 90 losses grows more likely every day.
10:00: Are the Vikings headed for a regression?
15:00: Randy Johnson on Gophers football.
29:00: A big-time recruit for Gophers women's basketball.
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September 2, 2025 • 31 mins
Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the long weekend in sports. As we wait unnecessarily one more week for a Vikings game, at least we have Bill Belichick to laugh at.
Plus the Twins bullpen predictably loses another game and the Gophers are getting ready for their second game.
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August 29, 2025 • 28 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with two big opening night college football wins. The Gophers handled Buffalo 23-10, with QB Drake Lindsey looking the part. And St. Thomas won 35-13 over a team to which it lost 64-0 a year ago. Plus a blockbuster NFL trade involving the Packers.
15:00: Strib Varsity's Joe Christensen joins Rand to talk more about his recent story on Moorhead athletics.
26:00: The Lynx let one get away.
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August 28, 2025 • 29 mins
Introduction: It's been a heavy last couple of days, and it still feels a little weird to talk about sports.
4:00: La Velle E. Neal III joins host Michael Rand for the Daily Delivery debate. In focus: the Adam Thielen trade, Twins in a cornfield and expectations for the Gophers football team.
23:00: What might be next for the Vikings, the Twins' starting pitching has been bad lately and are the Lynx getting a playoff preview in t...
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August 27, 2025 • 35 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with breaking news Wednesday morning that the Vikings have acquired Adam Thielen from the Panthers. It's a reunion for the two sides. Thielen figures to add experience and dependability to a team that needed it.
7:00: Three Lynx players joined Rand out at the Minnesota State Fair, and a good time was had by all.
19:00: Randy Johnson joins Rand to break down the Gophers football season.
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August 26, 2025 • 51 mins
Ben Goessling joined Michael Rand on Tuesday shorty before 3 p.m., and they took a bunch of listener questions and then talked through Vikings roster cuts when they were announced.
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August 26, 2025 • 32 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Twins, who were blown out again while Joe Ryan struggled again. It has to be hard to get up for games down the stretch of a lost season. With the way the Twins are playing, though, should we expect more of the same next year?
7:00: Andrew Krammer joins Rand for a breakdown of the Vikings' quarterback reshuffling and a look ahead to moves they will make to get their roster down to 53 ...
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August 25, 2025 • 44 mins
Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, which included a shakeup at backup quarterback for the Vikings. They traded shaky option Sam Howell to the Eagles and signed veteran Carson Wentz. Will they now trade for a wide receiver? Be ready for whatever happens, Reusse said, because decisionmakers will always lie about their intentions.
Plus inauspicious Twins debuts for ...
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August 22, 2025 • 34 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a frustrated Twins fan who wants to see a Twins prospect added to the major league roster. It's all about the young players now, and maybe we will see some of their recently acquired pitchers this weekend. Plus the Vikings have a backup QB quandary. How important is it?
10:00: Jon Marthaler joins Rand to break down Minnesota United's various additions during this MLS transfer window. Whe...
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August 21, 2025 • 35 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the week's most surprising news, with the Vikings trading veteran starter Harrison Phillips to the Jets for a pair of sixth-round picks. It's the kind of move that only makes some sense in retrospect, with the Vikings having a logjam on the defensive line and perhaps wanting cap space to upgrade other positions like wide receiver.
7:00: La Velle E. Neal III joins Rand for the Daily Deliv...
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August 20, 2025 • 38 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the three ways things could go for the Twins in 2026. All of them involve scenarios that have an element of wishing to them.
10:00: Chip Scoggins joins Rand to break down the Gophers football team and its chances in 2025.
34:00: Don't assume the Lynx are on a collision course with the Liberty in the WNBA Finals.
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August 19, 2025 • 42 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a sad anniversary of sorts for the Twins, which nobody celebrated on Monday. That marked one year since their loss to the Rangers that started a one-year slide that left them grasping for answers as to what went wrong.
10:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Ben Goessling joins Rand to dive into some big questions about quarterbacks and wide receivers.
40:00: Max Brosmer's perspective and th...
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