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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
January 15, 2025 • 48 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Gophers women's basketball team's seven-point loss at Maryland on Tuesday and sets up big home games for the Wild (against Edmonton) and the Wolves (against Golden State) on Wednesday.
7:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Andrew Krammer joins the show for a final film review after a disappointing 27-9 playoff loss to the Rams. How do we explain Sam Darnold getting sacked nine times? Plus...
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January 14, 2025 • 39 mins
Host Michael Rand starts with the other games Monday, including a more competitive Gophers men's basketball loss and a good enough Timberwolves win.
7:00: Rand quickly gets to the Vikings, of course, and the ugly end to a great season. After losing 27-9 to the Rams on Monday, a season with great potential and accomplishment is suddenly over. It disappeared in a flurry of sacks, poor offensive line play and indecision from Sam Darno...
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January 13, 2025 • 41 mins
Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse and host Michael Rand take a look back at the weekend in sports and a look ahead to Monday's huge playoff game between the Vikings and Rams.
The NFL playoffs so far have been a dud, with either lopsided results, mediocre action or both. The Vikings know going into Monday that they would face the Eagles if they advance to the next round thanks to Philadelphia's win over the Packers and Washingto...
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January 10, 2025 • 36 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the implications of the Vikings vs. Rams game being moved to Arizona because of the fires in Los Angeles. Plus thoughts on the Timberwolves winning three games in a row and the injuries that caught up to the Wild in a blowout loss Thursday to Colorado.
10:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Ben Goessling joins to talk about where Sam Darnold stands going into his first career playoff start. C...
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January 9, 2025 • 32 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand start with three teams that won Wednesday but don't often get headlines on the podcast. The Gophers women's basketball team is now 16-1 after a 26-point win over Rutgers. The St. Thomas men's basketball team is 3-0 in conference play after a nice win over South Dakota State. And the Frost won in overtime on a Taylor Heise goal, part of their strong start to this season.
9:00: Star Tribune columnist L...
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January 8, 2025 • 34 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with another gritty Wild victory, during which they overcame an injury to Brock Faber, a two-goal deficit and a grueling end-of-game shift. They've won six of their last seven and seem to have put their swoon behind them. Plus the Wolves won for the second straight game after their lineup change.
9:00: Star Tribune Gophers men's basketball writer Marcus Fuller joins Rand to talk about the stru...
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January 7, 2025 • 49 mins
Introduction: On a jam-packed edition of the podcast, host Michael Rand starts with the Timberwolves. They won 108-106 on Monday after making a change to their starting lineup. Donte DiVincenzo replaced Mike Conley Jr., a move that seemed to help both players. Did Chris Finch simply listen to all of us? Plus the Gophers men's basketball team made a slew of errors down late in the game in an 89-88 double overtime loss to Ohio State....
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January 6, 2025 • 43 mins
Host Michael Rand was joined by Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse for a look back at the weekend in Minnesota sports, which of course started with the Vikings' disappointing 31-9 loss in Detroit. With home field advantage and the No. 1 seed on the line, the Vikings couldn't cash in red zone chances on offense. Now they have to go on the road and face a Rams team that already beat them once this year.
22:00: The news isn't much ...
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January 3, 2025 • 37 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the NBA's biggest problem. Ratings are down for a number of reasons, but here is a big one: As teams like the Celtics have won with ruthless efficiency, as they did Thursday against the Wolves, the game has become less interesting to watch. Rand also touches on the uninspiring Twins offseason plus a win for the Wild and a loss for Gophers men's basketball.
11:00: Star Tribune columnist La...
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January 2, 2025 • 31 mins
Host Michael Rand starts with a moment of pure sports-watching joy Wednesday, which came from the late drama in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Arizona State and Texas. Though the Longhorns prevailed, the Arizona State comeback gave us a game for the ages.
6:00: Rand runs through his list of the 10 biggest story lines in Minnesota sports in 2024. In the end, it was a year of a lot of unexpected success.
23:00: Wha...
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December 31, 2024 • 48 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a big week in Minnesota sports as things get serious with the turn of the calendar. The Wolves play the Thunder and Celtics, perhaps the two biggest NBA title contenders this season. The Wild have a big week. The Gophers men's basketball team hosts Purdue. The Gophers football team can extend its bowl streak. And the Vikings cap it all off.
9:00: Andrew Krammer joins Rand to break down th...
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December 30, 2024 • 40 mins
Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse and host Michael Rand look back at the weekend in Minnesota sports, which of course begins with the Vikings' 27-25 win over the Packers on Sunday. The Vikings are now 14-2 with a chance to earn home-field advantage in the NFC next week vs. Detroit. Already this is the most surprising season in franchise history, Reusse says.
Plus a discussion of Anthony Edwards' uneven play this season, even in...
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December 29, 2024 • 15 mins
Host Michael Rand gives his quick postgame reactions to Sunday's 27-25 victory by the Vikings over the Packers.
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December 24, 2024 • 56 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Timberwolves, who look lost again after dropping their third game in a row. They are 14-14 after a defeat in Atlanta, and one of two things needs to happen soon: A lineup change bringing Naz Reid into the starting group and Julius Randle to the bench, or a second Randle trade. Plus the return of Filip Gustavsson predictably corrected the Wild's course.
10:00: Vikings writer Andrew Kra...
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December 23, 2024 • 48 mins
Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, which included one of the best Vikings' wins of the season. Facing plenty of adversity in Seattle, Minnesota rallied for a 27-24 victory to keep pace in the NFC North at 13-2. Two more wins would give the Vikings the division title and the No. 1 seed in the conference.
In news that is, um, less good: The Wolves have lost two in a...
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December 22, 2024 • 18 mins
Host Michael Rand has postgame thoughts immediately after the Vikings' 27-24 victory in Seattle, with the winning points scored on a fourth-quarter TD pass from Sam Darnold to Justin Jefferson.
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December 20, 2024 • 44 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the unsightly mess that happened at Target Center on Thursday. In Karl-Anthony Towns' much-anticipated return after a trade just a few months ago, the Wolves were clobbered by Towns and the Knicks. Fans booed as the Wolves, who seemed to be getting themselves sorted out by winning six of their previous seven games, floundered.
11:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Ben Goessling joins Rand fo...
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December 19, 2024 • 33 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wild, who have lost three of their last four games, including another lopsided defeat (6-1) on Wednesday against Florida. Goaltending has been the biggest part of the Wild's resurgence this season, and they need Filip Gustavsson to recover soon from his lower body injury. Otherwise, advanced data says their season will be in peril.
7:00: Kirk Cousins spoke to the media for the first t...
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December 18, 2024 • 49 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the big NFL news from Tuesday that former Vikings QB Kirk Cousins has been benched by the Falcons in favor of rookie Michael Penix Jr. What does it mean for Cousins' future and how much more can we laud the Vikings' for their offseason decision to move on from Cousins?
8:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Andrew Krammer joins Rand for three hot takeaways from Monday's win over the Bears as w...
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December 17, 2024 • 64 mins
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Vikings' 30-12 win over the Bears on Monday Night Football, which was a grinding affair but ultimately proved satisfying. Minnesota is now 12-2 with a chance to win both the NFC North and gain the No. 1 seed if it wins its final three games. But the Vikings will probably have to play more efficiently than they did Monday to earn those things.
12:00: The Star Tribune's Jeff Day joins R...
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