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Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Timberwolves and the sort of game from LaMelo Ball we've been waiting for getting delivered Monday in a win over the Bucks. Plus the Bears are rolling and the NFC North is getting tighter.

7:00: Andrew Krammer joins Rand to break down the Vikings' offensive struggles and Kyler Murray's developing hamstring situation. Would the Vikings make a switch? Or even a trade?

26:00: Vikings poetry delivers on all its promises.

40:00: Gophers men's and women's basketball opens on a good note.

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. The Vikings fell from their unbeaten perch. The Gophers football team had victory snatched away in Indiana. Both teams have stout defenses and questionable offenses. What can be done about Kyler Murray and the Vikings' QB situation?

Plus thoughts on the Wild, Brewers and more.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with Dylan Larkin's trade escalation. He is sitting out until the Red Wings deal him, and the team responded by suspending him without pay. Is a trade imminent, and could the Wild finally pull it off? It's a very high stakes moment. Plus Christian Watson played with a broken rib and the Vikings' five-game November challenge is about to begin.

12:00: Sean Dorcellus, the new team reporter for the Timberwolves and Lynx, joins Rand for a conversation about his role.

29:00: The Ant-less Wolves get two more chances soon.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves' first game without Anthony Edwards, who is out for two months. It did not go well as the Wolves fell to Golden State 119-114, reinforcing fears of what the Ant-less squad might look like.

9:00: Gophers men's hockey coach Brett Larson joins the show fresh off a huge sweep of North Dakota.

26:00: What will the Vikings do at quarterback in 2027? It's not too soon to ask.

Host Michael Rand spends the bulk of the show on the Timberwolves, who will be without star guard Anthony Edwards for two months as he undergoes and recovers from a right knee procedure. Sarah Todd helps break down where the Wolves go from here, while WCCO's Henry Lake has big picture Wolves thoughts with Rand.

38:00: A big Wild win at the end of the show.

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?

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 ...

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.