Steve Thomson And Eric Nelson

We quickly jump into some of the top sports headlines of the day and then bring in Do Hyoung Park, covers the Minnesota Twins for MLB.com, joins us to recap Thursday’s home opener loss to the Guardians and previews today’s 1:10 first pitch over at Target Field. We also rapid fire some Twins talkers from Rocco’s frustrations with the strikeouts, Caleb Thielbar on the mend and much more leading up to Twins pregame!   

We recap some of the big sports stories taking place around the Minnesota sports realm from Minnesota State Mankato in the Division II Championship to the Timberwolves dominance in Denver. We also talked to Matt Hodson, Director of Business Communications for the Minnesota Twins, previewing Opening Day next Thursday. Then we chatted with Dan Hayes of The Athletic, talking about the Royce Lewis injury, Byron Buxton, previewing Royals-Twins and recapping Pablo Lopez and more!

In an unfortunate turn of events on Thursday, the Minnesota Twins lost one of their bigger offensive powerhouses in Royce Lewis as he came up limping around the bases and Dan Hayes of The Athletic updates us on the status of Royce Lewis, a variety of other Twins talkers and previews Saturday’s matchup between the Twins and Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

We are less than a week away from Opening Day at Target Field and there is a lot the Minnesota Twins are planning to pack into their planning for Thursday so Matt Hodson, Director of Business Communications for the Minnesota Twins previewed all of the festivities planned for the big day! 

Opening Day is coming up on Thursday.  What are the Twins trying shore up before they begin the season in Kansas City?  Star Tribune beat writer Phil Miller takes us inside the clubhouse.

After having some ideal fishing conditions on the Missouri, Steve Carney explains the setback that this weekend's Wintry storm will bring to anglers across the region.  Plus, he lets us know about a strange fish kill on Lake Traverse.

Steve Carney looks at how the Wintry storm is going to effect fishing conditions over the next week. Phil Miller discusses how the Twins will transition from Spring Training to the regular season.

We began the final hour of this Saturday talking to Stephen Clark of ArsTechnica about the SpaceX launch and the future of SpaceX launches in 2024. Also we talked about Twins baseball as we are down to the last week and a half of Spring Training and the Home Opener is near - we talked to Bobby Nightengale of the Star Tribune about the upcoming season as well as recap the Twins and Rays split squad matchup today. Then we update you on the prep sports scoreboard and some of the college basketball and hockey tournament scores from around the country as well. 

As the weather warms up and the last week of March approaches, we are mere days away from the 2024 MLB Season Opener. We get his thoughts on Spring Training winding down and the regular season already near. Also talked Walker Jenkins and other prospects so far in Fort Myers!

Crowds gathered along the Gulf Coast in Texas as SpaceX launched its third flight test. We talked to Stephen Clark of ArsTechnica about what is next for SpaceX and his takeaway from the launch. We dive into a variety of other spaceflight topics as well including calculating the launch for SpaceX.   

From going outdoors with Steve Carney , to checking with Jess Myers from The Rink Live we cover the outdoors and the college hockey tournaments in this first hour. Also we talked to Dane Mizutani who covers the Minnesota Vikings for the Pioneer Press about NFL Free Agency, the big trade for the Vikings and looking ahead to the draft future!  

The Minnesota Vikings have been making big moves, the biggest being trading for a first round pick with Houston motioning possibly towards a trade up for a quarterback of the future and we get Dane’s thoughts on that, Justin Jefferson and much more! 

Checked in with Jess Myers, The Rink Live as he updates us on the Gophers men’s hockey team in the Big Ten tournament later against Michigan and updates us on  the women’s hockey side of things as they faced off against Clarkson into an overtime thriller. We also dive into Minnesota-Michigan and NCHC tourney talk as well! 

We chatted with Steve Carney as we went outdoors despite the windy conditions, Steve is still reeling them in. He recaps his trip along the Missouri River, what he is doing in Sioux Falls and he talks about Lake Traverse having a chemical issue within the fish population. 

Twins come from behind late in the eighth inning and win over the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 in Grapefruit League action. We recap the game, analyze Pablo Lopez early struggles and talk Byron Buxton and how the Twins can elevate his endurance this season.

Another hour of sports coverage on a Saturday - we start with Andy Greder, covers the Minnesota United and Golden Gophers for the Pioneer Press he gives us the latest on Minnesota United FC and previews their matchup. We recap the NHL Trade Deadline and the few moves the Minnesota Wild did make - how it changes the outlook for this team and more. Afterwards, we talked to Dan Hayes of The Athletic on the heels of the Twins defeating the Yankees talking Griffin Jax, Byron Buxton and much more as the season slowly nears! We wrap with a quick PGA update and react to the KAT injury!   

It was quite an offensive performance by Byron Buxton today in Fort Myers where he hit two triples, a home run, and four RBIs. We also talked about Dan’s latest story on Griffin Jax and the resurgence of Byron Buxton, Max Kepler discussion as well! 

With the grass turning green the Minnesota United season is well underway now as they travel to Orlando this weekend. Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press previews their matchup with Orlando and when we can expect new coach Eric Ramsay in Minnesota and we also dive in to some Gopher basketball discussion as well - they are down just outside of Chicago facing Northwestern.

We began the first hour catching up with Steve Carney as he is headed south for the week to drop a line or two along the Missouri River and we check in with him about the weather here in Minnesota as the winter roller coaster continues and water levels change. Then checked in with Jess Myers for The Rink Live as he previews Gophers-Penn State and breaks down some of the scenarios with the NCAA Regional Tournament teams. Also caught up with David La Vaque of the Star Tribune on his new release of 'Tourney Time' and recap of the Class A Championship, Lou Nanne and preview tonight's AA tournament! 

Its ‘Championship Saturday’ in the Minnesota State High School League State Hockey Tournament over at the Xcel Energy Center as we saw the earlier matchup of Hermantown facing off against St. Cloud-Cathedral in the Class A Championship where the Crusaders won their second ever title. David La Vaque covers high school sports, specifically with this annual classic in Minnesota for the Star Tribune. He previews Chanhassen and Edina tonight for the AA title and reflects on Lou Nanne's last call tonight!