Introduction: Host Michael Rand spends the opening part of the show on two big basketball games from Tuesday. The Gophers men’s basketball team scored a big win over Michigan State, improving to 6-5 in the conference and giving legitimacy to the idea that they could make the NCAA tournament thi season. The Wolves, meanwhile, blew a double-digit fourth quarter lead in a defeat for the fourth time in their last 10 games.
A huge win, a historic loss and offseason chaos in St. Paul
Host Michael Rand does some lauding of the Gophers, lamenting of the Timberwolves and you can pretty much hear his head-shaking when he interviews soccer writer Jerry Zgoda about what’s going on with Minnesota United.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 7, 2024 at 2:49PM
11:00: The Star Tribune’s Jerry Zgoda joins Rand for an update on Minnesota United. With just over two weeks to go until the start of the MLS regular season, the Loons still don’t have a permanent head coach in place. How much will that hamper a team that is making a transition in style and leadership this season? At least United fans have this: Zgoda says whatever chaos exists is nowhere near the level of dysfunction he used to witness when covering the David Kahn-era Timberwolves.
27:00: Is Aaron Rodgers the most popular NFL player in Minnesota? And what will a new streaming platform mean to the world of sports?
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