Podcast: Patrick Reusse on the Twins' outlook and Ben Johnson’s job status

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. The live viewing options were sparse because of the worst scheduling coordination in pro sports history.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 17, 2025 at 2:24PM
Minnesota Twins catchers Christian Vazquez and Diego Cartaya stretched before a workout at Hammond Stadium at the Lee Health Sports Complex on Friday. Minnesota Twins Spring Training ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • carlos.gonzalez@startribune.com (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. The live viewing options were sparse because of the worst scheduling coordination in pro sports history. Unless you wanted to watch the NBA All-Star Game (nope) or the Four Nations Tournament (maybe later), you were stuck between seasons.

But they found plenty to talk about, still: The Twins begin their spring schedule on Saturday and still have a lot of questions to answer. The Gophers men’s basketball team won at USC and revived a question about whether Ben Johnson has earned another year as their coach.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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