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8:17

Winter is Truly Coming to the Outdoors

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2024/01/06

With colder weather finally set to dig into the region over the next week, outdoorsman Steve Carney explains what that should do for the area's ice.

41:05

A Busy Hour at the Beginning of the New Year

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2024/01/06

Steve Carney looks ahead to more favorable conditions for ice fishing in the coming week. Jess Myers checks in from the inaugural home opener of the area's newest hockey organization. USA Today's Bob Nightengale updates the Hot Stove and MLB offseason. Host Steve Thomson looks at both the FCS and FBS national championship games.

42:07

Minnesota sports New Year's Resolutions

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/31

Final hour of the show, we dive into professional and collegiate Minnesota sports New Years resolutions because for the most part, there are a lot of hopeful changes coming in Minnesota sports. Also we try and take the temperature of Vikings fans for the upcoming Sunday Night Football matchup against the Packers. After that, we talked to Arif Hasan, NFL analyst who covers the Minnesota Vikings about the upcoming matchup on Sunday night, what his new year's resolution is for the Vikings and more

14:48

Weighing the significance of Sunday Night’s game

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/31

Had the chance to talk to Arif Hasan, who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the ‘Wide Left’ newsletter, we asked him what he thinks the Vikings New Year’s resolution should be, also talked quarterbacks as there is a lot of questions unanswered with that between now and Sunday, and even beyond the season - we also preview the New Year’s Eve Sunday Night Football matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium between the Packers and Vikings with Jaren Hall getting the nod at quarterback.

42:54

How was 2023 for Minnesota sports?

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/31

This hour Matthew Coller and Josh Wheeler both weigh in on the pros and cons of 2023 for Minnesota sports as well as if 2024 will be a good year. Also, how does this Kirk Cousins situation play out with the quarterback question in tow.

42:17

How excited do we need to be for Jaren Hall to start...

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/30

How are we feeling about the Vikings starting Jaren Hall, come tomorrow night against the Packers? Also we had the chance to talk to Brandon Warne of Locked On Twins about the chances of Joe Mauer being elected into the Hall of Fame, we also compare and contrast the other names on the list and dive into some of the previous snubs of Hall of Fame past. Then we weighed further on the success of the Vikings this season to this point.

15:08

Should Joe Mauer be elected to Cooperstown?

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/30

With Joe Mauer still on track to be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, we brought on Brandon Warne, host of the Locked On Twins podcast and get his thoughts on the potential chances of Joe Mauer finishing strong in the Hall of Fame ballot, where he sits among the other names on the list and we also talk some of the Hall of Fame snubs of the past.

36:09

And now we wait for the new year…

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/24

Started off the final hour of this Christmas Eve Eve edition of Sports Saturday talking Quick Lane Bowl, Gopher recruiting and Loons with Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press. After that, we broke down the Wolves success as of late and previewed their matchup in Sacramento tonight. Also gave an update on the NFC and AFC playoff picture and previewed Vikings-Lions this weekend.

18:15

Awaiting the Future for the Gophers and Loons

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/23

Only a few days away from the Gophers appearing in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit, MI. Had the chance to ask Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press about that upcoming game, Gophers recruiting updates and also dove into some Loons talk as the future is uncertain there as well.

39:51

Staying cool amid the warmth in Minnesota

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/23

The temperature is warm so we can still go outdoors with Steve Carney and see how this warm December weather is affecting his ventures this time of year. Also, we talked to Jess Myers of The Rink Live about the outdoor conditions for the upcoming Winter Classic in Seattle and even Hockey Day Minnesota in January up in Warroad. After that, we hit the hot stove of baseball with Phil Miller, covers the Minnesota Twins for the Star Tribune, we asked about the large cash grab the Dodgers have managed to

13:41

Where can we watch the Minnesota Twins in 2024?

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/23

There are many questions being raised about the future of the Minnesota Twins next season so we asked Phil Miller, of the Star Tribune about that and the recent Dodgers splashes being made in baseball and how that could affect contracts around baseball going forward.

16:05

It's a Good Year for Warroad Hosting Hockey Day

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/23

The ice stays cool closer to the border apparently as Hockey Day Minnesota is still in the plans for Warroad despite Minnesota experiencing a lot of warmth lately. We chatted with Jess Myers of The Rink Live about that, the Minnesota Wild, and the Winter Classic being hosted in Seattle. Also dove into girls high school hockey.

39:59

Is the pressure too much for Charlie Woods?

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/17

Another hour of sports on a Saturday we take a look at the best and worst ranked bowl games and you'll never guess who landed on the worst one - also we update some scores for the few games going on today! Also we recap the PNC golf tournament so far and whether the pressure is too much for Charlie Woods. Then we talk about spaceflight with Stephen Clark of Ars Technica on SpaceX, Russia and China’s spaceflight plans and more! Then we cap the hour off talking more about Minnesota Wild hockey and

13:53

The World Has Big Plans for Spaceflight and Soon!

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/17

Space activity in full force not only here in the U.S. but also around the world, Stephen Clark of Ars Technica gives us the scoop of China’s recent space activity. What is next for Russia? NASA also has ambitions for another Moon landing in the future through SpaceX and Elon Musk.

42:09

Taking the Wins and Losses in Minnesota Sports

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/17

How has Steve Carney liked this warmer weather? He joins us to talk Outdoors to start off this hour and where he is off to next, also discuss how this has helped the deer population with the lack of snow this winter. Then we recap a heartbreaker in Cincinnati as the Vikings drop a crucial game after leading 17-3 in the 4th quarter - losing 27-24 in overtime. After that we talked to Kevin Lynch of Bally Sports North as we look ahead to the top defense in the NBA in the Wolves hosting arguably the top

14:09

Kevin Lynch on Wolves-Pacers, KAT, Conley and more!

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/17

There is a huge matchup for the Wolves tonight at the Target Center as the Indiana Pacers look to showcase their offense against a defensive stronghold in the Timberwolves. Kevin Lynch of Bally Sports North joins us to preview that as well as discuss the contributions of Mike Conley and KAT this season and recap ANT’s return as well.

40:47

The hot stove is on in Major League Baseball

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/10

Another hour of sports talk on a Saturday - starting out with more discussion on some of the powerhouse programs amid the ‘Top 5’ conferences and how the bigger dogs will fare in the years to come, especially in the Big Ten. Then we chatted with Jess Myers of The Rink Live, talked about Gophers men's and women’s hockey and the Brodin-Kane controversy. Then talked to Scott Miller about the gigantic $700 million Dodgers, Ohtani signing and more MLB Hot Stove talk and Winter Meetings. Then we preview

13:22

Is Shohei Ohtani worth $700 million for the Dodgers?

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/10

We chatted with Scott Miller, New York Times contributor and MLB radio analyst for Sirius XM. We got his thoughts on Shohei Ohtani signing with the Dodgers for $700 million today and we dove into more MLB hot stove moves this past week and some that may still come and also talked Winter Meetings as well.

9:06

We have reached the halfway point of college hockey

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/10

Still some college hockey left before the break so we checked in with Jess Myers of The Rink Live, he was on site at Ridder Arena as the Gophers Women’s Hockey team as they fall to the Badgers splitting the weekend series at 1 a piece, we also talk Gophers men's hockey and we get Jess’s take on the Evander Kane incident last night as well.

41:06

The college football system is flawed

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson ·

2023/12/10

Started off a Sports Saturday talking to Steve Carney going outdoors amid some funky weather patterns to see how the fish and hunt is going for him with the ice maintaining its solid state at the moment and where he's off to next with the weather in the 40s still. Then we discussed the hit by Evander Kane on Jonas Brodin last night in Edmonton as we have now learned there will be no punishment for the hit and Steve and Josh weigh in on how something like this needs to be addressed, not ignored. Then

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