StribSports Daily Delivery

Nov 20 2024 984 ep. 34 mins 136
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Keep informed about sports news and trends in Minnesota, and laugh along the way, with Michael Rand and other Star Tribune writers and special guests each weekday morning.

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Parker Fox and Kirill Kaprizov appreciation; Gophers and Loons in focus; Will Vikings get a coach fired?

Nov 20 2024 33 mins  
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Gophers men's basketball team's win over Cleveland State, which was keyed by super-veteran Parker Fox and his 18 points. Originally recruited during the Obama administration (really), Fox could be a key player for Minnesota this season. And Kirill Kaprizov had two more goals for the Wild in another good win. 8:00: Randy Johnson joins

An question at Vikings running back, a Sam Darnold bounceback and a Tim Brewster comeback

Nov 19 2024 42 mins  
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a rare story that has returned to him instead of fleeing like so many others. Former Gophers football coach Tim Brewster is back in the news and back as a head coach for the first time since being let go in Minnesota in 2010. He is the interim coach at Charlotte after their coach was fired. And yes, Brewster still has many of us (myself i

Patrick Reusse on the refs charming the Vikings, Julius Randle and why you won't find him on Bluesky

Nov 18 2024 42 mins  
Star Tribune columnist joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, which starts with another grind-it-out win for the Vikings over a bad AFC South opponent. Minnesota hasn't been playing its best lately, but it hasn't mattered. Now the Vikings are 8-2 after a 23-13 win over the Titans. Plus Rand and Reusse get into the Wolves' last-second win, a tour of the ne

Special Delivery: Vikings get by with a little help from their AFC South friends, beat Tennessee

Nov 17 2024 15 mins  
The Vikings are not playing their best. Fortunately, they are not playing the best teams. And they are now 8-2.

La Velle E. Neal III on the Twins' shakeup, Vikings' key and No. 1 thing ailing the Wolves

Nov 15 2024 33 mins  
Host Michael Rand starts with the Wild, who won again but lost two key players against Montreal on Thursday. Can they stay healthy enough to be a force all season, and is the NHL the toughest league in which to preserve good health? And the Wild might not even be the hottest hockey team in town. That distinction belongs to Gophers men's hockey. 10:00: Star Tribune columnist La Vell

Gophers QB Max Brosmer joins the show; What's wrong with the Timberwolves?

Nov 14 2024 38 mins  
Introduction: Host Michael Rand returns from a sick day to talk about not one but two Wolves losses to the Blazers. What exactly is going on with this team? Well, we can't blame it all on Mike Conley Jr. It's not just the defense. It's not just what happens on a cold shooting night. But the vibes and chemistry are off, and the Wolves are 6-6 as a result. Plus the Gophers men's bask

Would Vikings pivot to J.J. McCarthy if he was healthy? + Your least favorite teams are doing poorly

Nov 12 2024 38 mins  
Introduction: Vikings fans haven't had to take solace in the misfortune of others this year because the purple are a surprising 7-2. But if they did have to dip into that space, they would find fertile territory between the Bears, Cowboys and Aaron Rodgers, host Michael Rand notes. 7:00: Andrew Krammer joins Rand for a film review and three hot takeaways, including this from Rand:

Special Delivery! Discussing 10 notable Minnesota high school athletes before National Signing Day

Nov 12 2024 30 mins  
Star Tribune writers Marcus Fuller and Cassidy Hettesheimer join host Michael Rand to break down 10 of the best senior athletes in Minnesota head of signing day this week.

Patrick Reusse on a bunch of ugly Minnesota sports losses -- and one ugly win

Nov 11 2024 36 mins  
Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, which included the local teams playing down to the competition. The Vikings squeezed out a win over the woeful Jaguars despite three Sam Darnold interceptions. The Gophers football team had its four-game winning streak halted at Rutgers. The Wolves continued to look sluggish in a

Special Delivery! Instant reaction from the Vikings' ugly 12-7 win over Jacksonville

Nov 10 2024 12 mins  
Host Michael Rand breaks down the twists and turns from a win over Jacksonville that shouldn't have been so close.