Patrick Reusse on a the Wild's surge and an interesting bye weekend for the Vikings

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with Dylan Larkin's trade escalation. He is sitting out until the Red Wings deal him, and the team responded by suspending him without pay. Is a trade imminent, and could the Wild finally pull it off? It's a very high stakes moment. Plus Christian Watson played with a broken rib and the Vikings' five-game November challenge is about to begin. 12:00: Sean Dorcellus, the new team reporter for the Timberwolves and Lynx, joins Rand for a conversation about his role. 29:00: The Ant-less Wolves get two more chances soon.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves' first game without Anthony Edwards, who is out for two months. It did not go well as the Wolves fell to Golden State 119-114, reinforcing fears of what the Ant-less squad might look like. 9:00: Gophers men's hockey coach Brett Larson joins the show fresh off a huge sweep of North Dakota. 26:00: What will the Vikings do at quarterback in 2027? It's not too soon to ask.

Host Michael Rand spends the bulk of the show on the Timberwolves, who will be without star guard Anthony Edwards for two months as he undergoes and recovers from a right knee procedure. Sarah Todd helps break down where the Wolves go from here, while WCCO's Henry Lake has big picture Wolves thoughts with Rand. 38:00: A big Wild win at the end of the show.

Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves losing 127-125 in overtime to the Cavaliers on Monday. Anthony Edwards was listed as questionable with right knee maintenance but ended up scoring 47 points in 41 minutes. Is that the right thing to do in the fourth game of the season and the second night of a back-to-back? 6:00: Andrew Krammer joins Rand for a breakdown of the Vikings' continuing offensive woes. They're 6-0 and the NFL's only undefeated team. But there is still a lot of room to grow. 30:00: Vikings poetry never disappoints. 43:00: Do the Wild have a Mammoth problem?

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse and host Michael Rand break down on of the best weekends, at least results-wise, in recent Minnesota sports history. The Vikings won, the Gophers football team won, the Wolves won, the Wild won, the Gophers hockey team won. What more could you want? Well, they thought of a few things ...

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a look at the Vikings at the trade deadline and whether they need to go after a better running back. Plus a huge Gophers men’s hockey win over North Dakota and a developing problem for the Wild. 11:00: Chip Scoggins joins Rand to break down Gophers football vs. Iowa. Is it time to stop asking for more from Minnesota? 29:00: A bonkers Wolves take from a former player.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wolves' rout of Miami in Wednesday's NBA opener. Anthony Edwards had 45 points. LaMelo Ball made things easy. Did the Wolves get the best of the offseason? 8:00: Jeff Paterson, who covered Quinn Hughes for many years in Vancouver, joins Rand ahead of the Wild's first game back in Vancouver on Sunday since the Hughes trade. What will the reception be? Why did things end poorly in Vancouver? And what exactly does Hughes want with the Wild? 36:00: A Wild trade proposal.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Gophers men's hockey team, which started the season 0-3-1 and is preparing for its home opening series against No. 3 North Dakota. New head coach Brett Larson is preaching "patient urgency" as he tries to revamp the program. 9:00: Hosts from the Detroit Red Wings podcast Hockeytown Rundown join Rand to talk about the latest Dylan Larkin rumors. 33:00: We finally get to see the Wolves in action again.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the emergence of Danila Yurov and what it might mean for the Wild's pursuit of Dylan Larkin. 8:00: Jack Borman from Locked On Wolves joins Rand to preview the Timberwolves season. They each pick three things they like about the Wolves and three things that are concerns heading into Wednesday's opener in Miami. 40:00: A Jaden McDaniels extension.

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports.