Patrick Reusse on a weekend of loss, the Twins and NCAA basketball

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with some Gophers news, including the men's basketball team trying to win some money Wednesday in Las Vegas plus players leaving the women's hoops and men's hockey teams. 7:00: Star Tribune Vikings writer Emily Leiker joins Rand from the NFL Owners Meetings to break down comments from key decisionmakers. 27:00: Is Kirk Cousins going to wind up in Green Bay?

Introduction: Host Michael Rand sorts through Vikings news from the week and has thoughts on Jonathan Greenard, Jordan Addison, Christian Darrisaw and the GM search. Plus a blowout Wolves win combined with a Jaden McDaniels injury update put Ayo Dosunmu in the spotlight again. 13:00: Star Tribune reporter Cassidy Hettesheimer joins Rand for a look at the WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement and how it impacts the Lynx. 33:00: The Twins are already relegated to the end of the show.

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. The started with the deaths of three prominent Minnesota sports figures: Ex-Vikings greats Jeff Siemon and Joey Browner as well as former Gophers wrestling coach J Robinson. They also got into the Twins' opening series in Baltimore, which included encouraging signs from Royce Lewis but two losses nonetheless. Plus Duke's loss to UConn and a slow finish to the season for the Wolves and Wild.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with Wednesday's Wolves victory, one of the wildest games you will ever watch. 9:00: La Velle E. Neal III joins for the weekly debate. This week focuses on the Twins, Gophers hockey and J.J. McCarthy. 32:00: Running through some listener emails.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Wild's loss at Tampa Bay, a big Wolves game tonight against Houston and the introduction of Brett Larson as the Gophers new men's hockey coach. 10:00: Bobby Nightengale joins for a Twins season preview segment. All signs point to a rebuilding year. Is there any hope to compete? 32:00: A huge high school basketball upset.

Standout senior Dothan Ijadimbola and head coach Nick Carroll from Totino-Grace boys basketball join Michael Rand on this special edition ahead of Wednesday's Class 3A boys basketball tournament.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Gophers hockey vacancies. The women's job has been filled by in-house candidate Greg May. Candidates for the men's job might not have the same profile that fans would want. What does that mean about the searches and the jobs themselves? 12:00: Chip Scoggins joins Rand to talk mainly about the Sweet 16-bound Gophers women's basketball team. Plus some Wolves thoughts as well. 35:00: Can there be joy watching the Twins this year?

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joined host Michael Rand started Monday's show on a very somber note. Local NHL writer and podcaster Jessi Pierce died in a house fire along with her three children over the weekend. Her personality and love of hockey will long be remembered, and the grief in the hockey community is palpable. The action on the court and ice was a secondary thought all weekend, but it was a good one for Minnesota teams. The Gophers women's basketball team reached the Sweet 16 with a dramatic win over Ole Miss. The Wolves won a gritty game at Boston. And the Wild beat the Stars.

Introduction: Michael Rand starts with another uh-oh game for the Wild. This time it was a rare loss to Chicago, and it came with star Kirill Kaprizov sidelined by an injury. 9:00: Randy Johnson joins the show to talk about the upheaval in the Gophers men's and women's hockey programs. 30:00: St. Thomas has an opportunity.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the news that Bob Motzko is out as Gophers men's hockey coach. Is there a trend in how AD Mark Coyle makes high-profile coaching decisions? Plus another Wolves win without Ant. 11:00: Susan Sheridan Tucker from the Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling joins the show to explore prediction markets. Why are they allowed to operate what essentially feel like sports betting sites even in states (like Minnesota) that don't have legalized sports betting? 33:00: Carson Wentz is back with the Vikings.