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The Twins are looking to get a win in Arizona on Saturday. Before that happens, we'll catch up with Star Tribune reporter Bobby Nightengale to get a pulse on where the team stands in the middle of the season.

Bobby Nightengale explains the state of the Twins ahead of their Saturday night game at Arizona. Steve and producer Jonathan Lowe play another round of Read & React.

The Carolina Hurricanes held their Stanley Cup parade on Saturday. How could the Wild get to that place in 2027? Pioneer Press reporter Jess Myers talks about the potential moves the team might make during the offseason.

It was a great morning to cast a line for Steve Carney. He lets us know the hidden gem of a lake he (and his tour) found a bumper crop of a catch.

Steve Carney recaps a fantastic morning with the fish. Jess Myers lets us know what the Wild plan to do in the offseason. Plus, we hear updates on the U.S. Open.

The full hour of The Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson featuring Lindsey Brown. Guests include Heather Rule and Steve Carney. Plus, Read and React!

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Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. She joins Steve and Lindsey to talk about the ongoing PWHL expansion process and what's changed with the Minnesota Frost. We're further along in the expansion process, the overall sense of confusion still in the air. Thankfully, the Frost have re-signed some of their main core members but they've lost some fan favorites as well. Heather updates us on where players are signing and on the draft that features a few excellent players vying to be selected first overall in the draft. They touch on some NHL storylines with Game 6 of the Cup Final on the docket for tomorrow and ponder the potential of Dylan Larkin in a Minnesota Wild sweater. Find Heather's work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/

It's a packed truncated Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson featuring Lindsey Brown. To kick off the hour, Steve and Lindsey discuss the Chicago Bears stadium saga and the news that they're moving to Indiana. Then, Heather Rule stops by to catch us up on the ongoing PWHL expansion process as the league grows to 12 teams. Finally, Steve Carney with a quick check in from the lake. He says the heat has really impacted the fish. He says the lake are as low as he's seen and that we need rain. He says things are escalating too quickly and that nature demands gradual changes to sustain expected conditions.

Steve Carney with a quick check in from the lake. He says the heat has really impacted the fish. He says the lake are as low as he's seen and that we need rain. He says things are escalating too quickly and that nature demands gradual changes to sustain expected conditions.

Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. It's one of those unprecedented times we've seen too many of but we've never seen an expansion process quite like what the PWHL is executing. Heather joins to make sense of it and most importantly how it impacts the Minnesota Frost. Lindsey asks about Heather's read on the long term health of the league that has expanded from six to twelve teams in two years. Steve wonders when the league will start inviting others into the currently private ownership model. Find Heather's work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/

Bobby Nightengale covers the Twins for the StarTribune. Bobby and Steve start their conversation with Byron Buxton who suffered an injury while making a spectacular catch at the wall last night. He's out of the lineup today unfortunately but is “in good spirits”. They chat about Royce Lewis being called back up to the Majors after a reset stint with the St. Paul Saints. Bobby digs into some of his swing details and what he has adjusted to work himself out of the slump that resulted in his demotion.

Bobby Nightengale covers the Twins for the StarTribune. They chat about the Twins' loss last night to the Brewers, the Royce Lewis obstruction call and what he saw from Joe Ryan's off the rubber. Bobby also chats about Derek Shelton's managing the bullpen and gives an update on Byron Buxton's injury.

The full 4pm hour of the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson featuring Lindsey Brown. Guests include Steve Carney and Jess Myers. Plus, Read & React!

Jess Myers covers the Minnesota Wild for the Pioneer Press. Another season lost in heartbreaking fashion… the Avs win the series 4-1 but it felt closer. Jess and Steve talk about Kirill Kaprizov's series, the disappearance of Matt Boldy in the 2nd round and how the organization will approach the goaltending position in the offseason. Jess presents the options and the context surrounding this team, the goaltenders and the NHL as a whole. Steve asks about how hobbled the team was by the injuries to Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin.

Every Saturday at 4:07pm the meeting of the Steves commences. Rain is expected in the next few days and Steve says we need it bad. The wind has been beating him and his fellow fishers up so far. Carney says the good fishing is in the coming weeks with fish moving on from spawning to feeding. He also says that water temps are holding in the ideal range. .

It's another edition of the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson featuring Lindsey Brown! Guests include Chris Hine.

Chris Hine covers the Minnesota Timberwolves for the Star Tribune. He joins Steve to conduct a post-mortem on the Timberwolves season after a blowout loss at home last night. Steve gives credit to the Spurs and big Vic and Chris points out that they and the OKC Thunder aren't going anywhere in the Western Conference for a long time. The Wolves are at another crossroads and have some growing to do. Steve asks about the trade value for Rudy Goebert and Julius Randle. Chris also shares what he heard from exit interviews earlier today.

Jess Myers covers the Minnesota Wild for the Pioneer Press. The Wild have a big challenge ahead of themselves in St. Paul tonight for game 3 vs the Avalanche. Jess runs down the players we won't see tonight. Wallstedt back between the pipes. They discuss how big of an impact Joel Eriksson Ek has on the lineup, what's missing when he's not and new the defensive pairings being rolled out to hopefully stop the bleeding.

Every Saturday at 4:07pm the meeting of the Steves commences. Today marks the fishing opener across Minnesota. Carney fills us in on his adventures, observations and how much he got beat up by the wind today. He says it's a double advil afternoon. He also shares how he hauled in a six pound walleye earlier today.

The full hour of the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson. Guests include Jess Myers, Heather Rule, Chris Hine and Steve Carney.

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Chris Hine covers the Minnesota Timberwolves for the Star Tribune. The Wolves have advanced past the Denver Nuggets but the clincher was something that Chris Hine hasn't experienced in his career covering the team. Chris breaks down what he saw from the Wolves' depth players during game 6. Donte is out, Ant is out… how are the Wolves going to compete with the Spurs? Chris gives his hang-on-for-Ant-to-heal formula that the Wolves could use to extend the second round series. Steve asks about X-factors for game 1.

Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. She joins Steve to talk about the Minnesota Frost's OT win over the Montréal Victoire earlier this afternoon. Heather breaks down the back and forth that was and some of the extra curriculars that had impact on the result. Find Heather's work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/

Jess Myers covers the Minnesota Wild for the Pioneer Press. The Wild have made history by advancing past the first round for the first time in 11 years. Jess shares some bits he heard in the locker room earlier today as the team grapples with the achievement and shifts their sights to the Colorado Avalanche. Jess shares what he thinks the differences were vs Dallas and what will be needed against the Avs depth starting tomorrow night.

A shortened edition Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson and Lindsey Brown today due to Twins v Reds part II. To open the show Steve and Lindsey discuss the plans to make updates/renovations to Grand Casino Arena with the help of public money. Heather Rule stops by to talk about the Minnesota Frost wrapping up their regular season tomorrow before embarking another march to the Walter Cup. Then, Steve and Lindsey Read and React to three random questions they prepare for each other.

Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. She joins Steve Thomson to talk about the Minnesota Frost's regular season finale against the Toronto Sceptres. Heather breaks down where the playoff seedings lie, the Frost have been in for awhile but who plays who is still yet to be chosen (remember top seeds get to choose who they face). She and Steve discuss some injuries the Frost are dealing with and their goaltending situation as they head into the postseason. Find Heather's work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/

Matthew Leach covers the Twins for MLB dot com. He joins Steve to preview game 2 of the Twins series vs the Cincinnati Reds. Last night the Twins lost 2-1. Matthew shares some of his notes from the game last night before wading into his thoughts on relief pitching and Royce Lewis embarking on rehab assignment.

Steve Carney was on open water this week but goodness was he shivering. The Steve's agree that rain is imperative at this point in the season despite all the late snow we've had. Carney also says that the ice up north might hold in until a few days ahead of the opener if things don't change. Carney provides some of the conditions necessary for our favorite fishy friends to come out and play.

Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. She joins Steve today to break down the Minnesota Frost's victory over the New York Sirens at Grand Casino Arena earlier today. They start their discussion with a gem of a game that Maddie Rooney had in between the pipes, she was rewarded as the first star of the game. Heather says that Frost's defensive effort was welcomed after a few games with inflated goal totals. Steve is ready to skip to the playoffs, Heather points out all of the similarities the Frost have with the Wild these days. Find Heather's work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/

Bobby Nightengale covers the Twins for the Star Tribune. It was quite the Opening Day for the Minnesota Twins and Bobby. He recaps all the weird stuff that happened last night before previewing tonight's matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. Bobby provides an update on Byron Buxton after leaving the game early yesterday after being hit by a pitch. Steve asks Bobby about his early read on the club after the first few games of the season.

The full second hour of The Sports Weekend w/ Steve Thomson. Guests include Steve Carney, Jess Myers and Heather Rule. Plus, a lightning round of Read & React!

Despite an onslaught of scoring in the final minutes of the first period the Minnesota Frost were able to pull out a 6-5 victory over the Vancouver Goldeneyes this afternoon. Kelly Pannek provided four points, Taylor Heise netted a couple and the Frost are officially headed back to the playoffs with an opportunity to pursue their third straight championship. Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. Find Heather's work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/

The Wild clinched a playoff spot today with a win over the Ottawa Senators which is a little bit different than the down to wire manner they got in last year. Jess says Ryan Hartman is getting hot which is a good sign for the gritty postseason. The Wild have a big tilt in Detroit tomorrow who are trying to fight for a playoff spot.

Steve was on open water 70 degrees earlier this week and now there's more snow. He's noticing A TON of algae, enough to be disruptive. That's not supposed to be there until July or August. The Steves talk about the forecast over the next few weeks and how that's going to impact the ice and lakes as we move into (hopefully) a proper spring. Carney speaks to the necessity of a battery meter to make sure you know the health of your boat battery.

Steve and Lindsey lead off the show with a discussion about what happened between head coaches Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma following their Final Four game. Steve thinks it may be Geno's time to step away. Lindsey talks about our society's prioritization of winning over all else and at all costs. Steve fills us in on his annual review went at his weekday job.

The full second hour of the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson. Dan Hayes joins at the top of the hour, Read & React wraps the show.

Dan Hayes covers the Minnesota Twins for the Athletic. Spring Training seems like its been going on forever but no fear… meaningful baseball is here! Steve and Dan first chat about the changing of the guard across multiple levels of the organization and how there seems to be a hint of disconnect. They then delve into the starting rotation which Dan thinks is probably the strongest aspect of the club this year despite losing Pablo Lopez for the season.

The full first hour of the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson. Guests include Steve Carney and Jim Paulsen.

Jim Paulsen writes for the Star Tribune Varsity section. He joins Steve today to talk about the state of high school coaching in Minnesota. Jim has a piece in the Strib about coaching through loss and sportsmanship at the boys state tourney. The kids have been heavily criticized and Jim argues that we need to take a step back and ponder a different perspective.

Every Saturday at 4:07pm the meeting of the Steves commences. Carney is packing up for his big trek out west to the Missouri River to get bobbers in the water ahead of the Minnesota opener. It used to be a secret but these days not so much. He gives some tips for dealing with more people/chaos and how to find your spot.

We're seeing the scarcity mindset live in action as the snow storm of the season descends on the Twin Cities and beyond. Steve and Lindsey discuss their preparations and anxieties. Jonathan Lowe also chimes in as a fellow prepper who has come into the studio to try to get ahead of tomorrow. Steve, Jonathan and Lindsey discuss the Minnesota Frost and the state of women's sports where expansion has become the expectation. "Read and React" with Steve and Lindsey wraps the show