The Sports Block with Nathan Stacken

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens discuss the first round of the NBA playoffs with the Minnesota Timberwolves advancing past the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. Reaction to the 2025 NFL Draft and the fall of Shedeur Sanders. Major League Baseball at the one month mark.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap the first weekend of the NBA Playoffs and the latest baseball news. The 2025 NFL Mock Draft special with picks for all 32 first round selections.

(0:00 - 1:38.00) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens talk Rory McIlroy's dramatic win at the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam. Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava leaves for greener pastures (maybe?). The latest in MLB as the Twins continue to struggle and the Padres and Giants are off the hot starts. A preview of the NBA Playoffs and NBA Finals picks. (1:38.00 - 2:34.39) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk the latest transfer news in College Football.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens preview the 2025 Final Four while looking back to the Sweet 16 and Elite 8. Plus a preview of the 2025 MLB season.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens look at the South Dakota State's women's run in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The first two rounds of the men's tournament with a lack of upsets.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens preview the Summit League tournament in Sioux Falls and take a look at the rest of College Basketball with conference tournament beginning and the final week of the regular season.

(0:00 - 1:26.00) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens talk College Basketball and what teams are trending in the right directions at the end of the regular season.(1:26.00 - 2:10.30) Marcus Traxler joins Nathan to recap the Four National hockey tournament with Canada defeating the U.S. in the finals in overtime and South Dakota State basketball heading into the Summit League Tournament.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens discuss the new NBA All-Star weekend, a deep dive into the top 10 of College Basketball with No. 1 Auburn winning at No. 2 Alabama, some late MLB HOT STOVE news and Stacken reacts to the NHL's Four Nations Tournament.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens react to Super Bowl 59, a 40-22 win for the Philadelphia Eagles over the Kansas City Chiefs. The New York Jets move on from Aaron Rodgers. The NBA at the All-Star break. The week that was in College Basketball with No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Alabama facing off on Saturday.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens react to the Luke Doncic and Anthony Davis trade over the weekend, a preview of Super Bowl 59 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, and an upset filled weekend of College Basketball.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens discuss the AFC Championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills, as well as the NFC Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders. NFL coaching hires and the week of College Basketball.

(0:00 - 1:32.55) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens talk NFL Divisional Playoffs with Washington, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Kansas City advancing. Ohio State defeats Notre Dame for the College Football National Championship. The latest in College Basketball and the L.A. Dodgers continue to dominate the offseason.(1:32.55 - 2:18.35) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to recap the College Football National Championship game and thoughts on the first years of the 12 team playoff. What changes need to be made.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap the Minnesota Vikings Wild Card Playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The rest of the weekend in the NFL Playoffs, the latest in College Basketball and the College Football Playoff Champion between Notre Dame and Ohio State. Plus, the first week of parenthood.

(0:00 - 1:30.30) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap the Vikings Week 18 loss at Detroit and the NFL Playoffs ahead. The quarterfinals of the College Football Playoffs and picks for the semifinals. The latest with South Dakota State football and new head coach Dan Jackson. Plus, the birth of Travis' first child, Rachel.(1:30.30 - 2:38.49) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk the College Football Playoff. Reaction to the quarterfinals and picks for the semifinals.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens look back at Week 15 of the NFL with Buffalo defeating Detroit and the Vikings winning on Monday night vs. the Bears. The FCS Playoff semifinals with South Dakota State at North Dakota State and South Dakota at Montana State. The first round of the College Football Playoff.

(0:00 - 2:13.15) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens break down the 12 team College Football Playoff. Vikings use a big fourth quarter to defeat the Falcons. Dan Campbell rolls the dice in the Lions win over the Packers. SDSU football rolls into the second round of the FCS Playoffs.(2:13.15 - 3:08.00) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to give his reaction to the 12 team College Football Playoff, preview the first round matchups, look back at the conference title games and talk Heisman Trophy.(3:08.00 - 3:18.46) Nathan recaps Week 14 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 15.

(0:00 - 1:53.30) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens look back at a busy Thanksgiving week of College Basketball, top 10 losses during the final regular season of College Football and the Minnesota Vikings came back vs. the Arizona Cardinals. (1:53.30 - 2:52.00) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to recap the final week of the College Football regular season, preview the conference title games and look ahead towards the playoffs. (2:52.00 - 3:04.19) Nathan recaps Week 13 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 14.

(0:00 - 1:45.20) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens look at a crazy weekend of college football, the Thanksgiving slate of college basketball, South Dakota State and the Vikings beat the Bears in overtime.(1:45.20 - 2:39.05) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to recap the week of College Football with Alabama and Ole Miss taking their third loss. The final week of the college football regular season and the CFP rankings.(2:39.05 - 2:51.36) Nathan recaps Week 12 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 13.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens look at the final week of the FCS regular season as USD takes on North Dakota State, plus SDSU takes on Missouri State. College Football Playoff and NFL Week 11 with the Vikings pick up a win at Tennessee and Buffalo winning at Kansas City. The latest in College Basketball. Nathan makes his NFL picks for Week 12.

(0:00 - 1:59.20) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap an ugly 12-7 win for the Vikings in Jacksonville. The rest of the week in the NFL. College Football Playoff rankings and the potential for conference tiebreakers. The first week of the College Basketball season. (1:59.20 - 2:55.55) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to recap the week of College Football with two top 5 teams falling in Miami and Georgia. Just three weeks remaining in the regular season. (2:55.55 - 3:05.54) Nathan recaps Week 10 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 11.

(0:00 - 1:59.20) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens look at a quiet week across the NFL and college football. College Basketball season preview(1:59.20 - 2:43.00) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk the College Football Playoff, Ohio St takes down Penn St and the rest of the week in college football(2:43.00 - 2:55.16) Nathan recaps Week 9 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 10.

(0:00 - 1:44.25) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens look at the World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees, Vikings injuries vs. the Rams, Week 8 of the NFL and a quiet week of College Football with SDSU defeating USD.(1:44.25 - 2:42.25) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk college football with Nebraska nearly upsetting Ohio State, SDSU wins in OT vs. USD and Penn State vs. Ohio State preview(2:42.25 - 2:55.34) Nathan recaps Week 8 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 9.

(0:00 - 2:08.40) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap Game 5 of the WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx. The Detroit Lions hand the Minnesota Vikings their first loss of the season. No. 1 Texas falls to Georgia. The start of the NBA season.(2:08.40 - 2:59.55) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk college football with Georgia winning at Texas and Tennessee taking down Alabama. A preview for the week to come.(2:59.55 - 3:11.00) Nathan recaps Week 7 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 8.

(0:00 - 1:31.25) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens look at Week 6 of the NFL, overtimes across College Football, ALCS and NLCS, plus the future sale of the Minnesota Twins.(1:31.25 - 2:40.40) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk about Week 7 of the College Football season filled with overtime, plus Oregon defeats Ohio State. Preview of Week 8 with Texas vs. Georgia and Tennessee vs. Alabama.(2:40.40 - 2:52.39) Nathan recaps Week 6 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 7.

(0:00 - 1:41.30) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap the first week of the MLB playoffs, the Minnesota Vikings Week 5 win in London vs. the New York Jets and upsets abound in College Football with Vanderbilt defeating No. 1 Alabama.(1:41.30 - 2:18.00) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk about Week 6 of the College Football season with numerous top 10 upsets.(2:18.00 - 3:10.00) Marcus Traxler joins Nathan to preview the NHL season and look at the Minnesota Vikings 5-0 start.(3:10.00 - 3:22.00) Nathan recaps Week 5 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 6.

(0:00 - 2:07.00) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap the Minnesota Vikings Week 4 win in Green Bay. Alabama takes down Georgia. MLB Playoff preview(2:07.00 - 2:46.35) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk about Week 5 of the College Football season and look back at Week 4 with Alabama become the new No. 1 team after a win vs. Georgia.(2:46.35 - 3:01.07) Nathan recaps Week 4 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 5

(0:00 - 1:39.30) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap the Minnesota Vikings Week 3 blowout win vs. the Houston Texans. The rest of week 3 of the NFL and week 4 of College Football. The Twins playoff collapse is almost complete, plus BIG NEWS(1:39.30 - 2:22.20) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk about Week 4 of the College Football season and preview No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 4 Alabama.(2:22.20 - 2:34.00) Nathan recaps Week 3 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 4

(0:00 - 1:43.50) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap the Minnesota Vikings Week 2 win vs. the San Francisco 49ers. The rest of week 2 of the NFL and week 3 of College Football. The Twins collapse and the MLB playoff race with less than two weeks remaining.(1:43.50 - 2:35.50) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk about Week 3 of the College Football season. Plus, the first edition of "When Will They"(2:35.50 - 2:49.52) Nathan recaps Week 2 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 3

(0:00 - 1:24.45) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap the Minnesota Vikings Week 1 win vs. the New York Giants and the rest of the NFL. Northern Illinois upsets Notre Dame and the rest of Week 2 of College Football. The Twins late game losing streak.(1:24.45 - 2:21.40) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk about Week 2 of the College Football season and look forward to Week 3(2:21.40 - 2:33.34) Nathan recaps Week 1 of the NFL and gives his picks for Week 2

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens preview the 2024 NFL season, give their playoff picks and Super Bowl prediction. Recap of Week 1 of the College Football season and the playoff races in MLB.

(0:00 - 2:00.20) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens preview the 2024 College Football season. The Minnesota Vikings set their final roster and the Twins continue to fade.(2:00.20 - 2:43.45) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to finish their 2024 College Football preview and make their 12-team playoff picks, Heisman winner and National Title game.

(0:00 - 1:24.25) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens talk J.J. McCarthy's injury, the rest of the Vikings roster and Sam Darnold, a look back at the last week in MLB and next week's College Football preview(1:24.25 - 2:21.36) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to preview the Big Ten and Big 12

(0:00 - 1:26.30) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recaps Travis' trip to Chicago with Marcus Traxler to see the Cubs and Minnesota Twins. The end of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, MLB playoff races, Vikings preseason and the race for the White House.(1:26.30 - 2:44.15) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to preview the ACC and SEC.(2:44.15 - 4:00.00) Marcus Traxler joins Nathan to talk about his trip to Chicago and the Olympics.

(0:00 - 1:29.30) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens discuss the Olympics, MLB trade deadline and the latest political news. (1:29.30 - 2:34.38) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk EA Sports College Football 25 and preview the none Power 4 conferences.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens discuss President Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 Presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. The Summit League changes their basketball tournament schedule. Xander Schauffele wins his second straight major at the British Open. U.S. men's basketball struggles in the leadup to the Olympics. MLB news and notes just one week away from the trade deadline.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens discuss the Trump assassination attempt, the first half of the MLB season and midseason baseball awards.

(0:00 - 1:51.10) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens talk the Twins hot streak and a trip to Target Field. MLB nears the All-Star break, NBA free agency and politics(1:51.10 - 2:37.48) Marcus Traxler joins Nathan to recap the Stanley Cup Finals, the NHL Draft, Soccer, Vikings, Twins and Marcus' trip to Greensboro.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens return to talk the flood of 2024 in SE South Dakota, southern Minnesota and NW Iowa. The Florida Panthers win the Stanley Cup and Tennessee wins the College World Series. A boring NBA Draft in store, the week in baseball, weird foods and more record ratings for Caitlin Clark.

(0:00 - 1:49.00) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap the 2024 U.S. Open, the collapse of Rory McIlroy and a second major for Bryson DeChambeau. The latest WNBA/Caitlin Clark ratings. A boring NBA Finals and the week of baseball, plus the debut of odd foods.(1:49.00 - 2:49.00) Marcus joins Nathan to talk Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Finals, the U.S. Open, along with some soccer and national media notes

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens are back to discuss "National Donut Day", the latest media reaction to Caitlin Clark being left off the Olympic team, and the rest of the week in the NBA and MLB.

(0:00 - 1:51.40) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens are back to take Stacken Baby #3. The latest Caitlin Clark controversy. The NBA Finals are set between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks. MLB thoughts.(1:51.40 - 2:56.53) Marcus Traxler joins Nathan to wrap up the Minnesota Timberwolves season, a preview of the Stanley Cup Finals and reaction to Justin Jefferson's contract with the Minnesota Vikings.

(0:00 - 1:51.40) - Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens make some predictions on the NFL schedule and streaming options, the Twins put their winning streak on the line vs. the Yankees, the NBA TV rights and the NBA Playoffs(1:51.40 - 3:14.29) - Marcus Traxler joins Nathan to talk about the NFL schedule release, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Stanley Cup playoffs.

(0:00 - 1:44.50) - Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens return to talk the post season run of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the bad week for South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and the week across Major League Baseball.(1:44.50 - 3:06.11) - Marcus Traxler joins Nathan to talk Timberwolves, the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the NFL schedule release later this month.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens recap the 2024 NFL Draft with six quarterbacks taken in the top 12. J.J. McCarthy to the Vikings and Michael Penix Jr. to Atlanta. The rest of the week in sports with the NBA Playoffs and the first 30 games on the MLB season.Marcus Traxler joins Nathan to discuss the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Vikings draft.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens make their picks for the 2024 NFL Draft. Will the Vikings trade up for a QB? Who will be busts. Picks for all 32 selections of the first round.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens are back after a few weeks off. Travis recaps his vacation to the Smokey Mountains, with stops in Kansas City, St. Louis and Nashville. The end of the College Basketball season. The first month of the MLB season and the first weekend of the NBA Playoffs.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens look at the second week of the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament as the 2024 Final Four is now set. Plus, a MLB season preview.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens discuss the recent gambling controversies with Shohei Ohtani in MLB and Jontay Porter in the NBA. A recap of the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens preview the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and pick every game. Also, the Vikings acquire a second first round pick and they look for their next quarterback.

Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens break down the conference tournament across College Basketball, including another Summit League Championship for the South Dakota State men and women. Plus, a big first day of NFL free agency as Kirk Cousins leaves Minnesota for Atlanta.

(:00 - 1:13.40) Nathan Stacken and Travis Kriens talk plenty of College Basketball as conference tournaments have started. Plus, NFL offseason news with Kirk Cousins potentially leaving Minnesota.(1:13.40 - 1:37.50) Matt Zimmer of Sioux Falls Live joins Nathan to preview the 2024 Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls and look at South Dakota State's path to a championship.(1:37.50 - 2:30.00) Charlie Hildebrand joins Nathan to talk some College Football offseason news, and expanded playoff, NIL's and NFL Draft