Best David Lynx Podcasts (2024)

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What is Shaq's beef with Rudy Gobert? + 2,000 baseballs -- and the story of the one that got away 36:37

3h ago36:37

36:37

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with Shaquille O'Neal's bizarre assertion this week that Rudy Gobert is the worst active player in the NBA. It might have generated the attention Shaq craves in our warped media world, but it also lost him a decent amount of credibility. Gobert's measured response was perfect. Plus Rand resists the urge to say…

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Royce Lewis needs to show up, grow up; Gophers volleyball looks dominant once more 35:12

32m ago35:12

35:12

Introduction: Twins infielder Royce Lewis has had a charmed existence when he's been on the field as an MLB player, but things have taken a turn lately. Since announcing that he doesn't "do that slump thing" in mid-June, Lewis is hitting just .228. And this week Lewis has been vocal about not liking even occasional action at second base, which is w…

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Chip Scoggins on Gophers football, Vikings; Would David Festa be Twins' playoff Game 3 starter? 41:57

2h ago41:57

41:57

Introduction: The Twins continue to falter, but their competition in the wild card race has been even worse. Boston has lost nine of its last 12. The Royals have lost seven in a row. Add it up and the Twins still have a 95% chance of reaching the postseason. If they do, they won't have an obvious choice for a Game 3 starter in a winner-take-all wil…

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Will HoopsFest stay in Perth beyond this season? 25:28

1h ago25:28

25:28

NBL CEO David Stevenson joins The Dribble to discuss everything to do with HoopsFest and the prospects of WA becoming its regular home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By PerthNow

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Patrick Reusse on Mike Zimmer, amateur baseball, the Twins and Gophers volleyball 34:42

1h ago34:42

34:42

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand on a jam-packed edition of the show after a holiday weekend. The weather was perfect all weekend for the state amateur baseball tournament, and Reusse took advantage with a trip to Jordan. Reusse and Rand also got into Minnesota Star Tribune colleague Mark Craig's excellent piece on form…

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The greatest kids sports movies of the 1990s; Fireworks tell story in Gophers loss to North Carolina 44:07

30m ago44:07

44:07

Introduction: Your bleary-eyed host Michael Rand returned home from the Gophers' 19-17 loss to North Carolina on Thursday night, grabbed a few hours of sleep, then tried to make sense of it at the start of today's show. The best way to describe it: There were very few figurative fireworks in a close but uninspiring game. And the literal fireworks a…

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Minnesota's top high school football players and teams; Randy Johnson on Gophers vs. North Carolina 38:20

3h ago38:20

38:20

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Twins, who lost again and are 1-5 on this homestand. Manager Rocco Baldelli attributed their recent slide to one of many streaks they've had this season. The Twins and their fans better hope he's right because any help for a sagging roster has been slow to come, if at all. The Lynx are going in the ot…

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Gophers coach Dawn Plitzuweit from the State Fair; a lot of us were wrong about the 2022 Vikings draft 40:26

2h ago40:26

40:26

Introduction: Host Michael Rand takes a look at the much-maligned top part of the Vikings' 2022 draft class now that Lewis Cine has been cut. There's no doubt that the Vikings missed on Cine, Andrew Booth and Brian Asamoah, among others. But it was interesting to look back at the consensus at the time of the draft. A lot of smart folks thought the …

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Four areas of Vikings concern; Twins in the eye of the storm; PWHL Minnesota stars join the show 41:32

41m ago41:32

41:32

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with Monday's storm-interrupted 10-6 loss to Atlanta, the Twins' sixth setback in their last eight games. Bailey Ober has been terrific almost all year, but he gave up nine early runs before the skies opened up. The pressure will be on rookie Simeon Woods Richardson on Tuesday to get the Twins, who are suddenl…

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Patrick Reusse on three bad Twins losses, three good Lynx wins and the Minnesota State Fair 40:37

1h ago40:37

40:37

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, which included another late blown lead Sunday by the Twins. Are the wheels starting to fall off for a team with injury woes and shaky pitching depth, or was this just a bad week? The news for the Lynx was much happier this week, as they defeated …

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Can Sam Darnold be the next Baker Mayfield? + Is it time to trust the Twins' rookie pitchers? 43:26

1h ago43:26

43:26

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a Vikings question that has been on his mind for months. There are numerous similarities between Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold, including their draft year (2018) and career trajectories. Mayfield had a bounceback season in 2023 and re-established himself as an NFL starter. Rand looks inside the numbers t…

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'The Sandlot' meets 'Field of Dreams' in Minneapolis; Why not? Wolves' Josh Minott interviews himself 37:58

2h ago37:58

37:58

Introduction: In an offbeat edition of the podcast, host Michael Rand spends some time with the Fremont Avenue Wiffle Ball League, a collection of kids in south Minneapolis who have had a great summer playing on their backyard field. You'll hear their story and maybe spark some memories of your own. 15:00: Rand talks with third-year Timberwolves pl…

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Twins bullpen woes; Brian Flores opens up; A huge week (and big trade) for the Lynx 38:52

5h ago38:52

38:52

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with two of the biggest Minnesota sports stories of the day. The Twins held leads of 3-1 and 5-3 but ultimately lost 7-5 to the Padres, the second time during a three-game losing skid that their bullpen has melted down late. The difference between the relief staffs for Minnesota and Cleveland is the most glari…

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Kevin O'Connell won't stand for Brian Flores slander; Jon Marthaler on Minnesota United transfer additions 37:17

2h ago37:17

37:17

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with comments made by Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa about his former head coach and current Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores. Tagovailoa was critical of Flores coaching style, particularly in contrast to current coach Mike McDaniel, and said of Flores, "You have a terrible person telling you th…

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Patrick Reusse on Rocco Baldelli, Stephon Gilmore and a Lynx draft blunder 43:13

20d ago43:13

43:13

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand on Monday's edition for a look back at the weekend in sports. The Twins won three of four in Texas and trimmed Cleveland's division lead to two games. Even with a disappointing loss Sunday, three nice wins have the Twins in good shape on a tough road trip. They have also silenced a lot o…

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The Teddy Bridgewater parallel; Game-by-game Gophers football breakdown; two good wins 41:56

18d ago41:56

41:56

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with two emails from listeners. Shane is blaming himself for J.J. McCarthy's injury because of a parallel his life to Teddy Bridgewater's injury eight years ago. And Bob thinks the Twins have missed some critical chances to close the gap on Cleveland even though they had a strong overall homestand and good win…

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Patrick Reusse on injuries to J.J. McCarthy, Byron Buxton, Joe Ryan and more 51:09

24d ago51:09

51:09

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand toward the end of the week instead of at the start. Rested up from a rustic trip into the Woods, Reusse has all sorts of thoughts on whether the banged-up Twins can sustain their momentum on a tough upcoming road trip. Reusse and Rand also get into the impact of J.J. McCarthy being out f…

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Special Delivery: J.J. McCarthy out for season; Jordan Addison leaves Vikings practice on a cart 13:55

24d ago13:55

13:55

Star Tribune Vikings writer Ben Goessling joins host Michael Rand for a quick rundown of the bad news that came Minnesota's way on Wednesday. First, then Vikings announced that quarterback J.J. McCarthy's meniscus tear will require a season-ending surgery, an outcome that wasn't surprising but is still a buzzkill for this season. Goessling and Rand…

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A Vikings legend, a lawsuit and a "Garage Mahal"; J.J. McCarthy's injury + Twins pitching pipeline 42:22

5d ago42:22

42:22

Introduction: Host Michael Rand notes the debut of Twins pitcher Zebby Matthews and just how much Minnesota is relying on young throwers drafted in the middle-to-late rounds by Derek Falvey. Is this the arrival of the much-anticipated Falvey pitching pipeline? And if so, how will Matthews, David Festa, Bailey Ober and Louie Varland fare down the st…

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A conversation with Creed's Mark Tremonti + Concern level with Byron Buxton, J.J. McCarthy injuries 32:43

26d ago32:43

32:43

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with Monday's double dose of concerning news. After a very encouraging Saturday preseason debut, Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy was held out of Monday's practice with a sore knee. And in the midst of an 8-3 win over the Royals on Monday, Byron Buxton had to leave the game with a hip problem. Even without knowing the…

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Dr Hannah Trayford & Rachel Bigsby: The State of the Badger, with the Badger Trust 48:09

15d ago48:09

48:09

Britain and its rural communities have been obsessed with Badgers for centuries. Sometimes cast as hero, sometimes as villain, tales of their behaviour can be found woven into the fabric of our nation's folk stories. They have since been immortalised in literature by the likes of Beatrix Potter and Kenneth Grahame. Their prominence in rural life co…

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J.J. McCarthy's excellent debut; Twins miss an opportunity; Best Olympics since ... ? 41:54

27d ago41:54

41:54

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Twins, who took the first two games of their showdown with Cleveland and had the Guardians on the ropes before dropping Saturday and Sunday's games. It wasn't a disaster, but it definitely was a missed opportunity for the Twins as they still sit 3.5 games back heading into another big series vs. Kansa…

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Twins showdown homestand; get ready for the J.J. McCarthy hype; Remembering Mike Sertich 38:00

30d ago38:00

38:00

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Vikings announcing how they will divide up playing time for their quarterbacks in Saturday's preseason opener. Sam Darnold will start, but rookie J.J. McCarthy will get a lot of time on the field as well. It will be the beginning of a journey, and perhaps the start of the McCarthy hype in earnest. 9:0…

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Tim Walz and the story of the 1999 Mankato West state championship football team he helped coach 33:07

1M ago33:07

33:07

Introduction: Host Michael Rand takes a look at the increasingly perilous pitching depth for the Twins. Steady starter Joe Ryan had to leave Wednesday's game with a triceps injury and is almost certain to miss some time. Minnesota, which wasn't able to add any starting pitching help at the trade deadline, could be leaning more than ever on young ar…

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Twins ask fans about TV plans; Vikings won't name No. 2 QB; Cassidy Hettesheimer on the Olympics 34:10

1M ago34:10

34:10

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with an update in the AL Central, where the Twins' five-game winning streak ended in part because of a rough Pablo Lopez outing, the Guardians were rained out and now have two doubleheaders this week and the White Sox finally won after 21 consecutive losses. Also, a listener alerted Rand to a message sent by t…

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Chip Scoggins on Gophers, Vikings predictions -- and how much will J.J. McCarthy play Saturday? 37:34

1M ago37:34

37:34

Introduction: Host Michael Rand wants to be frustrated, still, that the Twins didn't improve their starting pitching at the trade deadline. But rookie David Festa is making it harder on him with each strong outing. Festa threw five shutout innings against the Cubs on Monday, helping the Twins to their fifth consecutive victory. If the Twins make th…

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What is Shaq's beef with Rudy Gobert? + 2,000 baseballs -- and the story of the one that got away 36:37

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Royce Lewis needs to show up, grow up; Gophers volleyball looks dominant once more 35:12

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Chip Scoggins on Gophers football, Vikings; Would David Festa be Twins' playoff Game 3 starter? 41:57

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Will HoopsFest stay in Perth beyond this season? 25:28

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Patrick Reusse on Mike Zimmer, amateur baseball, the Twins and Gophers volleyball 34:42

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The greatest kids sports movies of the 1990s; Fireworks tell story in Gophers loss to North Carolina 44:07

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Minnesota's top high school football players and teams; Randy Johnson on Gophers vs. North Carolina 38:20

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Gophers coach Dawn Plitzuweit from the State Fair; a lot of us were wrong about the 2022 Vikings draft 40:26

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Four areas of Vikings concern; Twins in the eye of the storm; PWHL Minnesota stars join the show 41:32

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Patrick Reusse on three bad Twins losses, three good Lynx wins and the Minnesota State Fair 40:37

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Can Sam Darnold be the next Baker Mayfield? + Is it time to trust the Twins' rookie pitchers? 43:26

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'The Sandlot' meets 'Field of Dreams' in Minneapolis; Why not? Wolves' Josh Minott interviews himself 37:58

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Twins bullpen woes; Brian Flores opens up; A huge week (and big trade) for the Lynx 38:52

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Kevin O'Connell won't stand for Brian Flores slander; Jon Marthaler on Minnesota United transfer additions 37:17

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Patrick Reusse on Rocco Baldelli, Stephon Gilmore and a Lynx draft blunder 43:13

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The Teddy Bridgewater parallel; Game-by-game Gophers football breakdown; two good wins 41:56

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Patrick Reusse on injuries to J.J. McCarthy, Byron Buxton, Joe Ryan and more 51:09

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Special Delivery: J.J. McCarthy out for season; Jordan Addison leaves Vikings practice on a cart 13:55

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A Vikings legend, a lawsuit and a "Garage Mahal"; J.J. McCarthy's injury + Twins pitching pipeline 42:22

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A conversation with Creed's Mark Tremonti + Concern level with Byron Buxton, J.J. McCarthy injuries 32:43

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Dr Hannah Trayford & Rachel Bigsby: The State of the Badger, with the Badger Trust 48:09

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J.J. McCarthy's excellent debut; Twins miss an opportunity; Best Olympics since ... ? 41:54

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Twins showdown homestand; get ready for the J.J. McCarthy hype; Remembering Mike Sertich 38:00

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Tim Walz and the story of the 1999 Mankato West state championship football team he helped coach 33:07

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Twins ask fans about TV plans; Vikings won't name No. 2 QB; Cassidy Hettesheimer on the Olympics 34:10

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Chip Scoggins on Gophers, Vikings predictions -- and how much will J.J. McCarthy play Saturday? 37:34

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