Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson

Leading you up to the Twins pregame with Star Tribune’s Phil Miller covering the Minnesota Twins - talking Joe Ryan and Brock Stewart injuries, Hall of Fame festivities tonight as well as previewing tonight's game as we bring you up to Twins-Guardians tonight!  

This hour we talked to Steve Carney who is at the Game Fair this weekend and also talks about fishing as the days of hitting the water are numbered before hunting season gets underway! Then Steve and Josh recap some of the highlights of the Olympics as they wrap up in Paris this weekend - including Team USA winning Gold in their game over France 98-87. Then we reflect on two Twins greats being ind...

Had the chance to catch Steve Carney amid the business this weekend at the Game Fair where hes there for all things hunting and fishing, we check in on the bite, and preview his ventures ahead as we wrap up summer in the coming weeks and head for the Fall.

Saturday, Twins fans got the chance to see a piece of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum, even if they've never made it to Cooperstown.  Museum president Josh Rawitch is in town to help the city celebrate Joe Mauer's induction to the Hall.

We all know about the highlights and greatness of Joe Mauer's baseball career, but there's also a way to get a sense of the man away from the diamond.  KSTP-TV sports director Joe Schmit gives us the "behind-the-scenes" view of the children's book he wrote based on Mauer and his history of kind deeds.

As we hand it off to the Twins and the pregame ceremony, Steve welcomes in KSTP-TV sports director Joe Schmit and National Baseball Hall of Fame president Josh Rawitch to chat about Joe Mauer's great career and greater character.

The Twins are still in contention as they celebrate Joe Mauer on Saturday.  Radio analyst Dan Gladden discusses Mauer's stellar career and dives into the current standings as the team rolls into August.

Even with our focus on baseball, we have a few minutes to update what's happening on the state's lakes.  Outdoorsman Steve Carney tells us why better fishing conditions are on the way.

During this hour of our special coverage of Joe Mauer Day, Steve Carney explains those fishing conditions that can go well with listening to the ball game.  Dan Gladden explains how Mauer achieved his lofty honor.  Plus, we hear a past interview with Mauer's coach during his days at Cretin-Derham Hall.

On a day set to honor newly-minted Hall of Famer Joe Mauer, Twins president Dave St. Peter talks about what made the former MVP so good on and off the field.

It's Joe Mauer Day over at Target Field.  Steve has you covered with interviews reflecting on and highlights amplifying the Hall of Famer's career.  Twins president Dave St. Peter talks about his relationship with the long-time catcher.  Plus, you'll hear Mauer's full speech from the induction ceremony in Cooperstown.

Down the homestretch into Twins pregame, we chatted with Steve Carney about battling the heat amid the fishing adventures, talked to Do Hyoung Park about Twins winning in Detroit, trade deadline buzz and much more as we bring it up to Twins pregame.

Hot bats in Detroit last night for the Twins as the Twins win 9-3 - we chatted with Do Hyoung Park of MLB.com about the win, possible trade deadline moves, strength of the AL Central and much more!

It's finally time for Twins baseball after the All-Star break - Phil Miller joins us to preview the series against the Brewers this weekend. He breaks some injury news with the Twins lineup, further developments with Chris Paddack and much more! Steve brings you the lineup card ahead of tonight’s game as well!

We begin this hour talking with Steve Carney about the heat and humidity and the upcoming Game Fair! Then we chatted with Mike Welch, Tournament Director for the 3M Open at the TPC of the Twin Cities about the tournament, who we can expect to see, some of the events surrounding the tournament and much more! After that, we pay homage to the man of the weekend Joe Mauer, who will be inducted into th...

Tomorrow is a huge day in Minnesota sports history as a Saint Paul icon, former Cretin Durham Hall and Minnesota Twins legend Joe Mauer is set to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown - we play back some highlights and reminisce on the former Twins first baseman and catcher ahead of Sunday!

Just days away from the much anticipated 3M Open we talked to Mike Welch, Tournament Director of the 3M Open about the upcoming events, who is in - also how people can get tickets to the event! 

The heat is intensifying, the waters are high and the bugs are out - we go outdoors with Steve Carney to see how is handling it all as we head into the dog days of summer and see how the bite has been! Also preview the upcoming Game Fair!

Final stretch of this Saturday and final stretch of the first half of the Minnesota Twins season as they are in the midst of their series against San Francisco - Bobby Nightengale joined to preview the week that will be in Arlington as well as preview Twins-Giants. We also provide an update on a shooting that had taken place in Pennsylvania at Donald Trump’s rally!

 Twins are in the city by the bay San Francisco - Meanwhile Bobby Nightengale of the Star Tribune is in Arlington ahead of All-Star week. He joined us to talk about Willi Castro joining the All-Star squad, the emergence of Brooks Lee and more! 

Storms and rain on a Saturday - we talked to Steve Carney about some of the rising temperatures coming and how that will affect the fishing scene and much more with him! Also preview what could be a packed Target Center on Sunday afternoon and how it compares for ticket value with the other arenas in the Twin Cities. Then we discuss the one change the MLB needs to make with the All-Star Game. 

It's been a rainy Saturday but overall a good week to hit the waters, we check in and go outdoors with Steve Carney to see how the bite has been, more on some of the grouse population in Minnesota and the rising heat bringing warmer water temperatures soon!   

We began this hour talking about the NBA Summer League and Team USA with Chris Hine who is out in Las Vegas covering both for the Star Tribune. Also we dive into some hockey talk as the Minnesota Wild are now less than a year away from the expiring Suter/Parise contracts and Developmental Camp begins this next week. Afterwards, we chatted about spaceflight with Stephen Clark with the upcoming Spac...

Now that it is July, the fish are biting more and more so we go outdoors with Steve Carney and see how he handles the plentiful bites this time of year and what it could look like down the homestretch of summer with the weather still heating up!  

There is an upcoming SpaceX launch of Starship with an interesting endgame in the mix - catching the booster on the pad  - Stephen Clark of Ars Technica joins us to explain that and the continuous failure to launch with Starship, now seeing its fifth test launch!