Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson

How did this week's rain and wind affect fishing conditions around the state?  Outdoorsman Steve Carney provides an update on the conditions.

Steve Thomson gets some angling updates from Steve Carney and chats with Bobby Nightengale about the Twins' recent struggles.  He also dives into the NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup Final.

Steve Carney joins us to head outdoors and check in on how the fish are biting, also we react briefly to the Minnesota Wild letting go Darby Hendrickson as their assistant coach, then we dive into some highlights from another brilliant outing from Pablo Lopez in yesterday's 6-1 win ahead of today’s game where we will see Joe Ryan get the rubber for today's game in Houston. 

Began this hour with Kevin Lynch of Bally Sports North breaking down the crushing Timberwolves loss last night at home in Game 2 and now head to Dallas down 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals. Also tragedy struck the PGA, MNUFC being featured tonight on AppleTV for FREE, and we head outdoors with Steve Carney

We head outdoors with Steve Carney seeing where he has been dropping a line and where he is headed this coming week with the nice weather headed our way! 

Many are still feeling the heartbreak of the Timberwolves’ Game 2 loss against the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals and now they head to Dallas on Sunday for Game 3 down 2-0 in the series. Kevin Lynch of Bally Sports North joined us to recap Luka’s three point dagger to put the Mavericks ahead, the whereabouts of Karl Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards in this series and what adjustments...

Recapping a fourth straight Twins win on the back of an Alex Kirilloff homerun in the eighth inning and we talked to PWHL Minnesota GM Natalie Darwitz ahead of a potential title tomorrow in Saint Paul! 

We could possibly see a title in Minnesota as the PWHL Minnesota squad looks to win tomorrow afternoon against PWHL Boston in Game 4 of the PWHL Walter Cup Final at the Xcel Energy Center. We chatted with PWHL General Manager, USA and Minnesota hockey great Natalie Darwitz about this incredible run this team has been on from a last minute playoff clinching scenario to being on the verge of the ina...

It's a beautiful day outside and it is perfect weather for baseball so Phil Miller, who covers the Minnesota Twins for the Star Tribune joined us to preview today's game, Jhoan Duran bobblehead day and we also play back some of the highlights from last nights Twins win and clubhouse reaction as we lead you into Twins pregame!

Final home stretch on a Saturday, we talked to Steve Carney about his fishing ventures for the Minnesota Fishing Opener last weekend and chatted with Bobby Nightengale about the tough Twins loss last night in Cleveland, the return of Byron Buxton and preview Bailey Ober’s start today as we lead you into pregame for Twins and Guardians! 

Bobby Nightengale covers the Minnesota Twins for the Star Tribune and he joined us to preview this afternoon’s game including the return of Byron Buxton - we also preview Bailey Ober’s start today and recap last night's loss to Cleveland. 

It's been a beautiful but rainy week since the fishing opener and we caught up with Steve Carney to see how the bite was on his end and where he is heading to in the coming week.

From Chris Hine previewing Game 7 in Denver to PWHL Minnesota overcoming a 2-0 series deficit to advance to the PWHL Finals against Boston next week to the Minnesota Twins dropping their game to Cleveland last night we packed in a lot to this hour of sports on a Saturday and yes we discussed Scottie Scheffler being arrested   

Chris Hine covers the Minnesota Timberwolves for the Star Tribune and joined us to preview tomorrow night's tip off in Denver where the Timberwolves look to advance to the Western Conference Finals with a win. We dive into Mike Conley’s status, how Denver is preparing for ANT and more! 

The Governor's Walleye Fishing Opener is less than seven days away.  Outdoorsman Steve Carney gives us an idea of what to know going into the 2024 event.

So what's the Timberwolves' reward for winning their first playoff series in 20 years?  How about the defending champions?  Bally Sports North basketball analyst Kevin Lynch dives into the Wolves-Nuggets series that begins on Saturday night.

Steve brings us a ton of sports headlines on this first Saturday of May.  He talks MLB, NBA, NHL, PGA, and the Kentucky Derby.  BSN basketball analyst Kevin Lynch digs into the Wolves-Nuggets series.  Steve Carney previews the upcoming Walleye Fishing Opener.

In this area, the name John Faison means a lot around the sports sphere.  Last Fall, the local high school and collegiate game official suffered a terrible accident at his home.  A fundraiser is taking place Sunday to help in Mr. Faison's recovery.  High school friend Tom Stephens is one of the folks that put the event together, and he lets us know what to expect.

Steve recaps another Twins win.  The team has now won a dozen in a row after Saturday's victory over Boston.  Plus, learn about a fundraiser set to help out a local game official.

The Twins try to build on their 11-game win streak Saturday.  Star Tribune beat writer Phil Miller takes us into the dugout to talk about the streak and the injury list prior to Saturday's tilt with Boston.

The Twins host the Red Sox for the middle game of their weekend series.  Steve talks with Star Tribune beat writer Phil Miller about the successes during the Twinkies' 11-game winning streak.

We began the final home stretch of this Sports Saturday with Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press talking all things Loons and Gopher draft picks. Also we discuss PWHL Minnesota in pursuit of the postseason and looking ahead to the 2024 PWHL Draft. Then we recap Wolves-Suns Game 3 and what has led to their success. Finally, we play back some of the postgame comments from Rocco on the heels of their wi...

After a mostly dominant three games this series the Minnesota Timberwolves have the Phoenix Suns right where they want them as they sit 3-0 in the series and could sweep the Suns on Sunday  night. We break down the Game 3 performance last night and what has been the keys to success so far this postseason.

Caught up with Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press to check in on the Loons this season. How has the new coach Eric Ramsay adjusted to being in Minnesota so far? We also preview a tested matchup tonight at Allianz Field against Sporting KC. We also break down some Gopher draft picks taken to this point including Tyler Nubin to New York among others.

Full slate on a Sports Saturday with Steve Thomson, a mild winter has made for some interesting spring weather and water conditions. We talked fishing with Steve Carney as fishing opener fast approaches. Also chatted Twins baseball with Bobby Nightengale who writes for the Twins at the Star Tribune as the Twins won their fifth straight game after defeating the Angels late last night! We dive into...