Sports And Songs Podcast

Special guest Jason Ink joins the program for the first segment.  He is a former All-Star Wrestler currently living in Western Carver County. Dan and Andy discuss the recent St. Paul, MN cockfighting bust and the high-speed chase that ensued. Dan talks off-season moves in the NFL, and the Houston Texans in particular. Andy updates us with the "this day in sports" segment. Andy discusses "this...

Dan and Andy talk sports, high school, college and the pros.  Updates on Coronavirus and the impact on sports schedules.  Andy talks D1 Hockey and Dan talks NFL Draft. Andy's "this day" in sports segement is next. Andy's "this day" in music follows and Dan reviews the album " Back In Black " by AC/DC which was released in July, 1980.

Dan and Andy talk sports and music while using a new platform for the show.   Minnesota is under a "Lockdown" order from the Governor. High School sports impact is discussed. College hockey is discussed along with two local Goaltender notes. Pro Football, including the release of the new logo for the L.A.  Rams. Andy goes over "this day in sports" and "this day in music". Dan review...

Andy provides the listeners with updates in High School sports, Pro Wrestling and Major League Baseball. Andy's section for "this day in sports" and birthdays follows. Dan's Album of the Week is Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits released in 1974.

Dan and Andy talk High School State Tournaments (Boy's Hockey and Girl's Basketball). The Corona-Virus outbreak has cancelled, High School Sports, College Sports and Pro Sports.  The impact of this was discussed next. Andy provided notes on "this day in music" and concert updates. Dan reviewed the album " Temple of the Dog " that was released in 1991. Link to the song/lyrics for " Say Hello t...

Dan and Andy talk Pro Baseball spring training and the XFL week 5. College Hockey (men's and women's) and basketball (men's and women's) winter season is wrapping up.   Conference Tournaments for the next two weekends and Selection Sunday  will be Sunday, March 15.   Sports and Songs will be hosting a Men's Bracket NCAA Basketball Pick ' Em Challenge. High School Hockey fi...

Dan and Andy talk high school sports, State Tournaments and Sectional Playoffs.    Andy discusses the College sports rankings and upcoming year-end tournaments. Major League Baseball spring training updates and NFL Football Combine, and the week 4 XFL games were previewed. Andy talked about "this day in music" and Dan reviewed the album of the week, " Dressed to Kill " (1975) by KISS. Yo...

Andy and Dan discuss the Anniversary of the Olympic Men's Hockey win over Russia in 1980, High School Winter Sports State Tournaments, and Major League Baseball Spring Games begin. Dan reviews his album of the week. Andy discusses "This Day in Music" and birthdays and Dan reviews the L.A. Guns self-titled album from 1988.

Dan and Andy talk High School Sports in Minnesota (State Tournaments are upcoming), and pro sports NHL, and NBA.   A discussion regarding the "cheating scandal" in Major League Baseball and the weekly XFL update. Andy provides notes for "this day in music" and related Birthdays. Dan reviews Led Zeppelin's " Led Zeppelin II " from October, 1969

Dan and Andy talk about the Super Bowl, and the start of the XFL Season. Andy provides updates on the NHL (new expansion team in Seattle), and NBA (trade deadline activity) and College Sports. Dan reviews " Above " by Mad Season.  This super-group released their only CD in 1995.    This group has Minneapolis and Seattle connections.   Official Music Video for "River of Dec...

Dan and Andy discuss the helicopter crash that killed nine, including NBA great, Kobe Bryant. Our prediction for Sunday's Super Bowl, and our Top 5 picks for Halftime Performances.

When Dan's away Andy will play. Check out our special Pro Wrestling episode with guest former wrestler Jason Ink. We talk about our views on today's brands and the state of wrestling. Also the top 5 entrance themes from WWE. 

Dan reports on the 44-21 win by the New Prague Trojans. Only the 4th time in the past 30 years the Trojans have beaten Scott West. The match featured 11 individuals ranked in the Top 10 in their weight class in the state of Minnesota.

New Prague Trojans (#4 in AAA) vs Scott West Panthers (#7 in AA) tonight in New Prague.

Dan and Andy talk sports including Gophers sports and the recent college football championship games this past week. Andy discusses the "cheating scandal" in Major League Baseball, and its fallout with the coaches. Minnesota Twins sign 3B Josh Donaldson to a four-year deal.  Now they will need to make a roster change to accomodate him on the 40 man roster.  Currently they have 41 players...

Dan and Andy talk College football title games (FCS on Saturday and Division 1 on Monday night.) James Madison takes on NDSU in Frisco, TX for the FCS Football Title game. Clemson takes on LSU in the Division 1 Title game. NFL Divisional Playoff Round predictions. Also discussed....XFL, High School sports and Hot Stove MLB. Dan reviews his album of the week, the 1982 Van Halen release " Diver Down...

Dan and Andy discuss pro sports (NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA) and college football (Bowl games) and local high school sports rankings for the winter season. Andy discusses music dates, tours, notable deaths and "on this day" events. Dan reviews his album of the week, Poison's 1988 release " Open Up And Say...Ahh! "

Dan and Andy talk college football, and discuss the upcoming 13 games in a stretch of three days this week (Monday thru Wednesday).  The Gophers play Auburn in the Outback Bowl in Tampa at noon on Wednesday. LSU will play Clemson in the National Championship game on Monday, January 13, 2020.  Both teams are 14-0. Andy brings up an interesting note regarding Golden Gopher sports this year...

Dan and Andy provide updates on College and NFL football including the DII and DIII playoffs and the FCS semi-finals.   Also recent transactions in MLB. Andy provides his Top 5 all-time Christmas Rock and Roll songs.  His #1 was Dio's version of " Rest Ye Merry Gentleman " and Dan reviews the 1984 album " Out of the Cellar " album by Ratt.

Dan and Andy provide updates on College and NFL football including the DII and DIII playoffs.  Also recent transactions in MLB. Dan reviews the 1984 "Slide It In" album by Whitesnake and Andy provides music updates/notes including Ted Nugent's 71st birthday.

Dan and Andy discuss the results of Prep Bowl 38 (Minnesota's high school football champships), College Football and the Gophers and NFL Football. They comment on the Minnesota Twins and CJ Cron and Miquel Sano.   Also mentioned are the upcoming rule changes for the 2020 baseball season. Dan's album review is Tesla's "The Great Radio Controversy" and Andy talks abut "this day in music" t...

Dan and Andy discuss the upcoming Minnesota State High School Football Championships, otherwise known as the Prep Bowl.   All seven games are previewed. Golden Gopher Football is discussed along with various predictions for a New Year's Day Bowl game. Vikings and NFL are discussed along with the Australian League baseball. Music notes and an album review conclude the show.

Dan and Andy provide updates on the Minnesota State High School football semi-finals, the big Minnesota/Iowa football game, and the upcoming Vikings/Broncos game on Sunday. A throwback 1981 advertisment was discussed regarding the 18-man Battle Royal at the St. Paul Civic Center. Andy and Dan's music segment included Dire Straits, KISS, Dio and Whitesnake.

Hosts Dan and Andy discuss sports topics ranging from Minnesota Prep Football to the NFL.  Also discussed were the post-season Baseball Awards and the upcoming Hot-Stove league. Music topics were "this day in music" including Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" was released on this day in 1971.   Dan reviewed the Metallica EP "Beyond Magnetic" during the show and discussed the Motle...

Andy and Dan are all set for their new weekly Podcast.  Sports and Songs premieres on Friday night!