Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson

A hot lap around the world of sports for America’s 250th birthday. Steve Carney and Heather Rule join. Plus, Read & React!

It’s America’s birthday so Heather decided to come into the studio for her visit this week! She and Steve bond over their love of smaller portioned cheese curds before descending into some hockey talk. They revisit one of the most consequential days in Minnesota Wild franchise history, the day that Zach Parise and Ryan Suter signed matching deals to bring them to Minnesota. They also get into the...

Every Saturday at 4:07pm the meeting of the Steves commences. Carney was out on the water at 5:15am to beat the crowd and the heat. He’s been trolling around Becker County and had a great week of fishing otherwise. He emphasizes how important it is to try new areas especially when nothing is hitting your hook in your normal places. The Steves also touch on spin reels, let’s just say they don’t mak...

Short Sports Weekend show today due to the Twins but Steve and Lindsey sneak in a Read & React question in.

The full first hour of the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson featuring Lindsey Brown. Guests include Steve Carney, Heather Rule and Chris Hine.

Chris Hine covers the Timberwolves for the Star Tribune. There have been big changes for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Are more on the way? Chris gives his thoughts on where they are, where they’re going and how to maximize Ant’s window.

Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. She joins Steve and Lindsey to talk about her trip to Road America in Wisconsin last weekend before wading into their usual hockey chat. Heather details where the Minnesota Frost find themselves after the conclusion of the expansion process and entry draft. Lots of Minnesota talent was d...

Every Saturday at 4:07pm the meeting of the Steves commences. Carney breaks down his experience on a new lake which included “an act of God” with some bluegills. Carney says the water temps are still way behind and with the major heat about to hit he’s not sure how the fish are going to react. Carney also details a moment of joy he was able to create and share with a client.

The Twins are looking to get a win in Arizona on Saturday. Before that happens, we'll catch up with Star Tribune reporter Bobby Nightengale to get a pulse on where the team stands in the middle of the season.

Bobby Nightengale explains the state of the Twins ahead of their Saturday night game at Arizona. Steve and producer Jonathan Lowe play another round of Read & React.

The Carolina Hurricanes held their Stanley Cup parade on Saturday. How could the Wild get to that place in 2027? Pioneer Press reporter Jess Myers talks about the potential moves the team might make during the offseason.

It was a great morning to cast a line for Steve Carney. He lets us know the hidden gem of a lake he (and his tour) found a bumper crop of a catch.

Steve Carney recaps a fantastic morning with the fish. Jess Myers lets us know what the Wild plan to do in the offseason. Plus, we hear updates on the U.S. Open.

The full hour of The Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson featuring Lindsey Brown. Guests include Heather Rule and Steve Carney. Plus, Read and React!

Minnesota fishing guide Steve Carney with the latest from Minnesota's waterways.

Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. She joins Steve and Lindsey to talk about the ongoing PWHL expansion process and what’s changed with the Minnesota Frost. We’re further along in the expansion process, the overall sense of confusion still in the air. Thankfully, the Frost have re-signed some of their main core members bu...

It’s a packed truncated Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson featuring Lindsey Brown. To kick off the hour, Steve and Lindsey discuss the Chicago Bears stadium saga and the news that they’re moving to Indiana. Then, Heather Rule stops by to catch us up on the ongoing PWHL expansion process as the league grows to 12 teams. Finally, Steve Carney with a quick check in from the lake. He says the heat has...

Steve Carney with a quick check in from the lake. He says the heat has really impacted the fish. He says the lake are as low as he’s seen and that we need rain. He says things are escalating too quickly and that nature demands gradual changes to sustain expected conditions.

Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. It’s one of those unprecedented times we’ve seen too many of but we’ve never seen an expansion process quite like what the PWHL is executing. Heather joins to make sense of it and most importantly how it impacts the Minnesota Frost. Lindsey asks about Heather’s read on the long term heal...

Bobby Nightengale covers the Twins for the StarTribune. Bobby and Steve start their conversation with Byron Buxton who suffered an injury while making a spectacular catch at the wall last night. He’s out of the lineup today unfortunately but is “in good spirits”. They chat about Royce Lewis being called back up to the Majors after a reset stint with the St. Paul Saints. Bobby digs into some of his...

Bobby Nightengale covers the Twins for the StarTribune. They chat about the Twins’ loss last night to the Brewers, the Royce Lewis obstruction call and what he saw from Joe Ryan’s off the rubber. Bobby also chats about Derek Shelton’s managing the bullpen and gives an update on Byron Buxton’s injury.

The full 4pm hour of the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson featuring Lindsey Brown. Guests include Steve Carney and Jess Myers. Plus, Read & React!

Jess Myers covers the Minnesota Wild for the Pioneer Press. Another season lost in heartbreaking fashion… the Avs win the series 4-1 but it felt closer. Jess and Steve talk about Kirill Kaprizov’s series, the disappearance of Matt Boldy in the 2nd round and how the organization will approach the goaltending position in the offseason. Jess presents the options and the context surrounding this team,...

Every Saturday at 4:07pm the meeting of the Steves commences. Rain is expected in the next few days and Steve says we need it bad. The wind has been beating him and his fellow fishers up so far. Carney says the good fishing is in the coming weeks with fish moving on from spawning to feeding. He also says that water temps are holding in the ideal range. .

It’s another edition of the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson featuring Lindsey Brown! Guests include Chris Hine.