Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson

Perfect weather for fall fishing and soon enough bows and firearms will both reign supreme throughout Minnesota as we near firearm season in a few weeks - we talked to Steve Carney about some of the preparations hunters are undergoing right now to get ready, his thoughts on the weather as of late and an update on his Fall bite!

Another hour of bringing you updates around the world of college football both locally and around the top 25 - we talked to Mike Gross with the recap of Wayne State and Minot State, Ryan Klinkner checks in from St. Johns and Kelly Loft checks in from Southwest Minnesota State - among other reports! Jonathan brings you the LIVE updates on the Top 25 as Ohio State has a big Saturday and the Gophers...

Today we started things off with Steve Carney chatting all things hunting and water conditions for fishing. After that, Jonathan Lowe joins us to give us the latest with our College Football Final!

We head outdoors with Steve Carney talking about bow hunting, this weather having an effect on water temps and the latest on pheasant hunting in Minnesota!

Final home stretch on a Saturday with Phil Miller talking about the Twins collapse this season, Jonathan has some updates for us from around college football and we lead you up to the Twins pregame between the Orioles and Twins!

Well, it is official, the Minnesota Twins are eliminated from postseason contention - Phil Miller of the Star Tribune joins us to recap what did go wrong for this team, the late collapse, and what obstacles this team faces into the offseason!

We begin this hour going outdoors with Steve Carney and get his thoughts on the heat, and where he is venturing to next! Also chatted with Chris Hine of the Star Tribune about the huge news dropping last night with Karl-Anthony Towns heading to New York - we get the latest on that and how it will affect the lineup with the season only a couple weeks away! Finally, Jonathan Lowe and Steve Thomson w...

Huge news dropped late last night as Karl Anthony-Towns was traded to the New York Knicks after nine seasons with the Timberwolves - we talked to Chris Hine who covers the Timberwolves for the Star Tribune talked us through the details of the trade, what Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo brings to this Wolves team and the overall outlook of this new season starting in just two weeks!

It is hunting season and we check in with Steve Carney to get his perspective of what he has seen from the stand this week, the latest on pheasant hunting, the need for some rain and more!

An early start today with Steve, he invites Dr. Jean Geske to help answer any and all pet questions you may have regarding your cat, dog or any other kind of pet! With the seasons changing we of course discuss allergies with your dog or cat and some remedies to help with these allergies! Then we get into dietary habits with your pet - and many other questions and topics! We open up the phone lines...

We had more regional recaps this hour with the local scene of college football and also talked to Jess Myers from The Rink Live about the hockey season officially underway, WCHA kicking things off, Gophers losing a big name to Mankato and Wild preseason! Then Josh has another college football update for us! Then Steve brings you a high school football update.

It may be the third week of September but hockey is back in the swing of things between WCHA beginning their games this weekend, Wild starting up preseason and we also had a huge Gophers name announce they are transferring as well - all of that with Jess Myers of The Rink Live!

We head outdoors with Steve Carney and check in with him on the bite. Then we chatted with Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press, covering the Gophers football squad talking about the infamous “fair catch” and previewing the battle for the Floyd of Rosedale at Huntington Bank Stadium tonight against the Hawkeyes! Also Kevin Reid and Austin Lagesse joined to give their regional recap for today!

Thousands are flocking to Huntington Bank Stadium tonight for a very much anticipated matchup between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Iowa Hawkeyes for the Floyd of Rosedale we chat about that and the infamous “fair catch” with Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press!

Unfortunately no Twins game this Saturday due to weather but we do discuss the Twins playoff outlook right now with 8 days left of the regular season - the window is closing but should we count the Twins out yet?

Ahead of Saturday night's game against Cincinnati, Star Tribune reporter Bobby Nightengale looks into how the Twins can rebound from Friday's loss.

Steve catches up with Star Tribune reporter Bobby Nightengale on the Twins' latest loss.

The high school football season is well underway.  Broadcaster Steve Linzmeier covered the "Battle of Lakeville" Friday night.  He joins the show to review that matchup and chat about more headlines across the state.

The weather's turned warmer than expected during this mid-September stretch.  How's that impacting fishing across the state?  Steve Carney looks into that, as well as the possible future effects on duck hunting.

Steve Thomson chats with Steve Carney about the Outdoors and Steve Linzmeier about, possibly, the best High School football team in Minnesota.  Plus, the latest Saturday in college football and the Twins drop another series opener.

Not a great Friday night for the Twins as they are shutout 5-0 last night by the Royals, where they sit amid the AL Central, the importance of success amid the Kansas City series and a hopeful update on the many injuries the Twins face as we near playoff baseball - Minnesota Star Tribune’s Bobby Nightengale joins to gives us all the details as we lead you up to first pitch in Kansas City! 

Minnesota finally has their first win of the season as they now sit at 1-1 so we can now ask - what is the limit for head coach PJ Fleck and Jonathan Lowe gives us some updates both locally and nationally around college football! Also, listing off celerity lawyers!

After a rebound win for the Gophers, we can look ahead as the Gophers look to build on the legacy of PJ Fleck this season - what is the limit or ceiling for the Gophers head coach ? Chris Tubbs and Jonathan Lowe weigh in on what lies ahead for the Gophers!  

This weekend marks the beginning of another Vikings season - but where do we set the bar for this team and what to expect from Sam Darnold! Then we ask, you the listeners about what is the proper way to acknowledge the anthem, wherever you are within the confines of a building or stadium!

Chris Tubbs and Josh Wheeler weigh in on the season that is about to get underway Sunday with the Vikings visiting the New York Giants - what is considered a success for this team? Also what can we expect from Sam Darnold in wake of previous resurgent successes such as Baker Mayfield!