The Sportive

Stu and Mandy check in for a bit from a 950-ft St. Paul apartment that didn't seem that small five days ago. We ran out of sports to talk about at the 10-minute mark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sports happened in February? That's new. (0:54) Breaking down all the hell that broke loose for the Wild, (25:38) planning the parade route for Wolves GM Gilda Radner after the Wiggins trade, (37:08) apparently the Astros blowback will never end, and (49:30) big shoutout to former kicker Jason Elam for his brilliant end-of-game hoops strategy. A true visionary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Old friend Chicken Fingers returns for some white-hot trade takes. (0:25) Twins trade our sweet boy Buster Gunderson | (35:00) Wolves playing musical chairs with G-leaguers | (1:00:07) Vikings season final bro/turd grades. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our dear friend Chicken Fingers returns! We rank the top 11 Vikings wins in team history to make sense of last week’s victory, then preview the Niners game. Lastly, (52:15) in a new episode of Sports Fixers, Jon has a solve for the NBA.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(0:30) Gopher VICTORY celebraish, (20:05) Vikings/Saints preview, (38:50) Twins offseason plan including the recent arrest of our own Dick Mountain, (50:35) a few minutes on the terrible but entertaining Wolves.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New #Courtive is here. We throw a few pity minutes at the Wolves then run through the rest of the NBA. Contenders, surprises, potential trades, finals predictions, etc. The whole she-bang. Real Courtive-heads (many thousands of them) are in for a treat.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sorry for the absence, we just now remembered we have a podcast. (1:00) Jon stays positive about the Gophers, jk (20:00) Vikings check-in, (28:00) B offers up a GENIUS football idea, (37:30) some solid quick-hit bitching about the Twins, Wolves, Wild and home ownership. Everyone was pretty bummed out by the end. We are BABY, baby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our prayers have been answered. Check it: (0:20) the Gophers delivered the best win of our lifetimes, (31:00) Kirk Cousins finally refrained from soiling himself on national television, (43:35) Andrew Wiggins is New Kobe, and (53:30) the Wild...exist. Can't win em all, but what a week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our football teams are juggernauts, so of course we spent most of our time on the…Wolves? Then (31:00) we decide to believe in the Vikings, (39:30) Jon legitimately gushes — GUSHES — over the Gophers, and finally we end with dadlife, the World Series and the Loons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(0:20) funeral for the Twins season, (29:00) are the Vikings good? (44:45) are the Gophers good? (54:24) Stu’s inspiring urban tales of hot-tubbing, tube-riding and garbage-controversy ignoring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Greater Minnesota Sportive is back, because Stu's back! He and Jon run through all of the hottest Stu takes that we've missed out on for so long, as well as: Stu's move to St. Paul Kirk Cousins's Bad Day At Lambeau Old-guy road trips through Wisconsin The Twins bullpen Gopher Football's "Why The Hell Would You Schedule Them" tour Mandy drops in to chat while Stu struggles to work the door The...

(1:01) Vikings preview including our world-famous Bros/Turds/Wins segment, (51:30) saying goodbye to Twins panic FOR NOW, (1:01:00) debating whether it’s more likely to get a hit in baseball, score an NBA basket or run for a first down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A two-man weave once again as Poochie and The Marth cover: (5:00) Twins midnight-to-six scale, (24:00) Wild GM Billy Guerin first impressions, (37:55) Vikings season preview ughhhhh, (54:40) are we excited about the NFL? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a Nice Guys episode with Jon and Poochie. Official minutes: (0:30) PANIC TIME, (25:00) Field of Dreams game, (31:00) Wild GM predictions, (58:00) Dadlife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon is joined by Gopher football historian and official podcast brother Dave to talk about Paul Fenton being consigned to the Tim Brewster historical bin, Sam Dyson's No Good Horrible Very Bad First Day, and preview the 2019 Gopher Football season. Niche references abound. References to Gopher sports figures from bygone decades abound. They talk a lot about Matt Capps for some reason. In other wor...

Sportive summer break is over, so Jon and Stu and Clarence are back to talk about: Therapy time for Twins fans, as we discuss our fears, doubts, and worries about the second half What is Paul Fenton doing? Dear University of Minnesota: where's our money The Women's World Cup, our happy place Dad life, as old dads Stu and Clarence try to convince Jon that everything is going to be okay and he's goi...

Welcome to the new Sportive NBA vertical. B and his hoophead pals go deep on the AD trade and speculate on other offseason happenings. Discussed: Lakers/Pelicans implications, predictions on where the other free agents will sign, and some Wolves chatter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu, B and some friends gather at Vibe Realty in St Paul for a rare in-person 'sode. Discussed: the incredible Twins, how to trade Wiggins, choosing a new Wild victory song, half-hearted Vikings OTA talk and our pop culture blind spots. Huge thanks to Vibe Realty for hosting us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chiken Fingerz is BACK, baby. Topics: (0:45) marveling at the Twins start, (35:00) early report card for Gilda Radner, (51:15) MIAC decision shrug emoji, (58:30) Stanley Cup rooting interest and (1:05:20) quick Vikings OTA chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nice Guys RETURN. (3:40) Wolves new GM reaction, (37:00) Twins boner clock, (48:55) our famous Vikings draft grade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu, Jon and B battle through old-man night yawns to talk: (0:45) Twins boner clock, (13:30) playoff hockey + Wild check-in, (24:30) Stu's world-famous Vikings schedule breakdown, (29:30) NBA playoffs, (35:30) the MIAC diaries, (49:00) Dad Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nice Guys episode part deux. (1:15) Jon's instant replay rant, (13:20) Twins 6.2% season in review, (31:29) Wolves + playoff teams selections, (55:08) Wild outlook and lottery results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(1:00) Twins 3.1% season in review aka START CHILLING THE BUBBLY, (28:45) Wolves requiem, (37:30) Wild requiem + mid-90s Gophers trivia, (50:40) Loons strugglesville, (59:50) Final Four and Dad Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our friend Chiken Fingerz returns to the fold as we (1:00) do our famous "bros & turds" segment for the Twins, (32:15) unveil a wonderful new shootout fix, (50:05) semi-rant about Paul Fenton, (56:45) Jon's 3-point plan to fix Gopher hockey, then (69:35) give some dadvice to Jon about raising two kids vs. one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(1:00) Twins preview / (18:40) uninterrupted Andrew Wiggins rant / (25:00) Wild rant / (36:00) A meandering hellscape of random topics including Twitter ownage, Sopranos rewatching, something called "hope eggs"???? We went off the rails pretty hard. It's good to be back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.