The Sports Huddle

Josh has the Fast Breaks for this Sunday morning - from Kellen Moore’s new role to the NBA All-Star festivities even the beginning of another season of Twins baseball! Also, Dak Prescott thinks his Cowboys are at the same level as the Eagles!

It is not often that hockey takes the forefront in February amid NFL season wrapping up and NBA and NCAA seasons in full force - but this past week and specifically Saturday night USA facing off against Canada to advance to the championship on Thursday. We chopped up all of the facets of this tournament and the buzz it has received!

This hour we had the chance to talk to Kate Constable and get the latest in sports bets, prop bets and more! Dave gives us three sports headlines from the week, is this the worst Super Bowl matchup we could have gotten and also Ryan Harris former Broncos Super Bowl champion and Minnesota native joins us to recap his experience on the big stage!

There is a huge part to the Super Bowl that pales in comparison to other major sports - that is betting. We talked to Kate Constable, host of the ‘Bettor Angle’ and ‘Bet MGM Gameday’ about some of the big sports bets, prop bets and more. Also are fan’s getting winner’s fatigue amid reports Las Vegas is seeing a decrease in traffic over Super Bowl weekend!

Another homegrown NFL star who has seen the big stage of the Super Bowl is Ryan Harris, played at Cretin Durham Hall and won a Super Bowl alongside Peyton Manning and the Broncos in 2016. He joins us to share some memories of that day, that season, what playing alongside Peyton Manning was like and more!

Could we see Sam Darnold test free agency? Ray Hitchcock recalls his Super Bowl memories, we do the Fast Breaks and where could Myles Garrett land?

Josh brings us an NFL themed Fast Breaks as the Hall of Fame winners (and losers) were announced, could we see someone step up in the big game - all that and then some with Fast Breaks!

The list of players from Minnesota that have been to the dance known as the Super Bowl is long - one of many, Ray Hitchcock won a Super Bowl in 1988 with the Redskins and we hear some of the key takeaways from his experience playing at Jack Murphy Stadium against the Broncos that year!

Still lots of questions swirling around who will lead this Minnesota Vikings team in 6 months when the Vikings head into Training Camp - will it be J.J. McCarthy or will Sam Darnold stay with the Purple - we discuss!

No spring football? Why? That and more football conversation as we move through this second hour on a Sunday talking about Pro Bowl competitions, Fast Breaks with Josh Wheeler and early Super Bowl predictions.

Josh brings the Fast Breaks beginning with a contract dilemma the Vikings face, early College Football Playoff favorites, Bieniemy back to the NFL and much more!

It was announced that Matt Rhule, head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers would not have his team participate in a Spring game this year, much to do with NIL and transfers so we discuss what this could lead to with other programs and the overall effect NIL and transfers is having on college football!

From big trades in the NBA to an injury plagued Wild team we covered a lot of ground in this first hour - also did Ben Johnson do enough for now?

Up until Saturday night, the Timberwolves seemed to have found their groove until dropping a loss to the Wizards who were initially riding a 16 game skid - we talked to Chris Hine of the Star Tribune about the loss, how the Wolves are faring with ups and downs and the impact Rudy Gobert is having on this team as of late!

Not the best night for the Minnesota Wild last night in Ottawa but they have been on somewhat of a heater - we chatted with Kevin Gorg of Fan Duel Sports Network to recap the loss, Fleury being celebrated in his hometown of Montreal and battling through these injuries including Kirill being on the shelf.

During their hot stretch - did Ben Johnson salvage his job as head coach of the Gophers? We discuss some of the big wins as of late for the Gophers Men’s Basketball team before falling to Washington.

Huge bombshell was dropped in the NBA late last night as the Lakers and Mavericks were involved in a three team trade along with Utah and two of the biggest names in basketball are on the move - Luka Doncic is heading to Los Angeles to play alongside LeBron James, among others and Anthony Davis will be playing alongside Kyrie Irving and the Mavericks! We weigh in on who won and who lost if there i...

From KOC being signed, to an early NFL Mock Draft, to when we could see the Vikings once again featured on a Championship Sunday and we give our predictions for tonight’s games!

Although it is the end of January, its never too early to tackle the NFL Draft projections - so Pete and Matthew break it down as far as who the Vikings could take and some of the top names and where they may be headed.

Now that an agreement has been met with the Vikings and Kevin O’Connell - what is next for the Minnesota Vikings as far as contracts, offensive personnel and what this offseason looks like going forward!

Matthew Coller in for Dave Schwartz alongside Pete Najarian on today’s Sports Huddle and we begin previewing Bills-Chiefs as this could be the one, the elusive win Josh Allen needs - also are people tired of the Chiefs succeeding? Josh has the Fast Breaks and it has been a good week to be named Ben Johnson!

So many coaching changes have taken place in the past week - most notably the Dallas Cowboys have their guy, Shadeur Sanders is playing it safe, Gophers could see CFP and much more as Josh brings the Fast Breaks!

Yes, it is Championship Sunday - there are two games but one is the main entree tonight and that is the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead to face the Chiefs in what could be the night where Josh Allen finally overcomes Mahomes and Kansas City to go to New Orleans for the Super Bowl.

In this second hour of The Huddle we analyze the new playoff landscape in college football, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com and Bardown Beauties podcast joins us to recap the Wild’s rough stretch and is the injury bug leaving soon? Also Dave and Pete chime in on officiating in the NFL.

It seems the wheels are somewhat staying on for the Minnesota Wild as they have been battling through a laundry list of injuries so we talked to Jessi Pierce of NHL.com and co-host of Bardown Beauties podcast about the struggles, losing a slugfest with Nashville, Marco Rossi leading the way, previewing Colorado on Monday and much more!