The Sports Huddle

NBA Playoffs are well underway and the Timberwolves are in Denver preparing for a highly competitive matchup with the Nuggets. To help prepare us for the first tip of Game 1 we bring on Alan Horton, the radio voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves - he'll give us his insight on what to expect tonight and how the Wolves can contain "The Joker". 

We talk with the play by play voice for Bally Sports North for the Minnesota Golden Gophers hockey team, Sam Ekstrom fresh off a heartbreaker against Quinnipiac in the National Championship. We will also preview the Timberwolves play-in scenarios and update you on the final stretch of the Masters.

Its a heartbreaker of a morning for Golden Gopher fans, the play-by-play voice of the Gophers Sam Ekstrom joins us to break down the championship game and what lies ahead for this Gophers team. 

NBA regular season is winding down and we look at the final regular season matchup this afternoon with the Pelicans and preview the play-in scenarios the Wolves face heading into the week of must-win basketball. 

Minnesota is filled with happy memories but even more so the sad ones. We list off the many different moments where we realized the Minnesota sports curse was real. Also, Josh Wheeler filling in for Charlie to give Dave and Pete some pressing questions in "Fast Breaks"!

Lots of grilling questions needed to be asked so why not ask Pete and Dave in this edition of Fast Breaks with fill-in producer Josh Wheeler

Gopher great and current assistant hockey coach Paul Martin joins the program to talk about the Gophers trip to the frozen four. Later we hit on another Chuck Roast and ask the question, are you more excited for the men's or women's NCAA championship?

Paul Martin joins the program to talk about this years Gopher Hockey squad and their road the the frozen four. Plus he compares this years team to the national championship squads he played on.

Pablo Lopez talks Twins baseball, the fast break takes us through MLB, NCAA Basketball, NBA and NHL questions and we ask who was the greatest off-season acquisition in Minnesota sports history?

Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez joins the program to discuss his thoughts on the pitch clock, pitching in the Minnesota cold, his trade from the Marlins and much more!

Hour 2 of the Huddle features a heck of a lot more football talk from Matthew Coller and Pete Najarian.

Purple Insiders Matthew Coller fills in for Dave Schwartz to host this weeks show, so you know what that means...FOOTBALL! We start off with March Madness talk before getting into some football, the fast break and more football.

Blake Baratz joins the program to talk about a crazy free agency season from the perspective of a player-agent. Plus some inside info on his client Adam Thielen

Hour 2 of the Huddle starts off with a discussion about ANT's injury. Later Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network breaks down free agency, and Charlie vents about whining Minnesota sports fans.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero joins Dave to talk about NFL Free Agency and the latest on the Vikings and Adam Thielen.

Should the Gophers head basketball coach really be Eric Musselman? Dave asks that question before getting into a discussion on NFL free agency with agent Blake Baratz. Later Dave answers all our questions in The Fast Break.

This weeks fast break questions deal with new Gopher Women's Basketball Coach Dawn Plitzuweit, the NCAA basketball tournament, Gopher hockey and the injury of Anthony Edwards.

Jess Myers starts the hour with some high school hockey tournament talk before we get back into a discussion about the great Bud Grant, with his former player and friend Stu Voigt.

Vikings great Stu Voigt joins Pete and Dave to talk about his coach and friend Bud Grant upon his passing. Story after story is told, from laughing to crying, Stu tells it all.

Jess Myers from The Rink Live joins Pete and Dave to talk about this years Minnesota High School Hockey Tournament, everything from Edina to Warroad and Minnetonka.

Hour 1 is chock full of memories about Bud Grant who died Saturday at the age of 95. Callers and texters chime in with their own stories as well. Later there's some talk about the Vikings cutting Adam Thielen and another segment of the Fast Break.

This weeks fast break features questions surrounding Kirill Kaprizov, Jose Miranda, the NFL Draft and Selection Sunday, plus Pete gives his thoughts on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Hour 2 of the Huddle features more talk about the combine plus another Chuck Roast and an interview with The Athletics' Joe Smith on the Wild.

The Athletics' Joe Smith joins the program to discuss everything Wild Hockey, including the trade deadline acquisitions.

Matthew Coller joins the program to talk about his takeaways from the NFL combine, hint,it's Anthony Richardson, and more Anthony Richardson.