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On Wednesday's Daily Delivery podcast, host Michael Rand and Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins break down Minnesota's 105-100 win over Dallas in the Western Conference finals. Minnesota fought off elimination and now comes home for Game 5 on Thursday.

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the long weekend in sports, which of course begins with the precarious position the Timberwolves now find themselves in.

Chip Scoggins and Michael Rand went into all the gory details of the Wolves' 109-108 heartbreaking loss to Dallas in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Can Minnesota regain its edge in a must-win game Sunday on the road?

The Timberwolves didn't make winning plays down the stretch of a 108-105 loss to the Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. We broke it down on a special edition of the Daily Delivery podcast

On Monday's Daily Delivery podcast, Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse and host Michael Rand react to the Timberwolves stunning and historic comeback win, which has launched them to the Western Conference Finals.

New Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy is the subject of, well, everything, and some think they know when he might see the regular season field.

This was Ben Goessling's live report on the first round of the NFL Draft from Vikings headquarters at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan. To read

Introduction: On a jam-packed episode of the podcast, host Michael Rand starts out with the Wild's 10-goal outburst against Vancouver — the best team in the NHL — on Monday, which included six goals over a six-minute span from late in the second period to the early part of the third. Minnesota set all sorts of records in the victory, which helped the Wild creep closer to a playoff spot. 6:00: ...

Introduction: Host Michael Rand opens with two impressive Minnesota road victories from Monday night. The Wolves dominated the third quarter in winning their Western Conference showdown with the Clippers. The game was also a seamless transition to adding Monte Morris into the rotation, and he helped keep several other players fresh. The Wild, meanwhile, earned a strong win at Vegas. Whether ...

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