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The Twins beat the Orioles 1-0 in 7 innings in Fort Myers, Florida Tuesday to improve to 4-4 this spring. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says 1st baseman Miguel Sano, who hit a RBI double Tuesday, should remain in the field as long as possible. He says Sano is a guy who can benefit from seeing regular time in the field to help keep him engaged and in better shape.

Health Matters; Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating [PODCAST] This week on WJONs Health Matters program I talked with Registered Dietician Kari Collett from A-to-Zinc Nutrition.  We talked about eating disorders and disordered eating.  Kari explained that there are two examples of eating disorders; Bulimia and Anorexia.  He says Bulimia is when someone purges immediately after eating. She says this causes many problems which includes esophagus damage and potential intestinal concerns.  A...

The Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0 Monday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Wild are looking like the 2nd best team in the West Division behind Vegas with lots of games to play. Souhan says rookie Kirill Kaprizov is well known nationally by NHL experts as an emerging talent.

March is colorectal cancer awareness month. I talked with Cancer Control Strategic Partnerships Manager Matt Flory from the American Cancer Society today. He says colorectal cancer is very preventable and there are many ways to get screened which includes a colonoscopy and a Cologuard colon cancer screening at home test.

Souhan; Twins Will Have a Tough Decision on Thorpe [PODCAST] The Twins posted a 8-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in spring training baseball Sunday in Fort Myers, Florida.  Left hander Lewis Thorpe started the game for the Twins and threw 1 shutout inning.  Thorpe is out of options which means hell need to make the team out of camp or the Twins would have to expose him to waivers.  Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.  He says Thorpe almost certainly would be cla...

St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis joined me on WJON today. He says the city has 3 qualified interested parities in purchasing the current St. Cloud City Hall site. Who those interested parties are isn't public yet and what they intent to do the the property isn't clear.

Numbers of positive Covid-19 patients at St. Cloud Hospital and within CentraCare continue to shrink. CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON this week. He says they have less then 10 positive Covid-19 patients within all of CentraCare and all of them are at St. Cloud Hospital. He says they have no positive Covid-19 patients at their facilities in Paynesville, Willmar or Monticello.

Souhan; Garnett Not Going to Buy the Timberwolves [PODCAST] Former Timberwolves star Kevin Garnett posted yesterday that he has ended his pursuit of buying the Timberwolves.  He isnt happy about it either taking shots at Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor.  Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.  He says Taylor indicated that he had no evidence of Garnett or a group involving Garnett having made an offer to purchase the team.  Jim says this could be an example of Garn...

St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON today. He says gas prices will continue to rise in the short term due largely to the affect that weather had on refineries in Texas.

The Twins play a spring training game against the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers, Florida today at 12:05, pregame on WJON at 12:00. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Kenta Maeda by virtue of his performance last season is the Twins' top starting pitcher.