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The full episode of the Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson for June 28, 2025. Steve Carney joins Steve Thomson for an update on the great Minnesota outdoors. Steve and Lindsey chat about the Minnesota Lynx’s latest win in Atlanta. Jess Myers stops by to talk about all the latest Minnesota Wild transactions coinciding with the NHL Draft. Finally, Chris Hine joins to talk about the Timberwolves extending Naz Reid, running it back next year with a familiar roster and extending Julius Randle.

The next half decade of Wolves basketball is coming into focus. Steve Thomson is joined by Chris Hine to talk about the Wolves extending Naz Reid and their player development surge. Steve asks about how hard the Wolves roster will be to crack for the young players they selected at this year’s NBA Draft. They also discuss Julius Randle’s contract situation with a year remaining with the team looking to extend him with the second apron looming.

No first round picks in this year’s draft for the Wild so it was a quiet night one for the club. Jess speculates there were some unintended consequences in the NHL’s choice to decentralize the draft and go with a more hybrid presentation. Steve points out the amount of pressure on executives to not just make deals but to avoid the wrong ones.

Steve Carney joins Steve Thomson for an update on the great Minnesota outdoors. Carney says he’s been getting bites early and often in the shallows. He also gives an update on his bait choices, recent weather’s impact on the fishies and water vegetation.

What is the next step with Bailey Ober? Remembering Dave Parker.

John Millea joins Steve Thomson to talk about ending his long career covering Minnesota high school sports. John is a long time friend and is due for a congratulations after dedicating so many years to the Minnesota sports scene. Lindsey then recounts her recent adventure in the Boundary Waters. Finally, the show wraps with a meeting of the Steves as Steve Carney drops by to talk the great (HOT) Minnesota outdoors. Carney talks about the heat wave and what it means for water and fishing conditions.

Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson wraps with a meeting of the Steves as Steve Carney drops by to talk the great (HOT) Minnesota outdoors. Carney talks about the heat wave and what it means for water and fishing conditions. Thomson asks about the kind of bait he starts with especially when he's fishing for walleye.

John Millea joins Steve Thomson to talk about ending his long career covering Minnesota high school sports. John is a long time friend and is due for a congratulations after dedicating so many years to the Minnesota sports scene. John shares some stories about all the people he's been lucky enough to work with and young athletes he's had the privilege to cover.

Steve Thomson and Lindsey Brown sift through the Twins loss at the hands of the Brewers. They’ve been losing a lot of games lately and Steve wonders what truly ails the Twins and about the direction of the club. Listener Eric calls and weighs in on the state of the team. He claims they’re in limbo especially with the ownership sale hanging around not so in the background.

Steve Thomson leads us into Twins coverage ahead of their Saturday afternoon contest against the Milwaukee Brewers. Steve and Bobby get into the pitching woes the club has experienced as of late and early impressions some of the young arm talent has made across MLB. They also get into the tear that Byron Buxton has been on, the command he’s had in the batters box and how much better the league is when he’s healthy. Bobby also provides an update on the progress of Royce Lewis as he recovers from his latest injury.

It's a very sad day in the history of Minnesota politics. Steve takes a few minutes to reflect on his personal connections to Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hoffman just hours after the lawmakers and their spouses were shot (and the Hortmans were killed).

A truncated show today due to Twins coverage so Steve and Lindsey pack as many sports in as they possibly can. Steve doesn’t believe its time to panic about the Twins despite dropping three straight to the red hot Blue Jays. PWHL expansion, what it means for the Frost and Steve’s surprise that Maddie Rooney wasn’t protected. The Lynx still perfect and for the most part flying under the radar in a narrative heavy WNBA season. Lindsey speculates about a turning point in the league… some powers beginning to wane and others stepping up in their place Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch factor may steal the series for the Pacers The NCAA Revenue Sharing settlement and its impact on people and profits Minnesota State High School Championships this upcoming week

Bobby Nightengale (Star Tribune) joins Steve Thomson ahead of the Twins Saturday tilt with the Blue Jays at Target Field. They start off talking about Friday’s loss which featured a rare tough outing for Bailey Ober. They chat about Chris Paddack who will be on the mound today and his journey back from his second Tommy John surgery and Royce Lewis’ reimplementation back into the lineup. Steve highlights the MSHSL State Softball champions that were crowned this year and runs down the bracket pairings for the upcoming State Baseball Championship.

Phil Miller from the Star Tribune joins Steve Thomson to voice his displeasure with the historical comeback Twins victory last night. He and Steve talk about some big name reinforcements that have gotten off to good starts. They also talk about the strength of the pitching staff and how the bats need to provide cushion more consistently.

The full first hour of The Sports Weekend with Steve Thomson. Guests in the first hour include Steve Carney on fishin' and Chris Hine on the Wolves' demise. Plus a conversation about Pete DeBoer's comments about Jake Oettinger and the Oilers taking the next step.

Chris Hine covers the Timberwolves for the Star Tribune. The season ended again with a thud in the Western Conference Finals. Big decisions looming. Kevin Durant rumors, etc.

The weekly meeting of the Steves is a jovial one. The fish are biting and the temperatures swell. Carney has been mostly using plastic bait and catching a lot of bass and crappies. He also gets into some of the conditions that make fish less likely to take a nibble.

Jonathan Lowe in for Steve Thomson this week. First, Jonathan Lowe is joined by Kevin Lynch to preview WCF Game 3 between the Wolves and Thunder. Then, what films are attracting Jonathan and Lindsey to theaters this summer. Finally, a conversation with Andy Greder about the Loons and their defensive identity. All of that and updated scores on a PACKED Sports Weekend.

Andy Greder (MN United Beat Writer, Pioneer Press) joins Jonathan Lowe on this gorgeous Saturday to talk some Loons soccer. They note how stingy the Loons defense has been so far this season as the team forms their identity. They also talk about Head Coach Eric Ramsey’s personnel deployment and the reasoning (and success) behind the adjustments.

Jonathan Lowe is in for Steve Thomson on this Sports Weekend. He is joined by Kevin Lynch (NBA Analyst, Fanduel Sports North) to break down the biggest game of the Minnesota Timberwolves season… game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Jonathan says that it feels eerily similar to last year’s series vs the Dallas Mavericks. Kevin notes OKC’s consistency and how their steadiness has impacted the Wolves game flow.