Opinion/Analysis

The Timberwolves won 129-127 in overtime at Dallas against the Mavericks Thursday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Wolves' best players are their guards and wings which could lead them to playing a lot of smaller lineups this season.

The Vikings face the Chicago Bears Sunday at noon, pregame on WJON at 11 a.m. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says because of the tough Arizona Cardinals scheduled it's possible the Vikings may not need to win all 3 remaining games.

The Gopher men's basketball team lost 92-64 to #13 Illinois Tuesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Gophers settled for too many 3-point shots and didn't make enough of them.

The Timberwolves have lost their 1st two preseason games including last night against Memphis. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says this group includes many new faces which will take time for them to learn to play together.

The Vikings lost 26-14 at Tampa Bay Sunday to fall to 6-7 on the season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the loss Sunday puts the Vikings in a tough situation to make the playoffs. He says they'll likely need to win their remaining 3 games and will need some help.

The Vikings play at Tampa Bay Sunday at noon, pregame on WJON at 11 a.m. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Kirk Cousins has played well in recent weeks but he's done so while playing against less than great quarterbacks on the opposition.

The St. Paul Saints have been announced as the new Triple-A Affiliate for the Minnesota Twins. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Saints owner Mike Veeck has had stormy relationships with the Twins and media over the years in part due to promotional positions that the Saints took against the Twins.

The Gopher basketball team improved to 5-0 with a 85-80 overtime win over Boston College as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says bench players Jamal Mashburn Jr., Isaiah Ihnen, and Tre Williams were big contributors in the win.

Minnesota United FC lost 3-2 to Seattle in the MLS Western Conference Finals Monday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan says the way they lost after taking a 2-0 lead is leaving many Minnesota sports fans to compare them to the Twins, Vikings, Wild, etc...

The Vikings posted a 27-24 overtime win over Jacksonville Sunday to improve to 6-6 and for the moment claim the 7th seed in the upcoming NFC playoffs. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Vikings didn't play well for much of the day on offense or defense and the special teams missed kicks really caused some problems too.