Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Twins fell in an exhibition game to Atlanta, the Timberwolves earned a rare win, the Granite City Lumberjacks notched their 26th win of the season, boy's and girl's basketball teams completed sectionals, and the state girl's hockey tournament is underway. Here's a look at your sports recap for Saturday:

Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today from Fort Myers, Florida where he's covering the Twins. Jim says Randy Dobnak will begin the season in the bullpen but will likely start some games for the team this season. He says each team will likely need around 8 pitchers to start games this season and possibly more.

The Minnesota Wild earned its 11th straight home win, the Husky baseball team swept Wayne State and the SCSU hockey team saw a time change for their NCAA Tournament game. Here's your one-stop shop for all things sports on Friday.

The Twins continue with spring training in Fort Myers, Florida this week. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says results of spring training games aren't a strong indication of how the season will go. He says players are going up against competition and situations they won't see in the regular season.

The Wild won, the Wolves lost... pretty typical Wednesday really. Here's a look at everything that happened in the world of sports on Wednesday.

The Sauk Rapids-Rice boys basketball team advanced to a section final, Sartell hockey saw its season come to an end and the Twins fell to the Pirates in Spring Training. Here's a look at all things sports for Tuesday and what to watch for on Wednesday.

The University of Minnesota has hired Ben Johnson to be its next men's basketball head coach. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says with Johnson's background as a Minneapolis native, former Gopher player and assistant coach and his connection with the local AAU scene he's well equipped to recruit and land top Minnesota talent.

Ovie and the Franchise wade through the all-too-often murky waters of Minnesota sports in order to tell you what to think about everything. It's basically "Clarissa Explains It All" but with two middle-aged men doing the explaining of it all.

The Wild bounced back for a win over Anaheim, the Wolves faded at home against Oklahoma City, the Gopher men's basketball team found a new coach and the NCAA Tournament rolled along. Here's a look at all things sports for Tuesday.

The Gopher men's basketball team is still searching for a replacement for Richard Pitino as head coach. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Porter Moser from Loyola-Chicago and Eric Musselman from Arkansas could both be candidates for the job but both are still coaching in the NCAA tournament sweet sixteen.