Minnesota Wild

If you are a sports fan, today is the day you have been dreaming of since the COVID-19 lockdown started in March: A full day of sports on the radio and television!

Game Three of the series is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday on AM 1390 Granite City Sports.

The Minnesota Wild won 3-0 in Game 1 of their NHL first round play-in series Sunday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says the Wild took advantage of the points in the game that they controlled play while Vancouver didn't capitalize on scoring opportunities.

The Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 Wednesday behind 5 shutout innings from starting pitcher Rich Hill. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says the Twins would happily take 5 innings with 2 or less runs allowed with any starts from Hill.

Major League Baseball is back! The Twins played against the Cubs in an exhibition game Wednesday night in preparation of their regular season opener against the White Sox Friday night (7 p.m., WJON).

Kevin Falness of the Minnesota Wild Radio Network joined WJON's "Hang Up and Listen" Tuesday to discuss the details of the league's re-start and the Wild's moves during the shutdown, including the hiring of Dean Evason and the signing of top prospect Kiril Kaprizov.

Ovie and The Franchise is a podcast featuring Dave Overlund and Jay Caldwell and is recorded every Thursday. The show can also be heard on "Hang Up and Listen" Thursday afternoons from 1-2 p.m. on WJON.

The Minnesota Wild announced the hiring of Dean Evason as its full-time head coach. Evason was previously the interim head coach following the firing of Bruce Boudreau in mid-February.

The NHL plans to return to play starting August 1. Edmonton and Toronto appear to be the hub cities when play resumes. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says the Wild and the rest of the Western Conference will likely be headed for Edmonton.

Ovie and The Franchise comes to you a day early this week for no good reason. The podcast is usually recorded on Thursdays and airs on WJON from 1-2 p.m.