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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.

The Twins signed relief pitcher Taylor Rogers to a 1-year $6 Million contract. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Twins had to bring back Rogers. He says Rogers is their best relief pitcher even if he may not be ideal as the closer.

The Twins allowed relief pitcher Trevor May to sign a 2-year $15 Million contract with the New York Mets and have placed outfielder Eddie Rosario on outright waivers. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Rosario won't likely be back even if he isn't claimed off waivers by another team.

The Gopher men's basketball team improved to 3-0 after posting a 67-64 win over Loyola Marymount Monday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Gophers didn't play well in this one and were bailed out by a hot Marcus Carr down the stretch. Carr hit the game-winning 3-point shot to break the 64-all tie with 2.7 seconds left.

The Vikings came from behind to defeat the Carolina Panthers Sunday 28-27 to improve to 5-6 and they keep themselves alive for a playoff spot. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Chad Beebe went from being the goat to the hero in a matter of minutes after muffing a punt and then catching the go-ahead touchdown.