The Sportive

Our prayers have been answered. Check it: (0:20) the Gophers delivered the best win of our lifetimes, (31:00) Kirk Cousins finally refrained from soiling himself on national television, (43:35) Andrew Wiggins is New Kobe, and (53:30) the Wild...exist. Can't win em all, but what a week.

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Our football teams are juggernauts, so of course we spent most of our time on the…Wolves? Then (31:00) we decide to believe in the Vikings, (39:30) Jon legitimately gushes — GUSHES — over the Gophers, and finally we end with dadlife, the World Series and the Loons.

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(0:20) funeral for the Twins season, (29:00) are the Vikings good? (44:45) are the Gophers good? (54:24) Stu’s inspiring urban tales of hot-tubbing, tube-riding and garbage-controversy ignoring.

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The Greater Minnesota Sportive is back, because Stu's back! He and Jon run through all of the hottest Stu takes that we've missed out on for so long, as well as:

• Stu's move to St. Paul
• Kirk Cousins's Bad Day At Lambeau
• Old-guy road trips through Wisconsin
• The Twins bullpen
• Gopher Football's "Why The Hell Would You Schedule Them" tour
• Mandy drops in to chat while Stu struggles to work the door
• The Wild sign Jared Spurgeon
• The Loons are in third place
• Stu didn't yell at Jon for talking about either of the last two things

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(1:01) Vikings preview including our world-famous Bros/Turds/Wins segment, (51:30) saying goodbye to Twins panic FOR NOW, (1:01:00) debating whether it’s more likely to get a hit in baseball, score an NBA basket or run for a first down.

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A two-man weave once again as Poochie and The Marth cover: (5:00) Twins midnight-to-six scale, (24:00) Wild GM Billy Guerin first impressions, (37:55) Vikings season preview ughhhhh, (54:40) are we excited about the NFL?

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It’s a Nice Guys episode with Jon and Poochie. Official minutes: (0:30) PANIC TIME, (25:00) Field of Dreams game, (31:00) Wild GM predictions, (58:00) Dadlife.

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Jon is joined by Gopher football historian and official podcast brother Dave to talk about Paul Fenton being consigned to the Tim Brewster historical bin, Sam Dyson's No Good Horrible Very Bad First Day, and preview the 2019 Gopher Football season. Niche references abound. References to Gopher sports figures from bygone decades abound. They talk a lot about Matt Capps for some reason. In other words: everything you've come to expect from a Marthcast.

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Sportive summer break is over, so Jon and Stu and Clarence are back to talk about:

• Therapy time for Twins fans, as we discuss our fears, doubts, and worries about the second half
• What is Paul Fenton doing?
• Dear University of Minnesota: where's our money
• The Women's World Cup, our happy place
• Dad life, as old dads Stu and Clarence try to convince Jon that everything is going to be okay and he's going to miss things

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Welcome to the new Sportive NBA vertical. B and his hoophead pals go deep on the AD trade and speculate on other offseason happenings. Discussed: Lakers/Pelicans implications, predictions on where the other free agents will sign, and some Wolves chatter.

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