The Sportive

- Honest-to-god breakdown of Twins trades- (36:00) Vikings training camp early chatter- (46:15) Dragging Chris Sale- (54:15) Chelsea FC preview + Sportive Recommends grab-bag

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Single-topic shortive (featuring our famous audio issues): Stu, Jon and B gripe about the bizarre press conference following the Terry Ryan firing. We agree this will probably cheer you up somewhere between 2 and 10%. It's the best we could do.

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0:00 | Hey, the Twins are kinda fun again19:00 | Extremely inappropriate tangent about former hopeful Vikings owners26:30 | We yell at our friend Rand for his Teddy B ranking36:00 | Olympic preview including our gymnastics picks to click56:00 | We learned the hard way: don't karaoke "Steal My Sunshine"

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Official podcast brother Dave Marthaler joined us this week, as we talk about the following:--Is Kevin Durant worse than LeBron?--Is Sam Hinkie the world's biggest doofus? (Reprise)--Dave's Hateful Twins Stats (Twins midseason review)--Mitch Leidner: Has everyone gone crazy?--Ask Sportive: The best foods off the grill

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Stu, Brandon, and Jon met up in the western suburbs to record a podcast and get stared at by softball teams who were drinking hard on a Tuesday. Topics:* Kris Dunn, and whether Brandon's going to burn the city to the ground* The Twins: trade everyone or fire everyone?* The Great Baseball Road Trip: Kearney and other points of interest* Speeding up the game of baseball* CURLING UPDATE* The Lynx lost twice in a row

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0:00 | Cavs recap29:20 | Copa: US-Arg preview, Jurgy status and more41:18 | Fair-weather Wolves fan draft preview52:00 | Chuck Klosterman midpoint book review

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Brandon abandoned us, as did Clarence, and Jon showed up late after a soccer game. It was, in a word, a two-man show. Discussed:- The NBA Finals- The NHL in Las Vegas- Whether we should be talking about the Minnesota Lynx (NOTE: lots of guilt in this segment)- The Sportive Recommends Albums To Buy- The biggest whiner at the U.S. Open this week

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It's an epside of The Straight Men (just Jon & B with no comic relief) as the two discuss:0:00 | We play a round of "Will It Happen?" with Twins projections37:35 | Brandon is the #1 Ricky Rubio defender58:00 | NBA finals check-n1:10:00 | Stanley Cup check-in1:15:00 | What's next for USMNT?

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1:00 | Why do Jon and B hate the Warriors? Bonus: B goes full Bayless and doubles down on his Klay hatred 18:00 | Who we should cheer for in the NHL playoffs? Plus a new feature where Clarence tells us a story of one of the many times he told someone to GFY39:30 | Soccer CONCACAF tourney preview, aka the segment which inspires Jon to quit60:00 | AskSportive segment: Gopher scandal predictions, best arcade games and more. Thanks to all for the questions.

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0:00 | Ugh Twins again, sorry19:20 Blair Walsh predictions/bets 37:00 | Clarence guesses players on the Raptors49:45 | Sportive explains: legislature! An illuminating segment53:00 | Sportive explains: runza55:00 | Lightning round: potato salads POV, weekend preview, cabin etiquette tips

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