Cory Hepola talks to Mike Max about how Minnesota is going about preparing for a winter sports prep season & Ricky Rubio returning to the Timberwolves

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The UK becomes the first country to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.

Cory talks to Dr. Osterholm about this & what the timetable may be for over here.

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Minnesota’s jobs forecast is linked to the trajectory of the coronavirus and the size of any future round of federal stimulus.

Blois Olson has more in today's Morning Take

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Kirby Puckett is one of the most beloved Minnesota icons of all time. He was a great baseball player, a great community leader, a close friend of Dave's, but above all, he was a fantastic father. That really shines through when his daughter Katherine and son Kirby Puckett Jr. join Dave. Vintage Sports Authentics has an auction that is live right now with some pretty incredible, one of a kind items. Some of the items you can bid on now include, Kirby Puckett baseballs, bats, and cards. Many of you know Kirby was the MVP of the 1993 MLB All Star Game in Baltimore. The helmet Kirby hit a homerun and double in that night is up for auction, and so too is the actual 1993 All Star Game MVP trophy! To learn more about it or place a bid visit the link below.

www.vsaauctions.com

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Frank White and Dave honor, pay tribute, and discuss the late, great Jimmy Robinson. He was a legendary sports official, who sadly passed away yesterday surrounded by loved ones. 

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Former Viking and beloved Minnesotan Matt Burke joined Dave. Will Matt be running for Governor of Minnesota in the future? He answers that question. Plus, Dave and Matt talk a little NFL football including his former team, the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens game against the Pittsburg Steelers was set to be played Thanksgiving night. Due to COVID, that game was rescheduled to be played yesterday, then it was rescheduled to be played today. Now it's been rescheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 2:30pm. What the heck is going on and what is the NFL like behind the scene? Matt dives into all that and more with Dave. 

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Mike and Dave discuss Gopher athletics. The Gophers football game this coming Saturday against Northwestern has been cancelled due to more COVID cases among Gophers players and staff. Along those lines, the Women's Gopher basketball team is set to play Eastern Illinois tomorrow afternoon and they will take the court with only seven active players (coronavirus is not the only reason some of the players are unable to play). Plus, the men's basketball team beat Loyola Marymount yesterday. Mike and Dave review that game and discuss what and who stood out to them. 

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Dr. Hilden and Dave spend the majority of the time discussing the possible COVID vaccines coming in the near future. Dr. Hilden says this is the most optimistic he's been since March. Although Dr. Hilden is optimistic, because of the holiday season he does think the next month or so is going to be really rough. Dr. Hilden gives a possible date for the vaccine, how much will we get at first, who will receive the vaccine first and how will it be distributed. Dr. Hilden believes we will start to return to some normalcy in early 2021. Dave and Dr. Hilden discuss those topics and much, much more. 

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Blois talks Minnesota's budget deficit and today's budget forecast. Will leaders becoming up with another COVID relief package? Plus, what changes are ahead for the Minnesota House and will the beloved former Minnesota Viking Matt Burke be running for Governor?  

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Matt discusses the HBO hit series The Undoing. this week will be jammed packed with all sorts of stuff to watch. Matt shares what he has highlighted. Just a heads up, Christmas time has officially begun! Plus, Brian Cranston is starring in a new limited series drama called Your Honor, and what movie is Netflix releasing that is already getting lots of Oscar buzz? Matt fills us in on that and more. 

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