10,000 Takes 8/7/24
Peter Knab is a baseball fan with cerebral palsy who is bound to a wheel chair, but that doesn't stop him from going to major league baseball games. All 162 of Cleveland's games last year, both home and road. Peter is our guest this week as he makes his way to Minnesota this weekend as the Twins host Cleveland. We also talk Vikings, Olympics and more on this week's show.
10,000 Takes 7/31/24
The Vikings are in training camp ramping up for the season and our guest this week is former Vikings wide receiver Matthew Hatchette to talk Purple. We also dig into the Twins, the Olympics and more on this week's show
10,000 Takes 7/24/24
Team USA Men's Basketball team will be front and center at the Olympics in Paris and they will be led by Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. We talk team USA and more, plus an interview with Kirsten Goldstein who is the co-director of a Unicon 21, a multi-week unicycle event being held in Bemidji.
10,000 Takes 7/17/24
The Minnesota Lynx have been one of the WNBA's best teams this year and they've done well at the gate, thanks in part to the Caitlin Clark factor. Former Gopher women's coach Pam Borton is our guest this week to talk about the surging popularity of the women's game. We also talk Twins, Vikings and more on this week's show.
10,000 Takes 7/10/24
With many of their top players out of the line-up Minnesota United has hit the skids lately, losing 6 straight games. Manny Lagos, the team's Chief Development Officer is our guest to explain why, plus talk all things soccer. We also dig into the Twins latest run of success and some Lynx talk with Caitlin Clark coming to town.
10,000 Takes 7/3/24
The countdown to Major League Baseball's All-Star break is on and the Twins are in the thick of the playoff race at the midway point. Former Twins infielder and coach Al Newman who was a two-time World Series champ with the Twins in 1987 and 1991 is our guest to talk baseball and the Twins chances going forward.
10,000 Takes 6/26/24
For the first time in 43 years the University of Minnesota has a new head baseball coach. Ty McDevitt, who played for the Gophers and then served as an assistant under longtime coach John Anderson is our guest this week to talk about his new gig. We also dig into the Twins, Lynx and some Timberwolves talk.
10,000 Takes 6/19/24
Locally trained pro boxer Slink Proper steps back into the ring on June 29 against Muhammed Ali's grandson Nico Ali Walsh in a nationally televised Middleweight bout from Miami Beach, Florida. Proper and his trainer Quincy Caldwell are our guests this week along with plenty of Twins and basketball talk.
10,000 Takes 6/12/24
We're talking soccer this week with Minnesota Blizzard owner and club president Chad Hendricks as his team embarks on its first season in the National Premier Soccer League. We also talk Twins, Lynx and sports gambling on this edition of 10-Thousand Takes.
10,000 Takes 6/5/24
The Minnesota Vikings re-signed wide receiver Justin Jefferson to an historic contract this past week and former Vikings front office guy Jeff Robinson is our guest to discuss the signing. Also plenty of Twins and WNBA talk on this week's show.
10.000 Takes 5/29/24
The sudden collapse of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals after winning their first two series is topic #1 this week as we are joined by former Gopher great and NBA World Champion with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, Trent Tucker. Eric Nelson joins the show this week from Denver.
10,000 Takes 5/22/24
Minnesota's professional ultimate frisbee team "the Wind Chill" are now in their 6th season under head coach and owner Ben Feldman who joins us to talk about his team. That and plenty of baseball talk highlight this week's show.
Ant in his post-game presser after the win over Denver Thursday with some salty, but funny comments. Watch/listen at your own risk.
10,000 Takes 5/15/24
NBA Refs have been on the hot seat this playoff season and this week we break down the break downs. Also Twins talk plus a discussion on what exactly happened to Minnesota's newest and now former professional football franchise.
10,000 Takes 5/8/24
Tons of Timberwolves talk on this week's show including a talk with former Wolves' forward Richard Coffey who is giddy about their chances to win a title. Larry Fitzgerald Sr. is a guest co-host with Wally as they also talk Twins and Vikings as well.
10,000 Takes 5/1/24
There's plenty of Timberwolves talk on this week's show with Wolves TV analyst & former Gopher Kevin Lynch as the Wolves head into round two of the NBA playoffs against the Nuggets. We also talk Twins as they blew out the White Sox and Angels to get back over .500 on the year.
10,000 Takes 4/24/24
Fans across the nation may finally have had enough of owners asking for tax-dollars to pay for stadiums and arenas as Kansas City voters shot down a proposal there earlier this month. How will Minnesota go forward knowing the Wild, Vikings and possibly Timberwolves also want money to upgrade their facilities. We also talk to Minnesota marathoner Dakotah Lindwurm about her run to the 2024 Olympics.
10,000 Takes 4/17/24
The NFL draft is just days away and this week on 10k Takes we take a close up look at what the Minnesota Vikings may or may not do in a year where they most certainly will be drafting a quarterback. Longtime Vikings beat-writer Sam Ekstrom is our guest to break it down.
