Patrick Reusse on Twins struggles, women’s basketball and the Timberwolves

On Monday’s Daily Delivery podcast, Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joined host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
April 8, 2024 at 3:42PM
Iowa's Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates as UConn's Aaliyah Edwards (3) reacts after she was called for an illegal screen in the final seconds of the Iowa-UConn semifinal at the Women's Final Four. (Tribune News Service) (Steph Chambers)

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. Women’s basketball again took center stage, with South Carolina capping an undefeated season by outlasting Iowa and Caitlin Clark in Sunday’s NCAA title game. Iowa advanced after a controversial offensive foul helped it defeat UConn in the semifinals. On the men’s side, Purdue and UConn will offer a contrast in styles in Monday’s title game.

Reusse and Rand also get into the Twins, whose early offensive struggles are a bad sign for a team that will need a more balanced approach to be successful this season.

And the Wolves won a key game out west against the Lakers, keeping alive their chances of being the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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