Darren Wolfson

Among the many players that John Anderson coached in his 43-years leading the University of Minnesota baseball program was current Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson.Anderson spoke this week with our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson about Wilson and this magical run he’s on with the Mariners up 2-0 over Toronto in the American League Championship Series.Wilson played […]

KSTP sports reporter Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson caught up with a few Vikings in the locker room this week, including safeties Josh Metellus and Theo Jackson, LB Jonathan Greenard, and RG Will Fries.***Click the video box above to watch our conversations with Metellus, Greenard, Fries, and Jackson***KSTP sports reporter Alec Ausmus spoke with LT Christian Darrisaw […]

Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved connected with our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson this week at the Minnesota State Fair. Once upon a time while growing up in Roseville, Medved worked on the grounds crew at the Fair.***Click the video box above to watch our conversation with Medved***After a few weeks off, Medved’s players are back […]

Twins president of baseball and business operations Derek Falvey spoke with our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson on Thursday, via Zoom.They touched on the Pohlads decision last week to retain majority ownership, whether the idea is to retain starters Pablo Lopez and Joe Ryan into the 2026 season, and much more.***Click the video box above to watch […]

The Minnesota Twins have traded nearly 40 percent of their team this week. They made nine deals, including seven swaps leading up to the deadline on Thursday. Key players like Carlos Correa and several relievers were traded, aiming to invest in the team’s future. Despite the changes, the Twins kept their All-Stars and are optimistic […]

Minneapolis native Jalen Travis is ready to experience his first NFL training camp after being selected in the fourth round (No. 127 overall) of April’s draft by the Indianapolis Colts.Our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson caught up with Travis before he left town for camp. All NFL training camps begin before July is over.***Click the video box […]

Roman Voss is the top-ranked high school football player in Minnesota and on Monday night he pledged his allegiance to the home state Gophers. He chose P.J. Fleck’s program over Alabama.Our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson spoke with Voss on Monday night soon after his commitment went public.Voss plays quarterback for Jackson County Central, but is expected […]

Our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson was in the Twins’ clubhouse pregame Monday and spoke with injured players 3B Royce Lewis, 2B Luke Keaschall, and starter Zebby Matthews.Lewis is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. He’s been out with a left hamstring strain. He said he’s doing well, and isn’t sure if the […]

The Vikings’ mandatory mini-camp goes through Thursday. After the first day, our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson caught up with RB Aaron Jones Sr., DL Jonathan Allen, and LB Eric Wilson.***Click the video box above to watch our chats with Jones Sr., Allen, and Wilson***The most encouraging news at mini-camp is that LT Christian Darrisaw is active. […]

NBA-TV analyst Sam Mitchell spoke with our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson about the Wolves-Thunder Western Conference Finals matchup. Game 1 of the best-of-7 series is Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. The Thunder have homecourt advantage. ***Click the video box above to watch our conversation with Mitchell*** Mitchell went 185-242 as an NBA head coach with the Raptors and Timberwolves. He was the NBA Coach of the Year with in 2007 with Toronto. He most recently served as an assistant coach under Penny Hardaway at the University of Memphis 2018-19. He played for the Timberwolves for 10 seasons over two different stints. […]

14-year NBA veteran and ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins spoke with our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson on Friday about the Timberwolves-Warriors series, with Game 3 Saturday night in San Francisco. The best-of-7 series is tied at one game apiece. Perkins will be part of the pre and postgame shows for Game 3, which will be on KSTP-TV. The ABC pregame show starts at 7 p.m. KSTP will have extended Wolves coverage from 6-7 p.m. ***Click the video box above to watch our conversation with Perkins*** Below is a Game 3 preview, courtesy of the Associated Press: Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the […]

Working the transfer portal hard this month, among players the Gophers football program secured is defensive back John Nestor. He spent the last two years playing for Iowa, yes those rival Hawkeyes. He has two years of eligibility remaining after playing in 20 games for the Hawkeyes over the past two seasons. He recorded 14 […]

Among additions this month for new Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved is forward Bobby Durkin. He comes to Minnesota after playing two years at Davidson.“Bobby is a phenomenal shooter with great size and length,” Medved said in a statement. “He’s a versatile player who can create space and has good floor vision. In addition, his […]

NBA-TV analyst Sam Mitchell spoke with our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson about the Wolves-Lakers first round playoff matchup.Game 1 of the best-of-7 series is Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. on 5-Eyewitness News. The Lakers have homecourt advantage.***Click the video box above to watch our conversation with Mitchell***Mitchell went 185-242 as an NBA head coach with the […]

Among the transfer additions for new Gophers men’s basketball coach is former San Jose St. forward/center Robert Vaihola.“Rob was one of the best rebounders in the Mountain West last season, and we saw firsthand what he could do,” Medved said in a statement. “He has a great physical presence in the paint, a gritty competitor […]

Every Sunday night at 9:35 p.m. on 45-TV and 10:35 p.m. on KSTP-TV Channel 5, our Joe Schmit, Chris Long, and Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson go back-and-forth on Sports Wrap. Alec Ausmus filled in for Schmit this week.This week’s first segment was on the Niko Medved to the Gophers speculation and the Vikings and NFL free […]

There’s only one repeat team in the AA boys state hockey tournament bracket: Defending champion Edina.This is head coach Curt Giles’ 16th state tournament appearance in 26-seasons, and he’s aiming for a sixth title.Our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson connected with Giles and star junior forward Mason West after practice earlier this week.5-seed Edina opens up quarterfinal […]

Our Alec Ausmus was in Fort Myers last week covering the Twins at spring training. He spoke with many players, captured lots of video, and formulated many opinions.He went back-and-forth with our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson on many of the talking points from Fort Myers.***Click the video box above to watch Alec and Doogie discuss the […]

The Gophers volleyball program has transitioned to the start of the 2025 season with spring practice underway. When watching, you’ll notice new assistant coach Nellie Coleman. But she’s way more than hands-on, on the court.Coleman is also the team’s general manager. The position is the first of its kind in NCAA volleyball and serves to […]

With the Wolves-Knicks blockbuster trade nearing official completion, we spoke with former Nets ass’t GM and ESPN analyst Bobby Marks. The Wolves are sending Karl-Anthony Towns to New York in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round draft pick in a franchise-altering deal. ***Click the video box above to watch Darren Wolfson’s conversation with Marks*** Active in the Twin Cities community, willing to defer the alpha role to young star Anthony Edwards, and unbothered by the move to a stretch power forward role following the acquisition of center Rudy Gobert two years ago, Towns did not appear to […]