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The Vikings now have a General Manger with the hiring Wednesday of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah who had been the vice president of football operations for the Cleveland Browns. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Vikings fired General Manager Rick Spielman and Head Coach Mike Zimmer Monday. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says fans typically feel the team needs to move quickly to hire a General Manager and a head coach so they don't miss out on a hot candidate.

The Minnesota Vikings are 4-5 after beating the Chargers in Los Angeles Sunday 27-20. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the NFC is very competitive for the last 2 playoff spots.

The Vikings lost 20-16 at home to the Dallas Cowboys Sunday night to fall to 3-4 on the season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says quarterback Kirk Cousins won't be back with the Vikings because they expect more from a guy making the kind of money he is making.

The exclusive negotiation timeline expired for the Alex Rodriguez led group to buy the Timberwolves. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says a group led by former NBA player Arron Afflalo could try and fill the void. Souhan says he doesn't have detailed knowledge of the negotiations involving Afflalo and Wolves owner Glen Taylor but says Afflado could possibly buy the team.

The Gopher football team opens the 2020 season Saturday when they host Michigan at 6:30 p.m., pregame on WJON at 4:30. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says the Gophers have some known top performers on offense with quarterback Tanner Morgan, receiver Rashod Bateman and running back Mohammed Ibrahim.

The NFL draft concluded Saturday with the Vikings making 15 picks and acquiring a pair of picks in next year's draft. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He thought the Vikings did a good job getting value throughout the draft.

The NFL is still planning their April 23-25 draft despite NFL General Managers requesting to move the date of the event. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan is siding with the GMs.

Major League Baseball is stuck in limbo but the Minnesota Twins have come out saying they are prepared to miss the entire season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan thinks the COVID-19 situation is causing a lot of sports organization are taking a week by week approach.

This would have been the start of the March Madness tournament had it not been canceled due to COVID-19. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan thinks just because a team finished with the best record in the regular season, doesn't mean they should get the NCAA title this year.