Star Tribune columnist Michael Rand on Gophers (Dawn Plitzuweit, NIL, hockey hire), Vikings (Kyler Murray, draft), Wolves (postseason prediction) & Twins (what's to actually like?)

The veteran columnist recently wrote about the Gopher women's basketball resurgence under former USD coach Dawn Plitzuweit. How did she manage to scrape the program out of the scrap heap of the saturated Twin Cities sports scene, at least for a few days?   Rand also wrote about Augustana hockey coach Garrett Raboin reportedly turning down the plum Gopher job. What is it about the seat that Raboin's mentor Bob Motzko gave up that may have kept Raboin in Sioux Falls?   How well will the Kyler Murray pickup work with the Minnesota Vikings? What should we anticipate they will do with their first round draft pick?   The Timberwolves have been to back-to-back Western Conference Finals. How equipped is this year's team to get back there?   And then there are the Twins, whose fans have hit a low point, at least in this century. What is there to actually watch and enjoy?