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The Wild are red-hot, the Vikings … are not — and is Thursday Night Football just a dangerous cash grab? All that and more comes in this week’s Minnesota sports roundup with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson, co-hosts of the “10,000 Takes” sports talk show.

First: After the Detroit Debacle against the winless Lions, the Minnesota Vikings prepare to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in a matchup on Thursday Night Football — as players speak up about the injury risks of scheduling games on Thursdays.

And: The Minnesota Wild have won seven straight and are sitting at the top of the NHL’s Western Conference. How? Why?

Plus: Gopher men’s football is headed to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix on Dec. 28, Minnesota Lynx coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve is named head coach of USA Basketball’s women’s team, and a couple of legendary Twins are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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The Wild are red-hot, the Vikings … are not — and is Thursday Night Football just a dangerous cash grab? All that and more in this week’s Minnesota sports roundup with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson.

MN sports roundup: Is Thursday Night Football just a risky cash grab?

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