1) Thoroughly professional win tonight. 2) Max Kepler answered the mounting pressure/critics/ticking clock (for at least one night). 3) This caption rules. #RingTheBell

Tonight had to feel really, really good for Kepler. I’m glad for him…and the honesty is really admirable.

This was a pretty powerful, honest read. Jordan Love has quite a story.

After signing with Marseille, USMNT winger Tim Weah recreated the magazine cover of his father George Weah who signed for the club 25 years ago. Incredible 🇺🇸❤️

I miss them sharing the screen. 😢

That is SO FAR AWAY.

Big local girls hockey news today: Bemidji High School junior Bailey Rupp has announced a verbal commitment to the University of Minnesota Duluth. One of the big questions in local high school sports has an answer: like her sister Mollie, she plans to be a Bulldog.

Just feel so badly for Tommy Fleetwood. So close again.

Eye-opening story from over the weekend. Dan Wetzel joins Dan Barreiro at 4:00 CT today to discuss.

If you are listening to KFAN right now on radio or iHeart, I recommend listening to Wetzel joining Barreiro. (We are into FPBC next on KBUN.) I just read the story in advance of the interview. It is shocking, saddening…and an important story of modern tech & young people.

Another great night for Taijuan Walker. Really enjoyable to watch him bounce back like he has for much of this season. And the Phils find a way again late in the game. #RingTheBell

Game on. 🎮 NBA Tip-Off, October 21st on NBC and Peacock.

Lee and Palmer (x2) on the scoresheet—with the latter *maybe* in his final days with the club—and a later than late fightback. A touch of vintage from Wrexham tonight in the League Cup.

Now that I’ve discovered it and enjoy it so much, a well-made sequel to “Little Manhattan” with the original cast returning—meaning Gabe and Rosemary as young-ish adults—would be outstanding.

Oh boy…

Lucy has once again pulled the football away from Charlie Brown. Apologies to all Twins fans. The situation has found a way to become even more bleak.

This is already not promising and fueling every concern people had about ESPN running Inside The NBA.

On a MUCH brighter note, it’s great to see the largest print news entity in the state making a dedicated commitment to expanding its high school sports coverage. Pretty helpful resource for broadcasters, too!

Today on “High Noon”: -Twins fans get Lucy’d -Mark Carlson, MD talks some NFL news (12:20) -New Bemidji State Men’s Golf head coach Ben Corbid (12:40) LOTS of variety in today’s show on 104.5 and kbunsportsradio.com!

The outstanding John Millea is signing off covering MN prep sports on Friday. What he has done to amplify and capture the magic of the high school sports experience has been priceless. I’m glad to have personally met him and he will always be one of my favorite radio guests.