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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

MN sports roundup: Remembering John Madden, a son of Austin, Minn.

A man speaks on a podium outside.
Former Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden speaks about former quarterback Ken Stabler, pictured at rear, at a ceremony honoring Stabler during halftime of an NFL football game between the Raiders and the Cincinnati Bengals in Oakland, Calif., in September 2013.
Ben Margot | AP Photo 2013

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As 2021 draws to a close, there's a lot to talk about in Minnesota sports. The Vikings don't look like a playoff team, and right now they're not. The Gophers won a bowl game. And legendary football coach and commentator John Madden, a son of Austin, Minn., has passed away at the age of 85.

Who better to talk about all of this than Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson. Langfellow is the founder of Minnesota Score magazine and a cohost of the "10,000 Takes" sports talk show on radio and TV. Nelson is the other host of "10,000 Takes" and is also the Minnesota Vikings reporter for CBS Sports Radio "Eye on Football."

Langfellow and Nelson brought Wurzer on yet another whirl through the world of Minnesota sports.

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

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