Every Monday at 8:30am StarTribune sports writer Michael Rand stops into the Morning Show to share the latest news in Sports.

1) The Gophers are going to a New Year's Day bowl game -- specifically the Citrus Bowl against Missouri. Major step for this program.

2) The Vikings had an adventure Sunday but pulled out an overtime victory over the Jets. It might have been rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater's most impressive game yet.

3) Major League Soccer expansion in Minnesota? We will have to wait a while longer to find out, but signs are pointing to this market being in the lead.

Michael Rand writes about Sports for the StarTribune in his blog RandBall. You can also follow Michael on Twitter.

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