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

1) The first round of the NFL playoffs are over, and we can either talk about the games or the discovery Sunday there is a book of erotic fiction based on Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.

2) Speaking of tight ends, Gophers tight end Maxx Williams announced Friday he is going pro. His decision came a day after he made a ridiculous touchdown catch in Minnesota's bowl game loss to Missouri.

3) With so much bad news with our local teams, let's try some good news: the U of M women's basketball team has a 10-game winning streak and hasn't missed a beat since losing star guard Rachel Banham for the season.

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