It's playoff time! — for the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Minnesota Wild, and the Sioux Falls Stampede. What is not to be excited about?

Hard to beat the bursting-with-stars Wolves-Lakers series and that chance for flyover country to steal LeBron and Luka's Hollywood spotlight. Anthony Edwards has seized others' playoff pizazz before. Can he do it again?

John Gaskins gives reasons to be excited — wake up, NBA haters! — and his prediction.

Then, a deep dive into the seedy world big boy college football has become with NIL and the transfer portal. SEC Network anchor Dari Nowkhah explains the chaos around $2.5 million quarterback Nico Iamaleava leaving South Dakota native Josh Heupel's Tennessee for UCLA, and what college football's first "holdout" means going forward.

Can we still enjoy our football Saturdays with the wild west of young men getting all the leverage and money they want to bolt anytime? Is there an end in sight? What does it mean for fans of FCS teams like South Dakota and South Dakota State? And what should we expect from former Sioux Falls coach Kalen DeBoer in year two at Alabama?

In local "amateur" sports, the Sioux Falls Stampede play their first home playoff games in six years this weekend. Sioux Falls Live puckhead reporter Trent Singer explains the how the Herd have regained their traction and trampled competition so far. Will Waterloo be their Waterloo?