THE BUZZ The Twins' one-victory-per-series pace is not ideal, but given what happened in the first three games at Tampa Bay, at least they held on in Sunday's finale.
REMOTE PATROL The Flyers and Sabres play their third playoff game in five days -- why can't the NBA do this? -- with the series tied 1-1 and shifting to Buffalo (6 p.m., Vs.).
Click pick On bostonherald.com, Drew Bledsoe offered advice for his Super Bowl XXXI conqueror: "Brett [Favre] just needs a hobby. He needs to find something else he wants to do."
STAR GAZING Auburn football coach Gene Chizik served as grand marshal at Talladega on Sunday, and Michael Waltrip's No. 15 Toyota sported an Auburn paint scheme.
FAST FACT The Spurs and Lakers lost their playoff openers, the first time the top two seeds in a conference both lost their first game since the NBA playoffs expanded to 16 teams.
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