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Monday's Page 2 tip sheet

May 2, 2016 at 4:38AM
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, center, wearing a towel, watches from the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, April 10, 2016. The Raptors defeated the Knicks 93-89. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Carmelo Anthony (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

TIPSHEET

Compiled by Ken Chia

KNOW THIS

The selection of Mackensie Alexander and Jayron Kearse from Clemson this year marks the eighth time the Vikings have picked college teammates in the same draft since Rick Spielman's first draft with the Vikings in 2007.

WATCH THIS

Say what you want about the Twins' April ("it was bad"?), but it was arguably a worse month for the Astros, who began it as a popular World Series favorite and ended it with the same 7-17 record. The Twins begin a series in Houston on Monday (7 p.m., FSN).

RANDOM FANDOM

"He's not 'raw' raw … he's not Brock Lesnar … they actually run NFL-style schemes there, so he knows what he's doing. It's just the level of competition he faced is the thing."

"gps1010" on Vikings draft pick Moritz Boehringer from Germany on startribune.com.

TWEETED

"If I'm 'Melo, I'm starting to lose it a little. Thibs to Minnesota, Brooks to Washington, Walton to LA, and the Knicks didn't effort on any."

— Yahoo Sports' Chris Mannix. The frontrunner to coach New York appears to be … Kurt Rambis.

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