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Some factoid The Twins' are at .500 and the season is already into May, even if the weather says otherwise.
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It's a magical time of year. NHL playoff doubleheaders on CNBC and NBCSN, and an NBA doubleheader on TNT.
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"[The Wild] still will get worn down, I think, unless Poms can come back, but this will be a much closer series than many predicted."
— chicagowild, commenting on startribune.com.
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"The visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field has a working NES hooked up to a massive TV. Oh yes."
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