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KNOW THIS

Dwane Casey landed firmly on his feet, reportedly getting a five-year deal to coach the Pistons after the former Raptors and Timberwolves coach was dumped by Toronto after a playoff loss to the Cavs. Casey, who won an NBA Coach of the Year award in May, should be a good fit with Detroit.

WATCH THIS

Second place in the AL Central is on the line when the Twins and Tigers meet in Detroit (6 p.m., FSN). That's not enough reason to watch. But seeing Ron Gardenhire possibly getting ejected might be.

RANDOM FANDOM

If we've learned anything, it's baseball talent is a crapshoot. It was wrong for the Twins and the media to hype Buxton and Sano so far ahead of their major league stints, and for us to swallow it."

"Bmack9" commenting on startribune.com.

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"Let's convince Kevin Durant that he's accomplished everything he needs to with the Warriors and must now find a new challenge."

@InsideHoops