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January 24, 2018 at 2:32AM
Minnesota Timberwolves' Andrew Wiggins in an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Wiggins (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

TIPSHEET

KNOW THIS

Mike Zimmer probably spoke for a lot of Minnesotans and/or Vikings fans Tuesday, when he answered simply "no" when asked if he plans to attend the Super Bowl. It will be interesting, even, to see the TV ratings for the game for this market.

WATCH THIS

Whether he's motivated to produce more with Jimmy Butler sidelined or it's just a coincidence, the recent play of Andrew Wiggins has Timberwolves fans shouting, "More of this, please!" Wolves at Portland, 9 p.m., FSN.

RANDOM FANDOM

"I think it's pretty cool that Tom Brady essentially grew up in Todd County, about 30 miles from my hometown. Summers in Minnesota are neat things for a kid. I'm sure it helped him to build character, probably more than he would've had he just lived in California."

"DRJSK" commenting on startribune.com.

TWEETED

"#Vikings have 3-years left in their Super Bowl window. Don't waste it."

@AndyCarlsonShow

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