The 2012 Lynx might be feeling just as confident going into the WNBA finals as the 2011 Lynx did.
Harrison Smith might be told once or twice how important it is to keep your cool.
The San Francisco Giants might be making a quick exit from the postseason, if Game 3 against the Reds goes anything like Games 1 and 2.
SIX THINGS
The Big Ten has a whopping two teams in the latest AP football poll. The other 23 teams? SEC: 7 Pac-12: 4 Big 12: 4 Big East: 3 ACC: 2 Other: 3
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"When I got up, a couple of the fans said, 'We're Tigers fans; thanks for showing up.' That kind of overwhelmed me a little bit." -- The A's Pat Neshek, on warming up Saturday at Detroit. The ex-Twin pitched days after the death of his newborn son.
