THE BUZZ It's Francisco Liriano vs. Ubaldo Jimenez at Target Field today. If you haven't kept tabs on Jimenez, think of Liriano for that stretch of 2006. He's that good.
REMOTE PATROL It's a heavy-hitting TV lineup over the next handful of days, starting with Game 7 of the NBA Finals between Boston and L.A. (8 p.m., Ch. 5).
Click pick An Associated Press survey of 24 of the winningest college baseball coaches of the past quarter-century says 17 of them prefer the use of aluminum bats.
STAR GAZING Diego Maradona is unhappy with those in his path. The Argentina coach made disparaging comments about two fellow soccer greats, including Pele.
FAST FACT No team has lost its opening match in the World Cup and then come back to win it all. That doesn't bode well for Spain, which lost to Switzerland 1-0.
