TIPSHEET
Compiled by Brian Stensaas
KNOW THIS
The Kansas City Royals are the hottest team in baseball. This is not a drill. This is not a typo. They took three out of four from Oakland this week and have won 18 of their past 22 games.
WATCH THIS
And wouldn't ya know it? Those Royals are in town. Ricky Nolasco tries to cool off Kansas City at Target Field, 7:10 p.m. on FSN.
RANDOM FANDOM
"I don't see how or why the Twins organization can feel 'relieved.' This is what happened to the Morneau player, right? A concussion is what began a series of problems?"
— rshackleford commenting on startribune.com about (we assume) Byron Buxton, who was knocked out but is otherwise OK after a full-speed collision.
Weigh in on what you're thinking about to mrand@startribune.com
TWEETED
"It's 50 days until the #Gophers drop the puck for the 2014-15 season! Who's ready for the return of hockey?"
— @GopherWHockey, putting an end to summer even before the State Fair arrives.
