TIPSHEET
Compiled by Ken Chia
KNOW THIS
Every Major League Baseball team that wears a shade of royal blue as its primary color made the playoffs this year (Blue Jays, Rangers, Royals, Cubs, Dodgers, Mets).
WATCH THIS
The Mets wear their shade of blue as sort of an homage to the Brooklyn Dodgers after they moved to L.A. But that's probably not on their minds right now, after poor Ruben Tejada had his leg shattered by Chase Utley. Game 3 is 7:30 p.m. on TBS.
RANDOM FANDOM
"Good win for the Gophers. But … I'm not deluded. Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio State will load that box with bigger, faster, stronger and more skilled players than Purdue."
— stormn11 on startribune.com.
Weigh in on what you're thinking about to mrand@startribune.com
TWEETED
"We're going to need to start the 'Maya Moore In Historical Context' discussions very soon."
— Dave Zirin, sports editor of The Nation, on the Lynx superstar.
