TIPSHEET
Compiled by Ken Chia
KNOW THIS
Of the 10 NBA teams to come back from 3-1 deficits to win a best-of-seven playoff series, only two of those won Game 7 on the road: the 1968 Boston Celtics and the 1995 Houston Rockets. Both of those teams went on to win the NBA title.
WATCH THIS
If you have grown exhausted of watching the Twins, remind yourself what a true mound artist looks like. Clayton Kershaw is 8-0 with a 1.14 ERA over his past nine games and has 93 strikeouts over that stretch. The Dodgers ace faces a tough opponent in the Nationals, who start 10-0 Stephen Strasburg (9 p.m., ESPN).
RANDOM FANDOM
"We miss Flip the coach but others miss Flip the neighbor, the friend, the father and the husband. Thoughts and prayers for the Saunders family on this Father's Day."
"shock4321" on Patrick Reusse's column on Flip and Ryan Saunders at startribune.com.
TWEETED
"We're proud to represent @CONCACAF in the #CopaAmerica semifinals."
— U.S. Soccer, a tweet interpreted as throwing shade at CONCACAF rival Mexico since it came out right after Mexico was waxed by Chile 7-0 in the quarterfinals Saturday night.
