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Compiled by Ken Chia
KNOW THIS
Ken Griffey Jr. hit 42 of his 630 career home runs against the Twins, his most against any opponent. You might recall that the 1990s Twins had some pretty bad pitching staffs.
WATCH THIS
The Lynx-heavy United States women's basketball team is playing the first of its four Olympic tuneups, against USA Select (9 p.m., NBATV).
RANDOM FANDOM
"From 'total system failure' to not needing to 'blow up' baseball operations. Couple those comments with Pohlad considering internal candidates and i don't think he has cut the Ryan umbilical cord yet. I wonder if Pohlad understands just how important a fresh face and front office are to fans."
"themarvmeyer" on the Twins GM vacancy at startribune.com.
TWEETED
"To all teenagers out there, I've never met a person who was successful or felt a sense of accomplishment by staring at their phone all day."
— Words of wisdom from former Vikings quarterback Sage Rosenfels.
@SageRosenfels18
