TIPSHEET
Compiled by Ken Chia
KNOW THIS
This will be the Twins' 57th season in Minnesota. Of the 29 non-Metrodome seasons, this will be only the seventh time they have opened a season at home outdoors.
WATCH THIS
The NCAA championship game figures to be a good one: Gonzaga going after its first title against North Carolina, a year after the Tar Heels lost at the buzzer (8 p.m., Ch. 4).
RANDOM FANDOM
"Attempts at a quick fix, that many fans seem to want, simply won't work on an organization that is in as bad shape as the Twins. Better to rebuild the system rather than continue to try to add patches to it."
"gofar37" on the new Twins front office at startribune.com.
TWEETED
"I am so sorry...."
— Oregon's Jordan Bell, who twice Saturday failed to grab a missed North Carolina free throw in the final seconds, enabling the Tar Heels to escape.
