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April 8, 2015 at 5:36AM
This is a 2015 photo of Ricky Nolasco of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. This image reflects the Twins active roster as of Tuesday March 3, 2015, when this image was taken. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Nolasco (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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If anyone still holds a grudge against Tyus Jones for picking Duke instead of signing with the hometown Gophers, they are crazy. He made the best possible decision for himself, and look at how it turned out.

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The Twins are hoping they aren't in for a repeat of the past four seasons. Monday's opener didn't help, but Ricky Nolasco would provide a big boost with a strong outing at Detroit. Noon, FSN.

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Tyus Jones' performance, and evident class, took some of the sting off of seeing Duke — a team rightfully loathed — win yet another referee-enabled championship. Frankly, this Duke team, outside of the coach, is relatively hard to dislike."

Luis Tiant commenting on startribune.com.

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"We're National Champions!!!!!"

Tyus Jones, after the title game, his first tweet since tourney started.

@Tyusjones06

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Tyus Jones, Duke, 2014-15
Jones (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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