TIPSHEET

KNOW THIS

The NBA is starting to feel a lot like the NFL. There are about three or four really good teams, a bunch of really bad teams, and about 20 teams that are very average jamming up the middle.

WATCH THIS

The Vikings, Wild and Timberwolves are all playing in Arizona in a four-day span. The middle game of the schedule quirk is Wild at Coyotes. 8 p.m., FSN.

RANDOM FANDOM

"[Danny] Santana in CF may be the only hope of salvaging him as a player. He had good athletic skills at SS but I can't remember a Twins player who put so much pressure on himself after an error."

hope4change commenting on startribune.com.

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TWEETED

"Has anyone checked to see if the phones are working at Target Field? Twins have been radio silent during free agency."

@RyanRablin