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KNOW THIS
With a little patience, you can watch the Timberwolves play in the preseason. Though early games aren't televised, a Jumbotron feed of Saturday's 109-100 win over Miami was posted to YouTube. Check out startribune.com/randball to watch the full game that way.
WATCH THIS
There's really no such thing as a must-win game until a team reaches the brink of elimination, but let's be real: the Lynx NEED to win Tuesday at Target Center to square their WNBA Finals series after Los Angeles took Sunday's game on a buzzer-beater. 7 p.m., ESPN2.
RANDOM FANDOM
"It's fun to see a modern day, diversified NFL offense. I don't like to see anyone get hurt, but we would still be pounding into 8 man fronts out of power run formations if AP was in the backfield."
"amused83" commenting on startribune.com.
TWEETED
"Early overreaction: I don't know if a @Vikings team has been this good in my lifetime. That includes '98. Off, Def, ST all strong." — Blake Wheeler, current Winnipeg Jets forward and former Gopher.
@BiggieFunke