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KNOW THIS
Winning five of their past seven games has helped the Wolves move into shouting distance of the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference and pushed them all the way to No. 17 in ESPN.com's most recent power rankings.
WATCH THIS
The Dallas Stars announced a crowd of 1.5 million on their Jumbotron during a recent game. That's a much funnier joke than the time they stole Minnesota's pro hockey franchise. Wild at Stars, 7:30 p.m., FSN.
RANDOM FANDOM
"Too much needs to happen to fix the offensive line for it to happen in one offseason. I'm afraid we're looking at 8-8 give or take a game either way again next year (for the Vikings). And the window will close on a good defense a little further."
"Tinye67" commenting on startribune.com.
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"Random Wolves statistic:Ricky Rubio ranks 295th out of 301 in point-blank range shooting percentage (0-3 feet from basket)."
@PhilMackey
