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May 29, 2018 at 12:20AM
University of Minnesota Golden Gopher manager John Anderson (14) during first game of a doubleheader against the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights at Bainton Field on April 4, 2015 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Rutgers defeated Minnesota 13-6. (AP Photo/Tomasso DeRosa) ORG XMIT: NYWWP
John Anderson (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Compiled by Ken Chia

KNOW THIS

The Washington Post looked back on the 1997-98 Capitals, who sold only 6,668 season tickets and still had tickets available on gamedays for the Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit. Now, the Caps have 413 consecutive sellouts, and tickets for sold-out Games 3 and 4 are going for $900 minimum.

WATCH THIS

For the second year in a row, the WNBA is streaming games on Twitter. That includes three Lynx games, starting with Tuesday's game at Atlanta (6 p.m.), which is also on FSN Plus.

RANDOM FANDOM

"What a fun team to watch. Great coaching, solid fundamentals, great defense, good and timely hitting, great young pitching, and as Coach Anderson stated, a lot of grit. If you like baseball, get to the regionals to see this team play."

"alextheturk" on the Gophers baseball team at startribune.com.

TWEETED

"*Almost* 40 years of NBA Finals appearances in eight words: Magic, Bird, Jordan, Hakeem, Shaq, Duncan, Kobe, LeBron."

— Former 76ers GM Sam Hinkle.

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James salutes after his team was presented the trophy for beating the Boston Celtics 87-79 in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals, Sunday, May 27, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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