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July 8, 2015 at 1:06AM
Roger Federer of Switzerland wins a point against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain during their singles match against, at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Monday July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Federer (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Compiled by Ken Chia

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With as much young talent as the Timberwolves have stockpiled, Kevin Garnett, the greatest player in franchise history, almost seems like an afterthought.

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Drew Butera speculated on Twitter that Roger Federer could be a .300 hitter in baseball. We say, what does Butera know about hitting even .200? Federer will face Gilles Simon in the Wimbledon men's quarterfinals; live coverage begins at 7 a.m. on ESPN.

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"Perkins is a pretty darn good example of perseverance and the Twins could not have a better player representing them."

bruisedup on All-Star Glen Perkins at startribune.com.

Weigh in on what you're thinking about to mrand@startribune.com

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"Baseball hard to understand. One day, Aaron Thompson is pitching where Glen Perkins should be, the next he is demoted to the minors."

Dave Brown of CBSSports.com, on the Twins lefty's demotion a day after giving up a walk-off double to Eric Hosmer.

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Minnesota Twins pitcher Glen Perkins, left, and catcher Chris Herrmann celebrate the Twins 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game, Wednesday May 27, 2015, in Minneapolis. Perkins got the save. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ORG XMIT: MNJM109
Perkins (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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