Wednesday's tipsheet

October 11, 2017 at 1:14AM
Jimmy Butler
Butler (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

TIPSHEET

KNOW THIS

Per SI.com's cover story on new Wolves star Jimmy Butler, after he gave out his cell number at his introductory news conference, he received more than 10,000 texts, 700 calls and 500 FaceTimes in a seven-hour span.

WATCH THIS

Pretty much every Big Ten volleyball match is worth watching, and No. 16 Purdue vs. the No. 6 Gophers certainly qualifies. 6 p.m., Maturi Pavilion and BTN.

RANDOM FANDOM

"Well, Case Keenum is the quarterback now. And I would not count on either Sam Bradford or Teddy Bridgewater either this year or next. Time to draft a quarterback. Again."

"justthetruth" commenting on startribune.com.

TWEETED

"maybe we could beat trinidad or tobago. the combination may be just too much for us. #USMNT"

— Baseball writer Jon Heyman, after the U.S. men's soccer team trailed Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 at halftime.

@JonHeyman

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This is a 2017 photo of Case Keenum of the Minnesota Vikings NFL football team. This image reflects the Minnesota Vikings active roster as of Wednesday, April 26, 2017 when this image was taken. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NFLHS17
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