In sports news: The Minnesota Twins have stepped up pressure on lawmakers in the team's bid to get a new stadium. The Twins said yesterday they've hired a national company to help pursue options in case the Twins don't get a new ballpark. The other Twins news this week came from owner Carl Pohlad. He says he likes the idea of publicly selling shares in his team. But Major League baseball would first have to approve the plan. Pohlad says the team could sell voting and non-voting shares, but he says he would keep his voting stake. The Twins open a four-game series with the New York Yankees tonight as they begin the big celebration honoring the 1987 World Series championship team.