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She has two brothers in the AFL and has already changed sports once, but Diamonds shooter Gretel Tippett isnt planning to swap netball for Australian rules.Tippett is back in the Australia squad for the four-test Constellation Cup series against New Zealand starting in Sydney on Sunday.The new AFL Womens competition has already recruited Australian internationals from other sports including Opals basketballers Erin Phillips and Jess Bibby, Matildas footballer Ellie Brush and Olympic javelin thrower Kim Mickle.Firebirds dual trans-Tasman title winner Gretel is the younger sister of Sydney ruck star Kurt Tippett and North Melbourne defender Joel.She was in the crowd of almost 100,00 at the MCG last Saturday when Kurts Swans were vanquished by the Western Bulldogs in the AFL grand final.Tippett would have seemed like a natural fit for Australian rules given her renowned athleticism and height of 191 cms and the family connection to the sport.However, Tippett, who switched to netball from basketball after playing in the WNBL and representing Australia ,at junior level, plans on staying put.I think it is very exciting the womens AFL and for womens sport in general that theyve got a league now, Tippett told AAP.I will definitely be watching and really interested in that, but Im extremely happy playing netball.I absolutely love the sport and I feel like Ive got a lot more to learn from it to challenge myself with, so Ill be sticking with netball.My decision making, definitely, and limiting my turnovers and improving my shot accuracy and a few little things like that, I can continually improve on.Tippett has been working with Diamonds assistant coach Marg Caldow on when to use her basketball moves, which have been a feature of her game at the Firebirds.Shes helping me with making the right decisions whilst out there on court, choosing when and when not to go for the layup, Tippett said.While several other Diamonds changed clubs for next years new national netball league, Tippett opted to stick with the Firebirds.It feels like all the teammates are like my sisters who I never got, being raised with two brothers, she said.Its just like a family to me and it was a no-brainer to sign with the Firebirds. 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MINNEAPOLIS -- Rules required the Minnesota Twins to send a player to the All-Star game despite their worst-in-the-majors record.Eduardo Nunez was nonetheless a deserving candidate.Nunez was selected Tuesday as a reserve for the American League team at next weeks game in San Diego. The 29-year-old erstwhile New York Yankees prospect and utility-man-turned-leadoff-man has flourished in his first season as a regular, making him the easy pick for AL manager Ned Yost. Nunezs versatility further strengthened his candidacy.Im really excited about that, Nunez said. Especially when youve been the bench guy, now to go to the All-Star game, its why your dream comes true.General manager Terry Ryan and manager Paul Molitor broke the news to Nunez in front of the team before a game against Oakland that started more than 2 1/2 hours late because of rain.Honestly I never thought about that because I didnt want it to be on my mind, and then if I find out Im not going Id be like, `Oh my God, so disappointed, Nunez said. But I just tried to play hard, and after like a few days ago I started thinking about that.The Twins started the year with Eduardo Escobar at shortstop, but Escobar and third baseman Trevor Plouffe missed time with injuries. Nunez hit so well that Molitor had no choice but to leave him in the lineup.Acquired by the Twins from the Yankees early in the 2014 season, Nunez was once considered the eventual replacement for Derek Jeter in New York. His shining moment, as it tuurned out, came a couple of years later.ddddddddddddNunez entered Tuesday batting .315 with 42 runs, 11 home runs, 34 RBI and 19 stolen bases with an .820 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, all career highs at the seasons midpoint.From start to finish, Ryan said, Nunez has been our most consistent guy.Down the hall at Target Field, As catcher Stephen Vogt learned he will be representing his team at the midsummer event for a second straight year. Not unlike Nunez, Vogt was hardly on an All-Star track a few years ago.Acquired from Tampa Bay in 2013 after going 0 for 25 to start his major league career with the Rays, Vogt was up and down between Oakland and Triple-A Sacramento for two seasons before a big first half in 2015 that landed him on the team. He hit .308 with 13 homers and 53 RBI over his first 70 games.This year, Vogt was batting .267 with six home runs and 24 RBI in 68 games for the injury-ravaged As, so he didnt expect to be picked again. But the All-Star break gathering planned by the extended Vogt family near their hometown of Visalia, California, will have to be called off. Vogt broke the news to his brother as he was driving west with his family.I said, `Hey, whats the cancellation policy on that cabin? They were going to turn south and drive a little bit further, Vogt said. So Im blown away. Im honored, and I cant stop smiling. ' ' '