02.09.12 THE GAME PLANTHE BUZZ The NHL trading deadline is a little less than three weeks away. Based on what you've seen, should the Wild be buyers, sellers or neither of the two?
REMOTE PATROL It's rivalry week in college basketball, and Thursday it's the Gophers' turn. The men's squad plays host to Wisconsin (6 p.m., ESPN).
Click pick A yahoo.com report indicates the Thunder's Kendrick Perkins didn't appreciate LeBron James' tweets about Blake Griffin's recent dunk on Perkins.
STAR GAZING That escalated quickly: Fabio Capello, coach of England's national team, quit his soccer post Wednesday in a disagreement over captain John Terry.
FAST FACT Amare Stoudemire, whose brother Hazell died Monday in a car accident, is expected to miss Saturday's game against the Timberwolves.
