12.31.10 The game plan

December 31, 2010 at 12:38AM

THE BUZZ Add us to the list of well-wishers for Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew. The former Twins great announced Thursday he is being treated for cancer.

REMOTE PATROL Tune into the Wild's last game of 2010, a rare twilight start leaving plenty of time to celebrate -- safely -- afterward (5 p.m., FSN).

Click pick At least he won something. Brett Favre's $50,000 saga tops a list on Fanhouse.com of the 10 most outlandish sports stories of the year.

STAR GAZING For some reason, we were intrigued by a 1975 photo from the Sports Illustrated vault of Rod Stewart and Pele sharing a laugh.

FAST FACT Are a few games of cards in your New Year's Eve plans? Before you bluff, know there are 2,598,960 possible hands in five-card poker.

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