Tuesday's tipsheet

February 3, 2015 at 3:00AM
Minnesota Wild head coach Mike Yeo gestures to his players during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. The Wild won 3-1. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) ORG XMIT: OTKAH101
Mike Yeo (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Know this

Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel checked into rehab on Wednesday, according to ESPN. The outlet reports Manziel, 22, voluntarily entered treatment due to his off-the-field lifestyle.

Watch this

The only sport on locally will be the Wild, and it starts a three-game homestand on Tuesday against the Blackhawks. Minnesota has won three straight, though Chicago has won all three meetings between the divisional opponents this season (7 p.m. NBCSN).

Fandom random

"Makes me feel a little less miserable about all the gaffes my favorite team has made in the last 45 or so years." – WALDOTX on the Super Bowl on startribune.com.

Tweeted

"Ricky [Rubio] lost a Super Bowl bet to JJ [Barea] and wondered aloud before shootaround this morning while the Seahawks didn't run Marshawn [Lynch]. – Our Wolves writer Jerry Zgoda, on Super Bowl XLIX.

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Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea reacts after shooting a 3-point basket against the Brooklyn Nets during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in New York. The Mavericks won 96-88 in overtime. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) ORG XMIT: NYKK113
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