THE BUZZ Kevin Williams and Ray Edwards missed practice Wednesday; so did Robert Meacham and Jeremy Shockey for the Saints. The battle of attrition begins.
REMOTE PATROL The good news? The Wild won four in a row at home. The bad news? The Wild lost three on the road. The good news? Red Wings AT Wild (7, Ch. 45).
Click pick The site americabowl.net is pitting the 44 U.S. presidents vs. 44 Super Bowls to see which was better. As of Wednesday, the presidents held a 13-12 lead.
STAR GAZING USC women's basketball coach and ex-Lakers star Michael Cooper had to apologize for using an expletive in a news conference after defeating UCLA.
FAST FACT A report in the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle says organizers are trying to start a professional basketball league exclusively for white Americans.
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