NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the league wants a team in St. Louis.  Goodell addressed the potential sale of the the Rams at his State of the NFL meeting this morning in South Florida.  Goodell said owners Chip Rosenbloom and Lucia Rodriguez have made good decisions to help keep the team in the Gateway City.  He added, if the team is sold, the league would still like the team to stay where it is.  Rosenbloom and Rodriguez inherited the team from their mother Georgia Frontiere when Frontiere passed away in 2008.

The Rams are apparently looking at CFL star Rickey Foley.  The defensive end came to Rams Park for a visit this week.  Foley led the Canadian Football League with 12 sacks this past season for the British Columbia Lions.  The "Post-Dispatch" cited sources close to Foley as saying he was impressed with the Rams during his visit but plans to meet with several other NFL teams as well.  The Rams could use his help as they may be short at defensive end in 2010 as both Leonard Little and James Hall are unrestricted free agents.  

The Blues will meet the Blackhawks for the second time this week when they host the division leaders tonight at Scottrade Center.  On Wednesday, the Note defeated the Hawks 3-2 in Chicago.  St. Louis returned home Thursday, but were doubled-up by the Sharks 4-2.  With 59 points, the Blues are now four points ahead of Columbus at the bottom of the Central.  

Numerous local men's basketball teams will be in action this weekend.  Illinois will try to run its winning streak to four games as it hosts Big Ten-leading Michigan State.  The Spartans are ranked fifth in the nation and are 9-and-1 in conference play.The Illini are 7-and-3 in the Big Ten and 15-and-8 overall. 

The Billikens start a two-game trip to Philadelphia today when they take on La Salle.  The 13-and-8 Bills will remain in the City of Brotherly Love to face St. Joseph's on Tuesday. 

And Missouri hits the road today to take on Colorado in Boulder.  Mizzou is coming off a 77-74 loss to Texas A-and-M on Thursday which ended the team's home winning streak at 32 games.  The unranked Tigers are 4-and-3 in Big 12 play and 16-and-6 on the season. You can hear the play by play on 99-9fm KFAV