FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2006, file photo, St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts smiles during a news conference in St. Louis. Checketts is heading a group seeking to buy the NFL's St. Louis Rams and keep the team in St. Louis. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2006, file photo, St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts smiles during a news conference in St. Louis. Checketts is heading a group seeking to buy the NFL's St. Louis Rams and keep the team in St. Louis.

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  1. ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 29: Ilya Bryzgalov #30 of the Phoenix Coyotes is congratulated by his teammates after shutting out the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center on October 29, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Coyotes beat the Blues 2-0.
  2. ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 29: Daniel Winnik #34 of the Phoenix Coyotes is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center on October 29, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Coyotes beat the Blues 2-0.
  3. ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 29: Paul Karyia #9 of the St. Louis Blues moves the puck up ice against the Phoenix Coyotes at the Scottrade Center on October 29, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  5. ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 29: Eric Johnson #6 of the St. Louis Blues shoots the puck up ice against the Phoenix Coyotes at the Scottrade Center on October 29, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri.
  6. ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 29: Zbynek Michalek #4 of the Phoenix Coyotes looks to control the puck against the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center on October 29, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Coyotes beat the Blues 2-0.
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  8. St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson, right, avoids umpire Bill Schuster while being pursued by Detroit Lions safety Ko Simpson on a 25-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 in Detroit. The Rams defeated the Lions 17-10.
  9. St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson, right, avoids umpire Bill Schuster while being pursued by Detroit Lions safety Ko Simpson on a 25-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 in Detroit. The Rams defeated the Lions 17-10.
  10. St. Louis Rams safety Oshiomogho Atowgwe (21) signals during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The Rams defeated the Lions 17-10.
  11. ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 25: Jeff Saturday #63 of the Indianapolis Colts lines up against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome on October 25, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Colts beat the Rams 42-6.
  12. ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 25: Head coach Steve Spagnuolo of the St. Louis Rams looks on from the sideline against the Indianapolis Colts at the Edward Jones Dome on October 25, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Colts beat the Rams 42-6.
  13. Buffalo Bills' Lee Evans runs after a catch during NFL football practice in Orchard Park, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
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