The Vikings have one of the better defensive lines in the NFL, so it's not a surprise that the rookie Cherilus and the second-year man Ramirez both struggled. These are the types of building blocks the Lions need to come through if they are to improve in the long run.

The Patriots pass defense hasn't been particularly great early in the year, and they've been beaten up and burned by the Chargers thus far tonight. It didn't seem like Meriweather's injury was serious, and they can ill afford to lose him.

Meriweather appeared to injury his lower back while breaking up a pass. We're not sure of the severity at this point.

Later this season, LT could surpass Marcus Allen and moved into No. 2 on the career rushing touchdown list, and it's a good bet he will end up in the top-five of the yardage list, too. Yeah, Tomlinson is pretty decent.

Jones looked like a serious playmaker back in the 2007 preseason, but a shoulder injury held him back throughout his rookie campaign. We've always felt like he was a dangerous return man, and he finally got one this week. Now, if he could just translate those skills to the offense, the Texans would really be pleased.

The Patriots have already suffered three notable injuries in this contest, and one guy is back. This is good news for the Pats secondary and their special teams.

Johnson did not have a catch in the game, and we have to wonder if the 49ers are ramping Morgan up to take over Bryant's starting job. Morgan was very impressive this preseason, but a staph infection set him back. Fantasy owners should probably ignore any 49ers receiver outside of Isaac Bruce.

The Patriots are losing one player at an average of every four minutes in this contest. We'll update Kaczur's status when more is known, but this is more bad news for this offense.

Garciaparra hit .339 against left-handers this season. He is replacing James Loney in the lineup who has hit .249 against southpaws this season.

He had a 6.05 ERA in 38 2/3 innings spanning 41 appearances during the regular season.

Weathers was drafted eighth overall in the 2007 draft and is regarded as one of the best pitchers in the Rockies' organization.

Kuroda is 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two starts against the Phillies. They have hit just .095, four hits in 13 innings, against him. Utley is hitting 2-for-5 (one homer and two RBI) in the NLCS, with four walks.

Victorino went 2-for-5 with four RBI in Game 2 against Los Angeles, and will be aiming to lead the Phillies to a commanding 3-0 lead in the series tonight at Dodger Stadium.

It is believed the club will try to sign one, and preferably two of the three mentioned free agent hurlers. If they only sign one, the 35-year-old Lowe would likely come at the lowest price. He held a solid 3.24 ERA and 1.13 WHIP this season, while nailing down 14 wins for the NL West champion Dodgers.

His attorney, Gregory Emerson, declined to say if Canseco, who admitted to using steroids in a 2005 book that also alleged steroid use by other baseball players, had the drug, which is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency for use in males. The drug helps restore production of testosterone lost in steroid users.

This is good news, as Moss is expected to compete for one of the corner outfield spots in the spring. He was formerly a top prospect in the Red Sox organization.

Harpring is a good role player for the Jazz but his days of being relevant in fantasy basketball are behind him.

Landry will share minutes at power forward with Luis Scola this season. He saw action in only 42 games last season but was effective in the time he was given. As long as he is sharing his minutes, though, he does not figure to have much fantasy value.

Boozer is probably in the second tier of the many elite power forwards when it comes to fantasy basketball. He is a good bet for 20 points and 10 rebounds but comes up empty in the blocks category while being an average free throw shooter.

Korver can be a big boost to a roto team looking to get cheap three-pointers off of the bench. He hit nearly two threes per game after joining the Jazz last season.

It's appearing more and more likely that AK47 will be coming off of the bench this season. That's where he should be on fantasy team's as well.

The 19-year-old showed some of the promise that made him so highly regarded coming into this past summer's draft. The Blazers were without several players due to injury and there is still a possibility he may play over in Europe this season.

Both Marcus Williams and C.J. Watson played in the game but quite a bit less than Nelson. With his impressive performance, Nelson has made it a three-man race for starting point guard duties until Monta Ellis returns.

Harrington is poised for a rebound season in 2008-09. He will no longer be expected to play center and should see more than the 27 minutes per game he played last season.

The veteran right-winger had 36 points in 43 games last season with Chicago. Assuming good health, he should be a quality fantasy player while anchoring Atlanta's top line.

He’s a key member of both the power play and the penalty kill units, and he’s been so strong when the teams are at even strength that he and defensive partner Garnet Exelby lead the Thrashers in plus-minus, at plus-three. He had 32 points in 78 games last season and appears to have a larger role in Atlanta this season.

Little is entering his second year and appears ready to jump his production from a year ago when he had just 16 points in 48 games. Atlanta does not offer much in terms of fantasy achievers, but Little could emerge as a player worth watching this season.

Satan has managed just three shots in three games with his new team. He had over 200 shots in his first six seasons before falling to 171 last season. If the trend continues, expect his goals to stay around 20 or so per season.

Sykora will be brought along slowly but once he returns, the right winger will likely skate with Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal on Pittsbirgh's No. 2 line.

Pitkanen came over in the offseason from Edmonton and the 25-year-old has clearly been given the green light. He has nine shots and a plus-4 rating through his first two games and should find his way onto fantasy rosters soon if he has not already.

The 29-year-old defenseman will hold no fantasy value with Vancouver this season when he is ready to come back.

The impending free agent is off to a great start while playing for a lucrative new contract. He looks to challenge his career-best mark in points, which is 84 (2006 with Vancouver).

Two days after making his Nationwide Series debut, Allgaier proved what Roger Penske sees in this talented Young Gun.

Speed entered the race with a chance to clinch the ARCA championship, but after getting wrecked by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.—his closest competition for the title—he retaliated and destroyed both cars. Short track racing is not for the faint of heart.

The key to success this night was to get into the clean air of the lead. Every driver who ran up front was able to lead regardless of the car's strength.

Busch raised the ire of his fellow drivers twice by leading the field slowly to the green; he made his own luck by stacking up the field behind him and creating multi-car accidents.

Stewart was once one of the best "cookie-cutter" races in the game, and fresh off his victory at Talladega, he could be a hidden gem.

His average speed of 178.759 during 36 laps was the second best on that chart. He remains our favorite to win.

During the week that Patrick Carpentier was fired by Gillett-Evernham Motorsports, this has been a rough week for rookies. Hornish will almost certainly have to roll out a backup car.

Backup car or not, this team has had a tough weekend so far and it's hard to think of him as a favorite.

The 2007 Masters champion who entered the week with only one top-10 finish this year, followed his third-round 62 with a 64 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Charlie Wi (61), Mark Wilson (63) and Tim Wilkinson (64). The win in the Falls Series event, capped by a 5-foot birdie putt on 18, was his first on the PGA TOUR outside Georgia. In addition to the Masters, he won the 2004 BellSouth Classic and 2007 AT&T. Johnson never trailed on the back nine, but both Wi and Wilkinson keep the pressure on with birdie putts of their own. On the par-4 18th, Johnson hit his drive more than 300 yards and put his 9-iron approach to 5 feet.

This is Stroud's third career top-10 and two of the three have come in this event. In a rare coincidence, Stroud was 13-under and T6 last year, and was 13-under and T6 this year too.

Wilkinson entered the week No. 112 on the money list, making 13 of 25 cuts with a pair of top-10 finishes -- T6 at the Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular and 3rd at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He earned $336,000 and vaulted up to No. 84 on the money list.

Schwartzel's previous European Tour victory came in last year's Spanish Open. Gonzalez, who shot a 62 on Saturday, posted a final-round score of 68 and finished at 16 under. Pablo Larrazabal (67) placed third at 15 under, one better than fellow Spaniard Alvaro Quiros (64) and England's Robert Rock (64).

The swashbuckling Spaniard was well known for being able to manufacture a shot from just about anywhere, a feat that earned him the title "Car Park Champion" at the 1979 British Open. The Pedrena native found the green from a parking lot next to the 16th fairway at Royal Lytham & St. Annes before sinking a long birdie putt on his way to his first major title. Ballesteros, who won a record 50 times on the European tour, won the British Open three times and the Masters twice before retiring last year due to a long history of back pain. He has since focused mostly on golf course design.

The 63 is one shot off Sabbatini's career-best of 62, which he shot in the final round of the 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii (8 under) and the third round of the 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational (8 under). Sabbatini had also posted 63 three times previously in his career, including the opening round of the 2003 Valero Texas Open.

When Leonard started the day, he was tied for 68th place. When he finished play at 11:50 a.m., he was at 7-under 203 and tied for fifth place. At the end of the day, Leonard's total found him tied for 19th.

Tway, who tied for second here in 2003, finished his round with a bogey at the par-4, 18th hole and is at 8-under 202. Tway is making his 16th start in this event and has made the cut in his last nine starts here.