Manny Ramirez News

The Lions wish Stephen Peterman were still on the active roster. That would help at least half of their problems at guard.

Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew is helped off the field after injuring his left knee in the first quarter of Thursday's game against the Green Bay Packers.

Well, he's moving past Joey Harrington now. But that's not all good news for Matthew Stafford, who started despite an injured left shoulder Thursday against Green Bay and finished with another lesson in humility.

Detroit Lions right guard Stephen Peterman could be lost for the season with an ankle injury.

Lions center Dominic Raiola knows what he's up against Sunday when he faces Browns defensive tackle Shaun Rogers.

In each of the first eight weeks of the season, at least one Detroit Lions player has lost his job for one reason or another, usually because of ineffective performance.

The Detroit Lions are expected to continue to rotate Ernie Sims, above, and DeAndre Levy at the right outside linebacker spot, and playing time could be based on who has the hot hand.

Not only are the Lions 1-6, they're coming off back-to-back stinkers. They were dominated in a 26-0 loss at Green Bay.

Now that the Lions have made the unthinkable thinkable by going 0-16 last year, everyone is wondering who will be the second team to do it.

Cornerback Phillip Buchanon was one of the Lions' big off-season acquisitions. He signed a reported $8.5-million, two-year deal in March and was expected to beef up a depleted secondary.

Once upon a time, Jeff Backus and Jon Jansen bookended the offensive line at Michigan.

Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz wasn't about to tip his hand about the recovery of quarterback Matt Stafford.

Test your knowledge of current sports events of the past week: Why was Manny Ramirez already taking a shower while the Dodgers' bullpen was blowing Game 5 to the Phillies? A) Hey, it was just Manny being Zestfully clean Manny.

Since he entered the league in 2004, Korey Banks has racked up 23 interceptions in four-plus seasons -- more than any other CFL player over that period, he is proud to boast.

Raul Ibanez's first career postseason home run gave the Phillies the breathing room they needed, as the defending World Series champions held on to knock off Los Angeles, 8-6, in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium.

Could Rod Marinelli give the Bears an edge today because he spent the previous three years as the Lions' coach? "No, not really," said Marinelli, the Bears' assistant head coach and defensive line coach.

Rafael Furcal, left, Manny Ramirez, center, and Ronnie Belliard look on from the dugout as the Dodgers suffer an 11-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Monday.

There were no surprises on the Lions' inactive list for today's game against Washington.

TwoCents, I have to disagree with you on this one. Stafford is getting a great amount of experience.

There weren't any real surprises on the Detroit Lions' inactive list for today's game against the Minnesota Vikings, but Manny Ramirez will get the start at left guard today in place of Daniel Loper.