Here are some of the latest headlines from around league heading into Week 11's action:

SAINTS RULE BUSH OUT
It's official, Reggie Bush will be out for Week 11's match-up with the Chiefs. He suffered a minor setback early in the week at practice as he attempts to recover from a MCL injury. Deuce McAllister will get the nod, with Pierre Thomas worked into the mix too. Bush should be back for Week 12's Monday night showdown with Packers.

BEARS EXPECTING ORTON BACK
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Kyle Orton announced after practice Friday that he will be probable for Sunday's game at Green Bay, meaning the Bears' quarterback will return to the starting lineup after missing one game with a right ankle injury. Orton worked with the first team again in the short practice at Halas Hall and will test out the ankle again Saturday in a brief walk-through before the team travels by bus to Green Bay.

RAMS WITHOUT JACKSON AGAIN
Steven Jackson sat out practice again Friday, is scheduled to see a specialist in St. Louis in an attempt to learn why his strained thigh muscle, suffered Oct. 19 vs. Dallas, isn’t responding to treatment, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Antonio Pittman will start for the Rams in Week 11 as the team travels to San Francisco.

BACKFIELD DILEMMAS FOR BUCS
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers listed both Warrick Dunn (back) and Earnest Graham (Questionable) as questionable on the official injury report on Friday. It doesn't appear as if Cadillac Williams is going to come in just to the picture in Week 11. So expect Dunn to be the best bet for touches with Graham getting into the mix on a limited basis. Either way the Vikings' rushing defense is a tough task to handle.

PORTIS HOPEFUL, BUT UNLIKELY
Redskins' running back Clinton Portis (knee) missed practice for the third straight day on Friday, but remains hopeful that he could play against Dallas. Coach Jim Zorn said Portis's chances of playing are only "50-50," but Portis told the Washington Post that his knee has responded to treatment this week. "I've got two days left. I'll be in the training room working, trying to get there." Portis told the paper. Expect Ladell Betts to get the start for the Redskins on Sunday if Portis sits.

Barry Melrose, long-time hockey commentator for ESPN and owner of one of the greatest mullets currently in circulation, spent 13 years looking for the perfect coaching position to leave the broadcast booth for.  He thought he'd found that with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

And, just 16 games into that run, it's all over.

The Tampa Bay Lightning fired Barry Melrose after just 16 games in his return behind the bench, and associate coach Rick Tocchet will take over as interim head coach.

"This was a tough decision to make," general manager Brian Lawton said. "...[h]owever, the results were unacceptable and the players have to understand that we need to be better. Hopefully this change helps push them."

The Lightning entered the season with high expectations, but find themselves 4-5-1 the past 10 games, including three straight losses.

Look, I get that there's more pressure to win than ever with coaches salaries going sky high.  And I get that practically every NHL GM thinks they can coach better than the guy they already have.  But really, you hire a guy that hasn't coached in 13 years to take over a last place team, and you expected everything to be perfect less than a quarter of the way through his first season?  And a convicted criminal is going to do a better job?

Maybe Melrose is better off getting out of there.  If he's gotten the coaching bug out of his system, I'm sure that ESPN would love to hook him back up with John Buccigross, which would give them an excuse to jettison the dreadful Matthew Barnaby (hope you rented Matt, you cheap shot artist).

As testament to his character, here's a clip from his going away party from ESPN.  Even if you're not a hockey fan, I think we can all agree that this is the kind of reception we'd all like to receive from people we've worked with for years.

A season removed from being demoted to the minors, Cleveland Indians' pitcher Cliff Lee was awarded the Cy Young for the American League yesterday. Lee received 24 of the 28 first place votes.

From the minors last season to receiving the grandest prize for a pitcher, Lee had one of the best seasons of any pitcher in quite some time. He finished the season with a 2.54 ERA and a 22-3 record, the best record in the majors.

Lee beat out the ace for the Toronto Blue Jays, Roy Halladay, who received the other four first place votes. Coming in third in voting was the Anaheim Angels' closer, Francisco Rodriguez, who set the record for most saves in a season this year.

Just two awards left to hand out.

NL Most Valuable Player - Monday, November 17th
AL Most Valuable Player - Tuesday, November 18th

Here is our Line-Up Locks for Week 11. Bye weeks are finally over and this week's games have a lot of great match ups. I only list three, but there are plenty of good options this week. Here's a quick look at those who have favorable matchups (LOCK IN) and those who deserve a spot on your bench this week (LOCK OUT):

QUARTERBACKS
Lock In:
--Matt Ryan vs. Den
My take: Ryan has performed like a veteran for the very underrated Atlanta Falcons. This week his match up is so good, you have to consider Ryan a top 10 QB this week. Expect a couple of scores and at least 200 yards from him.

--Donovan McNabb @ Cin
My take: McNabb should have time to shred the Bengals defense, and can still scramble away from any pressure the defense might put on him.

--Trent Edwards vs. Cle
My take: Edwards has been hot and cold but is poised for a very nice week in what could be an offensive shootout.