The St. Paul Pioneer Press is reporting that the Vikings may try to trade up into one of the top-three slots in Saturday’s draft. What makes this rumor particularly intriguing is that the Vikes, who have their eyes on receivers Braylon Edwards and Mike Williams, currently own picks #7 and #18 and are willing to package them to move up. Man, if this rumor is true it’s potentially great news for the Browns. Landing the seventh and 18th picks would allow them to grab a top defensive player like Antrel Rolle or Derrick Johnson while also putting them in prime position to get one of the draft’s top-rated offensive tackles. If I’m Phil Savage, I’m talking to the Vikings every single day this week and all morning Saturday trying to get a deal done.

With today’s 90-87 loss to the Pistons, the Cavs are close to finishing another late-season collapse. Surprisingly, the Cavs played great in the first half, but then they fell apart in the third quarter. Lebron was obviously trying too hard, and his shooting percentage suffered in the third quarter. They had chances at the end of the game, but he fired up two airballs in the face of tough defense. The Cavs have to win their last two games and hope that the Nets lose at least one of their last three games.

C.C. was awesome today in his first start of the season, leading the Indians to a much-needed 2-1 victory over the Twins to avoid the sweep. The offense is still under-performing, but the pitching staff looks great now that Sabathia is healthy. The bullpen delivered another fine performance, and Bob Wickman is starting to settle back in as a solid closer.

As for the offense, it looks like they could use some help from a healthy Juan Gonzalez. I hate to send Sizemore back to AAA, but it might be necessary when Juan gets healthy.