Barca were clearly agitated by the shock news that Van Persie has arrived here. Only last week Wenger said he feared the Dutchman's ankle injury would keep him out for a month. On Monday he suggested that, along with Theo Walcott and Alex Song, Van Persie would not be here for the last16 clash..Inside Maysville Barber Shop, time doesn't act its age. Small but tidy, the place has been at the same spot on Dublin Street in Mobile for decades, and there's little indication that it's a day beyond 1975. The air is thick with wintergreen, baby powder and testosterone.

Linebacker Jason Taylor, making his first start of the year Sunday, registered all zeroes on the stat sheet. Linebacker Kevin Burnett, acquired before the season, again failed to produce a big play. Cornerback Nolan Carroll, filling in for the injured Vontae Davis, appeared overmatched in a secondary prone to leaving receivers wide open..3. Detroit Lions (vs. Minnesota Vikings) Sure, it may have been the Vikings in