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By the end of this week -- when the severity of the hamstring, groin, knee, and shoulder injuries suffered in Week 2 crystallizes -- fantasy owners may only have one or two players lost for a significant amount of time.While this may seem like good news, its actually going to create a messy set of logic games on the waiver wire.---THE INJURY REPORTTake Jonathan Stewarts hamstring injury, for instance. Stewart owners are going to have to decide whether to add Fozzy Whitaker (who had 131 total yards filling in for Stewart) or Cameron Artis-Payne (who has been a healthy scratch the past two weeks, but more neatly fits the lead back profile). And even if an owner successfully claims the correct back, theres Mike Tolbert stealing touchdowns -- followed by the possibility of Stewart being healthy enough to play. Once thats all settled, a fundamental fantasy dilemma remains: Do you let go of a potential star whos off to a slow start (someone like Titans wideout Rishard Matthews) for an iffy player with a new opportunity?This is going to be an issue throughout fantasy football.Adrian Petersons knee injury appears serious enough to keep him out for a significant amount of time, and while Jerick McKinnon seems like the obvious backup, it was Matt Asiata getting six carries in Mondays win -- McKinnon got two. In an odd twist, Petersons wife said after the game that hell be OK and was walking on the injured knee, according to a tweet from Larry Fitzgerald, Sr., a prominent member of the Minneapolis-area media and the father of the Arizona wide receiver.---MORE SIGNIFICANT INJURIESIn Detroit, Ameer Abdullahs foot injury opens the door for either second-year running back Zach Zenner or rookie Dwayne Washington. Zenner has been a healthy scratch the last two weeks, while Washington had 56 total yards Sunday, most of them on two big plays. Washington may quietly be the most intriguing add of the week.In San Diego, a Danny Woodhead injury turns all eyes to... Kenneth Farrow? The rookie caught 74 passes over four years at the University of Houston, and is the closest thing the Chargers have to a Woodhead-style pass-catching back. Expect the Chargers -- if Woodhead is out -- to get creative with their playmakers, like Travis Benjamin and Dontrelle Inman.---A BRIEF INTERMISSION TO LOOK AT ACTUAL PERFORMANCESBrowns receiver Corey Coleman built on his Week 1 momentum with a Week 2 full-on explosion, catching five passes on eight targets for 104 yards and two touchdowns. He is available in 38 percent of CBSSports.com leagues. But, a fun fact: Terrelle Pryor had more targets from new starter Josh McCown (who, naturally, also may be hurt).Will Fuller also put forth a 104-yard game -- his second 100-yard game in a row -- to prove his legitimacy as Houstons No. 2 receiver and confirm a fantasy-friendly rapport with Brock Osweiler.Willie Snead (five catches on eight targets, 54 yards and a TD) and Stefon Diggs (nine catches, 11 targets, 182 yards, TD) continued to remind us that their 2015 breakouts werent flukes. Diggs, especially, looked like a bona fide NFL superstar Sunday night, with a series of deft moves and cuts against Green Bay.The Steelers had a value shift at wide receiver, as Sammie Coates (available in 81 percent of CBSSports.com leagues) hauled in 97 yards on two receptions, while last weeks waiver wire darling, Eli Rogers, managed just one catch for 9 yards.Titans rookie Taj Sharpe finished with an unimpressive four catches for 33 yards, but received a team-high seven targets, so he isnt a drop candidate just yet. In the same game, Lions wideout Golden Tate managed just two catches for 13 yards, but they came on nine targets. While Tate has been a bit of a bust thus far, he has 16 targets on the season -- more than Eric Decker, Allen Hurns, or Travis Benjamin.---WE NOW RETURN TO YOUR REGULARLY-SCHEDULED INJURY UPDATESJimmy Garoppolos shoulder injury and Tom Bradys impending return will create a messy window for the Patriots in Week 3 (a Thursday night game) and Week 4, as their only healthy, non-suspended quarterback is rookie Jacoby Brissett. Expect to hear names like T.J. Yates and Ryan Lindley thrown around, but expect Brissett to start.Arian Foster (backup: Jay Ajayi), Thomas Rawls (backup: Christine Michael) and Doug Martin (backup: probably Charles Sims, maybe Jacquizz Rodgers) also suffered injuries, but the extent wont be known until later this week.And it would be wise to keep an eye on Brandon Marshalls status. 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Argentina winger Ezequiel Lavezzi and France midfielder Blaise Matuidi scored, with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic setting up both despite having a poor game by his high standards. Forward Eduardo gave Ajaccio the lead in the sixth minute after being set up by right winger Benjamin Andre, and the Corsican side looked comfortable in the first half, with the lively Johan Cavalli causing problems with his probing runs from midfield. The four teams in the College Football Playoff all graduated at least 74 percent of their players in 2016, according to the latest look at graduation rates for all college football bowl teams, released Monday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida.Alabama graduated 80 percent, Clemson graduated 84 percent, Ohio State graduated 74 percent and Washington graduated 78 percent of their football players, the survey showed. However, that number is lower for black players -- something TIDES director Richard Lapchick noted in his analysis of the results.The academic success of FBS football student-athletes continued to grow this year, Lapchick said. The overall football student-athlete Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for bowl-bound teams is 75 percent, up from 73 percent in 2015.However, the gap between white and African-American football student-athletes continues to be a major issue, standing at 19 percent this year. Among the 80 boowl-bound teams, the average GSR for African-American student-athletes is 68 percent, up from 66 percent in 2015.dddddddddddd The average GSR for white football student-athletes is 87 percent, up from 85 percent in 2015.The four highest-ranking schools were Stanford, South Carolina, Northwestern and Wake Forest. All had at least 91 percent of their football players graduate overall, and more than 83 percent of their black players.Every bowl-bound school graduated at least 50 percent of their white players, and 76 of the 80 graduated more than 50 percent of their black players. Overall, 79 of the 80 schools graduated more than half of their players.Five of the schools going to bowl games -- Boise State, South Florida, South Carolina, UTSA and Stanford -- had higher graduation rates for football players than for the rest of the athletes in their schools. ' ' '