Staph infection hospitalizes LB

BEREA (AP) -- Cleveland Browns linebacker Ben Taylor remained hospitalized Monday with a staph infection in his elbow.
Taylor, who has started eight games this season, was admitted to the Cleveland Clinic on Saturday with a high fever, Browns coach Butch Davis said.
Taylor had been listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh because of a back injury. But late in the week, Taylor, who had a small scrape on his elbow, began having a high temperature.
The Browns tried unsuccessfully to treat Taylor with antibiotics before the second-year player from Virginia Tech was taken to the hospital.
Davis said Taylor's condition had improved and he could be released today.
Meanwhile, the Browns were awaiting test results on rookie center Jeff Faine, who sprained his right ankle in the first quarter of Sunday's 13-6 loss.
Faine left Browns Stadium following the game on crutches and wearing a walking boot. He was injured on a 12-yard run by James Jackson in the first quarter and didn't return. He was replaced by Melvin Fowler.
Davis said linebackers Brant Boyer and Barry Gardner also sustained unspecified lower leg injuries.