Jake Bates was standing on the turf in his hometown of Houston when asked to reflect on an unlikely journey from learning how to sell bricks to making game-winning kicks for the Detroit Lions. Bates ...

By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press Playoff berths, draft positioning and more are up for grabs in Week 17. There’s going to be plenty of football on television this holiday week with the NFL playing ...

The Held family of Monroe county is trying to pick up the pieces of their lives after they lost their home to a furnace fire ...