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GM Brad Holmes expects Lions to be Super Bowl champions after breakthrough season
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Expectations for the Detroit Lions have never been higher. General manager Brad Holmes made it clear on Thursday morning he's not lowering the bar. “For this season? Win the Super Bowl,” he said. For decades, the notion of the Lions...
Roster spots on Lions still up for grabs going into preseason finale
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions go into their final preseason game with some decisions to make at quarterback and receiver while fourth-round draft pick Sione Vaki looks as if he has done enough to earn a roster spot. Coach Dan Campbell said on Tuesday there are still...
No. 15 Tennessee ready to build on coach Josh Heupel's success in his 4th season
It's time for coach Josh Heupel and No. 15 Tennessee to prove they can keep up. Not just the bigger and even more powerful Southeastern Conference. Heupel and his Vols have to measure up to the other programs on campus. The Vols won the SEC men's basketball title...
More Mahomes magic: Chiefs QB completes behind-the-back pass in 24-23 preseason loss to Detroit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was rolling to his right in the first half of the Kansas City Chiefs' preseason game against the Detroit Lions on Saturday when he realized that Travis Kelce had run the wrong route. So, Mahomes threw to his trusty tight end out of spite...
Lions coach Dan Campbell says leg injury to Jahmyr Gibbs is going to be 'fine'
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, dressed in shorts, watched training camp from the sideline on Wednesday after he left practice earlier in the week with a leg injury. As a rookie last season, Gibbs rushed for 945 yards with 10 touchdowns along with...