Joe Schmidt stands by the front door, looking out the window. The sky is filled with storm clouds and dark shadows creep across the porch, making his outline appear vague, like a faded image from ...

Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who led the Detroit Lions to their last championship in 1957, died Wednesday, his family told the Free Press on Thursday. He was 92 years old. Schmidt spent ...

Founded in 1930, the Detroit Lions remain one of the few legendary franchises in the NFL that has never appeared in a Super Bowl. Despite that, the Lions remain a beloved team with a storied history.

When the Detroit Lions won the National Football League championship in 1957, hundreds of fans hoarse from cheering streamed onto the muddy field at Briggs Stadium and jostled with police for a piece ...