Cylinder seals from Ur, c. 2450 BC, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, USA In the first article of this series, I provided a brief historical overview of the Neo-Assyrian, Urartian, and Achaemenid empires, ...

The Detroit Lions currently have second-year quarterback Hendon Hooker as the backup to Jared Goff, but they've been linked to a veteran passer that just hit free agency. Reports surfaced Sunday ...

Here is a collection of postgame quotes from Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell and a selection of other players after Sunday's win over the Indianapolis Colts, via the team's social media channel.

Human activity appears to be making mountain lions in California more nocturnal. According to a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation, mountain lions in the greater Los ...

More than 70 animals, including an African lion and two brown bears, were sent by plane with veterinarians from Moscow’s zoo to be transferred to a zoo in Pyongyang. The animals were “a gift ...

The animals gifted by the Kremlin include lions, bears, pheasants, cockatoos, yaks, and ducks. In this photo, taken from a video released by the Moscow Zoo telegram channel Wednesday, Nov. 20 ...

Nobody appears to be able to stop the Detroit Lions (9-1). Could the Indianapolis Colts (5-6) put a stop to their momentum? Nearly everyone expected Detroit to take care of the Jacksonville ...

The football fans and media that surround the B.C. Lions had long ago made their decision. But the CFL team itself hadn’t yet come to the conclusion about the fate of its head coach — not ...

If you watched the Detroit Lions' big win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, then you witnessed something that's only happened a total of three times in the NFL over the past 83 years.

The Detroit Lions were on the verge of their first Super Bowl appearance, but couldn't finish off the San Francisco 49ers in last season's NFC championship game. This year, they have developed a ...

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen an NFL team like the Detroit Lions. What we mean is, in a league of profound parity, the Lions have distinguished themselves as a genuine juggernaut.

When the Lions beat the Jaguars 52-6 on Sunday, it represented their third win this season by at least 38 points. No team in NFL history has more. Seven other teams in NFL history have won by 38 or ...