Few knew what to expect from Jake Bates when the Detroit Lions signed him to be their kicker during the 2024 NFL offseason. Bates was coming off a successful season kicking for the UFL's Michigan ...

Her work has previously appeared on ET Canada, Metro and the Mail Online. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Kathy Bates is opening up about her decision not to have reconstruction surgery following ...

The text read, "When a Chinese paratrooper finds out they're being dropped into Appalachia and not New England." The post gathered over 1,000 likes and 4 million views in seven months. The post ...

The Detroit Lions have yet another player honored with a weekly award. Kicker Jake Bates was honored as the NFC Special Teams Player of the week for the second time this season after hitting a ...

In an NFL season already brimming with standout moments, Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates has rapidly become one of its most inspiring stories. A Houston native, Bates etched his name into NFL lore ...

Kathy Bates has been opening up about her double mastectomy following her breast cancer diagnosis 12 years ago and why she chose not to have reconstruction surgery. “I decided not to have ...

Jake Bates was a brick salesman 18 months ago. Now he is a hero for the Detroit Lions after signing to be their kicker. Jake Bates' athletic career didn't begin as a kicker, but he is now the hero ...

When Jake Bates was in the UFL, not only was he known for making long kicks, he also made his fair share of clutch field goals. During the Detroit Lions' Week 7 game against the Minnesota Vikings ...

HOUSTON -- Nineteen months ago, Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates was training to be a salesman in Houston at the Acme Brick company and thought his NFL dream was over. On Sunday night, he ...

Bates, who said after Sunday's game that he nearly gave up on football to become a brick salesman, delivered the game-winner from 44 yards out with just 15 seconds left in the game. After the game ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Detroit Lions place kicker Jake Bates speaks to the media after an NFL football game against the Minnesota ...