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Bears beat Lions 37-23 to finish disappointing 7-9

Jay Cutler matched a career high for a second straight week with four touchdown passes, leading the Chicago Bears to a 37-23 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Complete Story...

Lions sell out finale, putting game on local TV

The Detroit Lions have sold out their season finale against the Chicago Bears, avoiding a local television blackout. Fox owns the national broadcast rights to the game.

Famous San Francisco sea lions leave in droves

Two mysteries surround a huge herd of sea lions that were hanging out on a pier in San Francisco Bay: Why did so many show up, and why did so many leave at once?

Gore leads Niners past Lions 20-6

Frank Gore scored on a 1-yard run and topped the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth straight year, and the San Francisco 49ers moved within one win of avoiding a seventh straight losing season by beating the Detroit Lions 20-6 Sunday.

Lions place rookie QB Stafford on injured reserve

The season is over for Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, who has been placed on injured reserve ahead of what the team calls minor right knee surgery.

Cardinals score with 1:54 left to beat Lions 31-24

The Arizona Cardinals blew a 17-point lead to the lowly Detroit Lions and needed to make a pressure-packed play in the closing minutes to avoid an embarrassing defeat.

Cardinals K Rackers out, Nugent in vs Lions

Arizona Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers was inactive Sunday against the Detroit Lions because of a groin injury.

Ford Motor chairman not following Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions Vice Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said Monday that his role with the NFL team has taken a back seat to his duties as Ford Motor Co. chairman. It may be just as well.

Rice, Ravens reign over Lions 48-3

Neither the soggy field nor the Detroit Lions' porous defense could stop Ray Rice.

Bengals run their way into winning season

Bernard Scott. Larry Johnson. Cedric Benson. In three straight games, three different Cincinnati Bengals running backs have topped 100 yards.

Benson tops 100, Bengals beat Lions 23-13

Cedric Benson ran himself into a little bit of Cincinnati Bengals history.

Schwartz doesn't regret starting Stafford

Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz isn't second-guessing his decision to start Matthew Stafford.

Packers' Woodson has near-flawless Thanksgiving

Charles Woodson had a day most people could only dream of enjoying.

Lions TE Pettigrew hurts left knee vs. Packers

Detroit Lions rookie tight end Brandon Pettigrew left Thursday's game against Green Bay with a left knee injury and did not return.

Rogers throws 3 TDs in Packers 34-12 win vs. Lions

Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three touchdown passes and Green Bay beat the Detroit Lions 34-12 on Thursday, giving the Packers three straight wins and improving their playoff prospects.

Pompei: Lions here to stay on Thanksgiving

Having the Lions play on Thanksgiving is as much a part of the holiday as a good afternoon snooze. And they sometimes go together.

Lions sell out Thanksgiving NFL game vs. Packers

The Detroit Lions have sold out the Thanksgiving NFL game against Green Bay, avoiding a local TV blackout.

Lions beat Browns 38-37 in Bad Bowl thriller

An ailing Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave the Detroit Lions a thrilling 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

NFL's Browns-Lions gets TV blackout in Motor City

The Detroit Lions' home game against the Cleveland Browns will be blacked out on local TV.

Favre to Rice helps Vikings get past Lions 27-10

Brett Favre and another year of experience have turned Sidney Rice into Minnesota's newest star receiver.

Lions rookie Delmas out with infected tooth, jaw

Detroit Lions starting free safety Louis Delmas was held out of the lineup due to an infected tooth and jaw and right guard Stephen Peterman was taken to the locker room on a cart with a leg injury in the third quarter against Minnesota.

Calvin Johnson denies feud with Matt Stafford

Lions coach Jim Schwartz says there's no feud between Calvin Johnson and Matt Stafford.

Seahawks turn 17-0 hole into 32-20 win over Lions

For all the indignities the Seahawks have endured already this season, at least they didn't become the first team in more than two years to lose a home game to Detroit.

Lions try to regroup after latest disaster

Jim Schwartz doesn't want his Detroit Lions to play an overly conservative offense.

Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898

The nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers and brought construction to a halt in one of east Africa's most notorious onslaughts more than a hundred years ago. But the death toll, scientists now say, wasn't as high as previously thought.

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Detroit Lions -- worst professional team. Ever.
Source: ESPN.com

ESPN Analyst Scott Beaman makes an in-depth analysis of some of the worst sports teams ever, and concludes that the Lions have (obviously to most of us) succeeded in becoming the worst team ever, for an entire decade.

Lion, Tiger, and Bear Are Best Friends
Source: Gimundo

I just love animals, and look forward to the day when all will live in harmony. Here is proof!

SI.com writer: It's not Thanksgiving without the Lions
Source: The Detroit Free Press

Amen and pass the gravy.

Stafford's heroics with no time left leads Lions
Source: The Detroit Free Press

Matthew Stafford tied a team record with five TD passes, the last one with no time left, as the Lions beat the Browns, 38-37, today at Ford Field.

Lions fans rejoice: Watching losses pile up helps your emotional well-being
Source: News Impact - MLive.com

Study indicates that expecting your team to lose actually makes the game more exciting.

The Lion Guardians expansion continues!
Source: lionguardians.wildlifedirect.org

Save the lions from extinctions. Lions are extremely endangered as a result of insecticide usage.

Poll. Lions v Vikings. Should I watch?

I have been a Detroit Lions fan all 53 years of my life and it's safe to say that they suck big time.

Thief unwittingly steals circus lion
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A circus lion, called Caesar, is fighting fit again after an ordeal that saw the van he was being transported in stolen in Germany by an unwitting thief.

Bambi buys the farm in the lions den at National Zoo
Source: The Washington Post

"A deer that jumped a wall at the National Zoo was fatally injured by two lions Sunday as dozens of startled spectators looked on.

Deer in lions' den is fatally injured as crowd watches
Source: The Washington Post

A deer that jumped a wall at the National Zoo was fatally injured by two lions Sunday as dozens of startled spectators looked on... "Everyone was cheering, 'Go, go, go' " to encourage the deer to reach safety, witness Josh Shpayher said. "Everyone was rooting for the deer."

Getting up close and personal with the lions at Werribee Open Range Zoo | Mail Online
Source: the Mail online

The four passengers in the jeep must feel a whisker away from death as a lion jumps up on to their bonnet for lunch. But that's all part of the attraction. The jeep is a new zoo exhibit which allows visitors to get incredibly close to the lions.

Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898
Source: hosted.ap.org

The nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers and brought construction to a halt in one of east Africa's most notorious onslaughts more than a hundred years ago. But the death toll, scientists now say, wasn't as high as previously thought.

Look Out Superbowl Here Comes the Lions
Source: ESPN.com

The Detroit Lions finally get of the snide with a big win against the Washington Redskins. What's next for the amazing Detroit Lions? Superbowl?

Elephants, Other Iconic Animals Dying in Kenya Drought
Source: National Geographic

More than sixty African elephants and hundreds of other animals have died so far in Kenya amid the worst drought to hit the country in over a decade.

Save the lions | Lions face death at Romanian zoo
Source: newsoftheworld.co.uk

LEANING her emaciated body against the small rusty cage, starving lioness Anetta paws at the bars forlornly as the days count down to her pride's execution.

Kenya May Lose All Its Lions in 20 Years
Source: planetark.org

Kenya's lion population could disappear altogether in the next 20 years because of climate change, habitat destruction, disease and conflict with humans, the country's wildlife authority said on Monday.

Terrified children left dangling near lion enclosure for two hours after power is cut to rides at Chessington World of Adventures
Source: the Mail online

Mothers and terrified children were stuck 20ft above the ground near a lion enclosure as a major power cut plunged a theme park into panic today.

I share my home with 11 cats - four cheetahs, five lions and two tigers
Source: the Mail online

Sharing a bed with your furry friend has taken on a whole new meaning for Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen. The sanctuary worker shares her South African home with not one but FOUR orphaned cheetahs, five lions and two tigers.

Softball: Bengals edge Lions, remain alive in playoffs
Source: eastbayri.com

Molly Thomsen shown brightly in the circle and also drew a walk to drive in what proved the game winning run as the St.

Cubcam: Hidden cameras capture amazing images of the secret life of lions and their young
Source: the Mail online

On a lazy afternoon in the Masai Mara, southern Kenya, three lion cubs are roused from their siesta. Spotting something in the grass, the inquisitive trio move in for a closer look.

Starting with logo, Lions on new mission
Source: ESPN.com

Detroit has added teeth to its new Lions logo. Only time will tell if the product on the field also has teeth.

Kenyan lions being poisoned by pesticides'
Source: Independent.co.uk

Conservationists in Kenya are calling for a deadly pesticide to be banned after it was linked to the poisoning of a "staggering" number of lions and other wildlife.

'Supersize' lions roamed Britain
Source: BBC News

Giant lions were roaming around Britain, Europe and North America up to 13,000 years ago, scientists from Oxford University have found.

Toxic toads targeted in Australia's 'Toad Day Out'
Source: Yahoo! News

On Saturday, residents of five communities in cane toad-plagued northern Queensland state will grab their flashlights and fan out into the night to hunt down the hated animals as part of the inaugural "Toad Day Out" celebration.

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