My confidence, right now, is at an all-time high,” Reed Sheppard says entering year two. “I feel really comfortable with where I am, with my body.”

Reed Sheppard spent his offseason adding bulk and working on his defense. Now, he's excited to show what he can do in a bigger role with the Rockets in his second year in the league.

The Detroit Lions' secondary had a rough day on Sunday after both starting cornerbacks, D.J. Reed and Terrion Arnold, went down with injuries against the Cleveland Browns.

During Saturdays edition of Fox's "Big Noon Kickoff," Matt Leinart, who won the Heisman Trophy while leading USC to a national championship in 2004, identified Reed as a quarterback to watch in the Heisman Trophy race. He added that the Heisman race was "turned upside down" with the injury Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer suffered.

Running back Joe Mixon is eligible to return to action now that the Texans have played four games, but there's no change to his status coming in the immediate future.

Taylor Heine, 35, is often multitasking when she watches TV shows or movies at home. Closed captions or subtitles can be an acquired taste. The poll finds that about 4 in 10 adults under 45 use subtitles at least “often” when watching TV or movies, compared with about 3 in 10 adults older than 45.

Gary Granger, who had worked as the college’s community safety director for a little over 15 years, accused the college of bowing to “political” pressure from wealthy alumni donors.

The city of Rensselaer is grieving the loss of Brent Reed, a 32-year-old resident who was fatally stabbed on Saturday night. The incident occ

Hundreds filled a Mississippi church to celebrate Reed’s life, even as skepticism over the authorities’ ruling of suicide fuels growing