Garrett Hartley

When the Ravens cut incumbent Billy Cundiff in favor of undrafted rookie Justin Tucker, the Washington Redskins swooped in and signed Cundiff. But after five games during which Cundiff missed five of 12 field-goal attempts, Washington went with an unknown...

Last week's rankings in parenthesis. 1. Cardinals (1): They have won eight in a row at home. Even if a lot of the victories have been ugly, they still count. 2. Falcons (2): Successful teams always catch breaks. The Falcons caught one Sunday, and then...

NEW ORLEANS -- After losing their first four games, the New Orleans Saints seemed ready to be deep-sixed into the Mississippi River. But after ruining the Atlanta Falcons' perfect season Sunday with a 31-27 victory in the Superdome, the Saints (4-5)...

NEW ORLEANS -- For New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the first four losses of the season had been an unmitigated disaster. But at least for one night, the future Hall of Famer was once again on top of the NFL world. Chasing Johnny Unitas and NFL...

Petoskey’s defense was rock solid last week in pitching a shutout in the season opener against Sault Ste. Marie. That defense will face a test when the Northmen play host to West Branch Ogemaw Heights in their Big North Conference football opener...

How’s your personal evaluation of the younger guys under the new CBA? “Very good. We like these young linebackers. We like the three young safeties and there are a couple young corners we like. Certainly the draft pick Corey White’s...

TV SPORTS Tennis-U.S. Open, 10 a.m., 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball-Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP); Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 9 p.m. (ESPN)...

The Ravens surprised a sellout crowd at M&T Bank Stadium with a new menacing look, and it had nothing to do with sporting all-black uniforms for the first time in three years. A bruising running game sprang up when the temperatures dropped. A terrorizing...