Kevin Walter

Ask people around the Texans how a seventh-round draft pick out of Eastern Michigan has lasted 10 seasons in the NFL and the answers about Libertyville High graduate Kevin Walter all sound alike. "He's always in the right spot,'' Texans quarterback Matt...

Inside the 10-yard line, the Texans are a power football team, so think base two-back running schemes with Arian Foster designed to test the Bears defensive front Sunday night. Using the All-22 coaches tape, here is an example of how Foster and the...

|TODAY| |HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD| Dakota Clash Meet at Pierre, 1 p.m.   |MEN’S CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL| |at Washington Street Gym| 6:30 p.m. — F League Playoff, Titan Machinery/S&S Lumber vs. Culver’s/Harr Motors. 7:45...

Ravens officials made it clear at this week’s NFL meetings that their primary focus over the next month is not what remains on the free-agent market. With 12 selections in next month’s draft, the organization is busy evaluating college...

|TV SPORTS|  College Men’s Basketball -- Big East Conference tournament, games at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. (ESPN); 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. (ESPN2)  Soccer -- UEFA Champions League, Porto at Malaga, 2:30 p.m. (FSN); UEFA Champions League, Arsenal at Bayern...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 3 p.m. (FOX); Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

The reality smacked the Ravens in the face like one of Joe Flacco’s passes that got batted back toward the line of scrimmage by a swarming Houston Texans defense. Over 60 frustrating minutes Sunday, all the Ravens’ flaws through the first six...

|TODAY| |COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL|  Northern State vs. Dickinson State, Wachs Arena, 4 p.m. |COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL| |NSIC Tournament| |at Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn.|  Championship, 3 p.m. |SWIMMING|  Aberdeen Swim Club at...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, 8:55 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, Eastern Conference Championship, First Leg, 2:30 p.m. (NBC) College Football--Arkansas at South Carolina, 11 a.m. (CBS); Iowa State at Texas, 11 a.m. (ABC); Northwestern...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Tennis--ATP World Tour Finals, 8 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers, Noon (CBS); Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (FOX); Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); Houston...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester United, 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, 7 p.m. (NBCSN) College Football--Oklahoma at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (ABC); Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Temple at Louisville,...

Jimmy Smith’s first start of 2012 did not end as well as he might have anticipated. Filling in for the injured Lardarius Webb (torn anterior cruciate ligament in left knee), Smith surrendered four catches on five attempts and 68 yards in the Ravens&...