Culture
Standout pitcher Zach Eflin credits faith and family during breakout seasonProfessional baseball pitcher Zach Eflin is enjoying a breakthrough season and credits God for sustaining him through years of challenges. Eflin, who currently pitches for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays,… Read More
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Drew family legacy goes beyond success on the basketball court as the coaches live out their faithThe Drew family is one of the most successful in NCAA basketball history, and yet the coaches all agree on a simple purpose: glorifying God and developing godly men. Homer… Read More
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Young and Stroud, first two taken in NFL Draft, use their platform to glorify GodWhen the top two picks in the 2023 NFL Draft saw their lifelong dreams come true over the weekend weekend, both quarterbacks credited the success to their faith. Alabama’s Bryce… Read More
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Damar Hamlin, the focus of national prayer just months ago, fully cleared for football returnDamar Hamlin has been cleared by doctors to resume all football activities just three months after a cardiac event nearly took his life. The Buffalo Bills’ safety got the green… Read More
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Oklahoma softball star Jayda Coleman gets baptized as team pursues 3rd national title(Sports Spectrum) – Jayda Coleman, a junior center fielder on the Oklahoma softball team, has yet to experience what it’s like to not win the national championship in her college… Read More
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Dan Meers, who plays Chiefs’ mascot, uses platform to share JesusDan Meers just returned from his third Super Bowl in four years. Some consider him the best at his position: Chiefs’ mascot, KC Wolf. But what excites him most about… Read More
Culture, Opinion
When did prayer become acceptable to the NFL? When a crisis happened on live television(Religion Unplugged) – Super Bowls create media storms, but many journalists and sports executives thought what happened in 1988 was totally out of bounds. The establishment was shocked… Read More
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‘Soul Surfer’ Bethany Hamilton announces she won’t compete against transgender athletesFamous surfer Bethany Hamilton has spoken out against biological males competing in women’s surfing events after her league announced a transgender policy change. Hamilton, who became famous as a teenager… Read More
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God may not pick the winners, but a ‘spiritual awakening’ is taking place in an NFL locker roomIn the wake of Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin’s on-field resuscitation Jan. 2, it seems a spiritual revival is taking place in the Buffalo locker room. Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen calls… Read More
Christian Schools
PGA Pro makes gift to Nashville Christian School golf programA Tennessee Christian school’s golf team received a huge gift last week from pro golfer Brandt Snedeker. Snedeker gave $30,000, and the Tennessee Golf Foundation added another $25,000, to construct… Read More
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University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was tossed into the transgender athlete debate. Come on in, she says, the water’s fineRiley Gaines figures she had all of three weeks away from swimming during her entire four years in college, when she became an elite competitive swimmer. Even during the COVID… Read More
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Former NFL player and Christian school football coach Jeff Saturday becomes interim head coach of the Indianapolis ColtsFormer professional football player and outspoken Christian Jeff Saturday was announced on Monday as the interim coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Although Saturday was an accomplished player for the team… Read More
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Washington high school football coach fired for postgame prayers to be reinstated after U.S. Supreme Court victory this summerAfter a landmark Supreme Court victory allowing his silent postgame prayers, a high school football coach is expected to return to his coaching job next year. Joseph Kennedy had… Read More
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Inside Derek Jeter’s Catholic roots: How faith and family made him a baseball superstar(Religion Unplugged) – Yankee Stadium was packed to the rafters. The place was as loud as it typically would get when the New York Yankees played in a World… Read More
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Whatcha talkin’ ’bout Willis? NFL standout walks away from millions to walk with ChristIndianapolis Colts safety Khari Willis has a new playbook. It’s called the Bible. Willis has announced his retirement from the National Football League to pursue a calling to ministry. His… Read More
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Faith helps drive Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in NBA title quest(Religion Unplugged) – It was back in January, when the NBA season was still young, that Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors had gotten off to a poor… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Brodie Croyle, former NFL quarterback, is an all-pro champion for Christian educationFormer NFL quarterback Brodie Croyle, who played primarily for the Kansas City Chiefs, understands the benefits of growing up in a Christian school and being raised with Christian values, and… Read More
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Christian pro golfers Burns and Scheffler absolutely torching the PGA Tour while spreading the good wordBest friends and outspoken Christians Sam Burns and Scottie Scheffler put faith to the fore once again Sunday on the PGA Tour, with a short but dazzling playoff at the… Read More
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North Carolina Coach Hubert Davis’ journey to a historic Final Four win has included an abiding faithWhen the final buzzer sounded on his team’s Final Four game Saturday night, it became evident that the weight of what Hubert Davis had accomplished was setting in. Davis, the… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Sunrise on a mission: The improbable story of the nation’s top-ranked high school basketball teamThe No. 1 high school boys basketball team in the country plays in Kansas, at a school you’ve likely never heard of – unless you follow the best high school… Read More