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Watch: Teammate calls ‘most dynamic player’ in the NFL ‘an inspiration to all of us’ for his Christian faithAfter Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson led his team to a victory over the Los Angeles Rams Monday night by running for nearly 200 yards, he and his teammates gave the glory to God. Read More
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Watch: WWII veteran, 104, plays National Anthem to full stadium applauseA 104-year-old World War II Army veteran hit every vibrant note of the National Anthem on his saxophone at a New York Islanders game Saturday. Dominick Critelli, sporting a number 104 Islanders jersey and a WWII veterans’ hat, walked to his chair and played the Star-Spangled Banner, inspiring… Read More
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NFL stars model Jesus’ example by washing students’ feet at local schoolSome of the NFL’s top players gathered at a local school, not to entertain or compete but to model the humility of Christ by washing feet. Baltimore quarterback Lamar… Read More
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British Fencing bans males from women’s competitionsBritish Fencing has changed its rules to ban biological males who identify as women from competing in women’s fencing competitions. The change follows an April ruling by the… Read More
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Sex crimes against women increase in Britain as one-third of sports centers don’t provide female-only spacesMore than 160 sexual crimes were committed against women across UK sports centers in 2023, with 1 in 3 centers refusing to offer single-sex privacy rooms. The Women’s Rights Network (WRN) obtained police data revealing at least 16 rapes, 80 sexual assaults and 65… Read More
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NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons say faith in God is carrying them after knee injuriesA pair of the NFL’s top players say they’re leaning on their faith in God as they recover and rehab from season-ending injuries that brought their campaigns to an unexpected halt. Kansas… Read More
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Philip Rivers, ‘thankful to God,’ embraces movie-like comebackIndianapolis quarterback Philip Rivers realizes the last few days of his life have the makings of a Hollywood film: an ex-football player returns from retirement five years after his final… Read More
Government
‘Miracle on Ice’ team receives congressional gold medalMembers of the legendary 1980 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team received the Congressional Gold Medal after President Donald Trump signed legislation approving the honor last week. Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., authored the… Read More
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Pride events to continue during World Cup games in Seattle, despite Egyptian and Iranian objectionsSeattle’s organizing FIFA committee announced Pride-event plans will continue during a June match, despite the competing teams’ disapproval and national laws against homosexuality. “SeattleFWC26 is moving forward as planned with our community programming outside the stadium during Pride… Read More
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Top women’s tennis player says it’s unfair for transgender athletes to compete against womenTop-ranked women’s tennis player Aryna Sabalenka said this week women shouldn’t have to compete against transgender-identifying males in professional tennis, adding pressure to sports bodies that… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools face Title IX complaint over transgender volleyball playerA Michigan family filed a Title IX complaint this week after a transgender athlete played on Ann Arbor Skyline’s girls’ volleyball team this fall with no notice to parents. Parent… Read More
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Strongest Woman runner up declared winner after transgender athlete disqualifiedBritain’s Andrea Thompson has been declared the winner of this year’s World’s Strongest Woman contest after the original first place finisher, who it turns out was a biological male, was… Read More
Courts
Watch: Supreme Court ruling next year could reshape transgender rights beyond sports(The Center Square) – In seven weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases involving challenges to the constitutionality of laws in Idaho and West Virginia… Read More
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WNBA player agrees elite 8th-grade boys could beat league’s stars: ‘Men are just stronger, bigger, athletic’Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham defended Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. this week after his comments about boys competing against WNBA players drew heavy criticism. Porter, who grew… Read More
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Male sues college after being barred from competing in women’s track eventA male runner has filed a federal lawsuit against a New York university for blocking him from a women’s track event earlier this year. The case hinges on a conflict… Read More
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Gracie Hunt, of Chiefs’ Hunt family, supports family-friendly Super Bowl halftime optionAn alternative Super Bowl halftime show could offer families a better option when the NFL picks performers who divide fans, Gracie Hunt says. Hunt, the daughter of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, recently… Read More
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Maine town allows biological boy to play on youth girls’ basketball team under Human Rights ActA biological 8-year-old boy is allowed to compete on a girl’s youth basketball team under Maine law, a town select board ruled in a 3-2 vote Tuesday. A coalition of parents… Read More
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‘Madness’: Maine dads speak out against males in women’s sportsA group of Maine dads took to the polls Tuesday to garner support for their push to ban biological males from women’s spaces and sports. Maine… Read More
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Dodgers’ Mookie Betts declares God is greater as LA clinches 2nd straight World SeriesWearing a wristband testifying of his faith in God, Los Angeles shortstop Mookie Betts turned a stunning double play Saturday to clinch his team’s second straight World Series title and… Read More
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Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. credits faith in Christ as Blue Jays chase World Series title against DodgersToronto’s All-Star first baseman may be on a remarkable World Series run, but he says the real source of his strength isn’t his swing – it’s his faith in Christ. Read More