Aliese Willard, Author at Sports Spectrum

Women in the Word: Players to watch in the Women's NCAA Tournament

This story appears in the Spring 2018 issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine, which will hit...

Snowboarder Chris Corning Finishes 2nd in Slopestyle at Burton U.S. Open, Thanks God

Written by Becky York and Aliese Willard Colorado snowboarder Chris Corning placed second in the...

Sneak Peek: Interview with Olympian Chris Corning

Taking fourth place in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic slopestyle competition, 18-year-old Chris Corning moves up...

Sneak Peek: Interview with 3-time Olympic medalist Kelly Clark

The world’s most decorated female snowboarder squeezed into the top six yesterday at the Burton...

Gigi Marvin and US Women's Hockey Team Win Gold in Dramatic Shootout

The drought has ended. 20 years and four Olympic games after the U.S. women's hockey...

Skeleton Racer Simidele Adeagbo on Making History and Trusting God

It's an unlikely story from an unlikely Olympian. Simidele Adeagbo, who goes by "Simi," thought...

Athletes join millions in mourning the passing of evangelist Billy Graham

Billy Graham, widely regarded as the most important and well-known Christian evangelist of the 20th...

What you need to know about Olympic slopestyle freeskiier Nick Goepper

He was the first qualifier for the men’s Olympic freeski slopestyle team, a bronze medalist...

Snowboarder Kelly Clark exhibits winning attitude after tough fourth-place finish

Snowboarder Kelly Clark has now competed in five Olympics, but the 2018 PyeongChang Games have...

Standup paddleboarding queen Candice Appleby found her worth not in the waves, but in God's love

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How faith and fortitude guide female sports agents

In 2005, as a newly certified sports agent, Kelli Masters went to her first NFL...

Increase Story of the Week: Adam Wainwright

Injuries are some of the most devastating challenges athletes encounter in the pros, and Adam...

Throwback Thursday: Jorginho Amorim and Silas Pereira, May/June 1990

Alright, readers. For this article, we are suspending the term "soccer" from our vocabulary. After...

Throwback Thursday: Heather and Heidi Burge, March/April 1992

At 6'5", identical twins Heather and Heidi Burge have always been a tall order, especially...

This rock was meant to be climbed

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Throwback Thursday: Reggie Williams, May/June 1989

Transitioning out of the pro lifestyle is a tough road for any athlete. Questions of...

7th Heaven: Olympian Ryan Hall Races Seven Marathons, In Seven Days, On Seven Continents

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Throwback Thursday: Jim Gills, September 1991

Jim who? Don't worry, we hadn't heard of him either. But we could see why...

Throwback Thursday: Betsy King, November 1989

Betsy King was the Queen of Golf from the late '80s to the early '90s....

Throwback Thursday: Dave Dravecky, January 1990

In June of 1991, Dave Dravecky lost his left arm when it was amputated due...

Throwback Thursday: Gretchen Magers, July 1991

For 131 years, the world's best tennis players have competed at the world's oldest and...

Throwback Thursday: Bobby Hillin, July 1991

Bobby Hillin Jr. was, at one point, the youngest driver ever to win a Winston...

Throwback Thursday: Paul O'Neill, March 1991

Baseball was a father-son event for Paul O'Neill. The former Cincinnati Reds and New York...

Throwback Thursday: Tanya Crevier, January 1991

This week's Throwback Thursday subject is one-of-a-kind. At 5'3", Tanya Crevier's height was not ideal...

Throwback Thursday: Larry Mize, January 1991

Larry Mize was no stranger to criticism. After making several mistakes in multiple golf tournaments,...

Throwback Thursday: Andre Thornton, May 1991

Before reading this story, you may want to grab a box of tissues. In October...

Throwback Thursday: Joy Selig, May 1991

Athletic stories are typically the tales of triumph: the magical moments when an athlete surpasses...

Throwback Thursday: May 1991, Bryan Shelton

Bryan Shelton was a darn good tennis player: an All-American his senior year at Georgia...

Throwback Thursday: Buck Williams, March 1991

Basketball great Buck Williams has a compelling story: raised in poverty without indoor plumbing, he...

Throwback Thursday: October 1993, John Smoltz

Many current sports fans will recognize John Smoltz as a television personality and regular analyst...

Throwback Thursday: May/June 1992, David Robinson

Read in-depth about David Robinson's faith journey during his basketball career in this 1992 Sports...

Throwback Thursday: December 1994, Steve Stenstrom

Twenty-two years ago, in the age of cut-off T-shirts and a senior Bush presidency, Steve...