A year ago, linebacker Thomas Davis planned on retiring after the 2018 NFL season. But then he was suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the...
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The first set of twin brothers to play in and win a Super Bowl will get a chance to do it again. Less than three weeks after New England Patriots...
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With 14 games left in its 2018-19 NBA season, the Orlando Magic sit just one game out of the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. Orlando is...
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After 15 years as a standout tight end for the Dallas Cowboys, Jason Witten abruptly retired in May 2018 and joined ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcast booth. After one season...
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In his first public comments since learning that the Denver Broncos plan to trade for Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, per ESPN's Adam Schefter, current Broncos quarterback Case Keenum spoke to Sports...
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After just 28 games for two different teams last year, Isaiah Thomas made his debut for the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, his first NBA game action since March 22,...
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After two and a half years with the Dallas Mavericks, forward Harrison Barnes was traded to the Sacramento Kings during the Mavs' game Wednesday night against Charlotte. The 26-year-old played...
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The first postseason for New England rookie running back Sony Michel got even better Sunday night, and not just because the Patriots won their sixth Super Bowl, and third in...
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Super Bowl Sunday has become one of the biggest days of the year on the sporting calendar. Millions of people around the world tune in for a game of football....
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ATLANTA — Twenty years ago on the Saturday before Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami, Atlanta Falcons safety Eugene Robinson was awarded the prestigious Athletes in Action/Bart Starr Award. It goes...
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ATLANTA — Not many kickers have enjoyed the success and stability that has made up Stephen Gostkowski's career. He was drafted by New England in 2006, when the Patriots took him...
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Fresh off winning the national championship, Clemson and head coach Dabo Swinney were in a giving mood this week. And with the Super Bowl just two hours down the road...
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ATLANTA — When Calais Campbell left Denver's South High School for the University of Miami in 2004, he was on his own and had to make decisions for himself. One...
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ATLANTA — No one found the end zone more than Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley during the 2018 NFL regular season. His 21 touchdowns (17 rushing, four receiving)...
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ATLANTA — The New England Patriots expected production out of running back Sony Michel when they selected him No. 31 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. But he entered the...
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ATLANTA — Offensive lineman Rodger Saffold has spent his entire nine-year career with the Rams, as he was drafted by St. Louis in the second round of the 2010 NFL...
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As the New England Patriots' special teams captain, Matthew Slater is in charge of calling heads or tails at the coin toss before a game or prior to overtime. And...
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Brandin Cooks' Super Bowl debut didn't go so well. The New England Patriots' top wide receiver was knocked out of last year's Super Bowl LII in the second quarter after...
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At 32-15, the Indiana Pacers are firmly among the best teams in the NBA. They sit at No. 3 in the Eastern Conference, just 2.5 games behind league-leading Milwaukee. But...
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The 2018-19 season has not gone as planned for New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead. He slightly tore a knee ligament during the preseason and had to miss games,...
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En route to his playoff game Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs guard Jeff Allen's BMW got stuck in the 8 inches of snow that blanketed the city....
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Following three consecutive bowl games in his first three seasons as head coach at Colorado State, Mike Bobo's squad took a dip in 2018. The Rams lost four of their...
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With 30 unanswered points leading to a decisive 44-16 victory over Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship, Clemson captured its second national title in three years on Monday...
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In an effort to keep pace in the tight Western Conference, the Memphis Grizzlies traded for Chicago Bulls guard Justin Holiday, it was announced Thursday night. The Bulls receive 2019 and...
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Benjamin Watson's 15th season in the NFL will be his final season. The veteran New Orleans Saints tight end made the announcement Thursday in an NFL Films video: https://twitter.com/Saints/status/1078403869967896581 With...
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As the Carolina Panthers' slide continues, Christian McCaffrey's rise continues. Though the Panthers (6-9) dropped their seventh consecutive game on Sunday, the star running back broke the NFL's single-season receiving record...
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Demario Davis serving others is nothing new. Just in the past year, the New Orleans Saints star linebacker has filled backpacks with toys to give to kids detained by U.S....
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Despite being a semifinalist for the 2017 Doak Walker Award, which goes to the nation's top college running back, Phillip Lindsay didn't get an invite to the 2018 NFL Combine. Despite...
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Heading into the 2018 women's cross-country NAIA national championships last week, Taylor University — a Christian school in Upland, Ind. — liked its chances. The women had been running well...
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In 2017, Nick Foles took over starting quarterback duties for the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15, filling in for an injured Carson Wentz. He then led the team to the...
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The hot stove is heating up this MLB offseason, and it has a lot do with the Seattle Mariners. After recently trading second baseman Robinson Cano and closer Edwin Diaz, the team acquired slugger Edwin Encarnacion...
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With 52 wins last season, good for third in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers enjoyed their best season since 2000-01, when the 56-win Sixers were led by Allen Iverson...
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Manager Dave Roberts has led the Los Angeles Dodgers to two straight National League pennants, and he's the first manager to lead the Dodgers to the playoffs in each of his...
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This story appears in the Winter 2018 issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine. To subscribe, click here. MICHAEL PORTER JR. HAS LONG BEEN TOUTED AS AN ELITE TALENT, AND HE HAS FINALLY REACHED...
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The build-up surrounding Monday night's matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs was unprecedented. First of all, the game was supposed to be played in Mexico City,...
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After hitting .273 with six home runs and 36 RBIs in 84 games for Double-A Binghamton in 2018 — a season that was cut short due to a broken hamate bone...
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Chad Johnson is a familiar name around the NFL. But not only for the receiver who starred primarily for the Cincinnati Bengals, and also went by "Ocho Cinco" for a...
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Simone Biles is back in gymnastics, and back as the best in the world. The 21-year-old gymnast, who won four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics before taking 14...
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As the NFL trade deadline passed this week, among the biggest deals involved the Denver Broncos sending wide receiver Demaryius Thomas — who was a first-round pick in 2010 and...
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The World Series win for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday capped another stellar year for closer Craig Kimbrel. It's his first championship after nine years in the majors, he...
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Columbus Crew striker Gyasi Zardes picked a great time to score his first MLS hat trick. The 27-year-old's three goals on Sunday helped Columbus to a 3-2 win over Minnesota United,...
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With four games remaining in its 2018 season, the 3-5 Colorado State football team still holds a chance to qualify for a bowl game. And the Rams are turning to...
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When American Kyle Snyder faced Russian Abdulrashid Sadulaev in the 97kg final at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, many dubbed it the "Match of the Century." Snyder was the...
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After crushing 58 home runs in three years at Union University in Jackson, Tenn., Luis Ortiz envisioned a long career in professional baseball. His career slugging percentage (.911) was an...
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Tuesdays are typically off days in the NFL (unless a team plays on Thursday or Monday). And most players use those days for much-needed rest and recovery. But they can...
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Coming off his first Pro Bowl season in 2017 — in which he caught 91 passes for 1,276 yards (fifth in the NFL) and four touchdowns — Minnesota Vikings wide...
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It's only preseason, and only four games so far, but Trae Young is looking like a great pick by the Atlanta Hawks. Drafted fifth overall in June's NBA draft by...
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Many around baseball were surprised when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts elected to start Hyun-Jin Ryu on the mound in Game 1 of the NLDS against Atlanta last week. Longtime ace Clayton Kershaw had...
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Drew Brees is the new all-time leader in NFL passing yards, as he passed the previous mark of 71,940 yards held by Peyton Manning on Monday night. Brees hit rookie Tre'Quan...
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NFL linebacker Brandon Marshall has long been an advocate for helping his community, and this week he received a significant financial blessing from his team. The Denver Broncos announced Wednesday...
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Matt Millen is taking a break from broadcasting for the rest of 2018 to focus on his health, the Big Ten Network announced Wednesday. The 60-year-old who has been calling...
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Arguably the face of Turner Sports, Ernie Johnson will not be contributing to the network's MLB postseason coverage this year, as he stays home on doctor's orders. Blood clots were...
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The Louisiana State community woke up to the heartbreaking news Friday that LSU basketball player Wayde Sims has been killed. The 20-year-old junior was shot during an altercation outside a Subway restaurant...
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On Sept. 27, 2008, Florida faced fourth-and-1 at the Ole Miss 32-yard line with 41 seconds left. The Gators had the No. 4-ranked team in the country and loads of future...
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After a season opening 33-17 loss to LSU, No. 21 Miami has scored 126 points in its past two games (a 77-0 win over Savannah State, and a 49-24 win...
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The worst of Hurricane Florence has passed, but many lives have been left in tatters due to the storm ripping through the Carolinas. At least 42 people have been pronounced...
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In the midst of his best season as a pro, Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd (career-high 29 starts, career-low 4.08 ERA in 2018) has also been working on launching a non-profit...
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Pitcher Adam Wainwright is back in the St. Louis rotation, showed "vintage Wainwright" form on Sunday night, and it couldn't come at more-needed time for the Cardinals. The 37-year-old shut...
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Gordon Hayward was a huge addition to the Boston Celtics ahead of the 2017-18 NBA season. He didn't even make it through one game, however. Just five minutes into the...
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The U.S. men's national soccer team is looking to close out 2018 on a strong note. The squad failed to qualify for this summer's FIFA World Cup in Russia, but...
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It's been a tough year for St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright, the 37-year-old three-time All-Star who has not pitched since May 13 because of right elbow inflammation. However, he received...
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Offensive lineman Nate Solder and the New York Giants kick off their 2018 season with a home game this Sunday against Jacksonville. It will mark Solder's first NFL game not...
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When it comes to his time with the Colorado Rockies, Matt Holliday might be best known for his slide home in game No. 163 in 2007, when he may or...
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Josh McCown made a case on the field last season to be the starting quarterback of the New York Jets. In 13 starts, he threw for a career-high 18 touchdowns,...
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Though the Chicago Cubs own the best record in the National League (71-53 through Tuesday), they are struggling. They've lost three in a row and scored only one run in...
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On May 15, Matt Carpenter was hitting .140. He had three home runs and only 13 RBIs. Not a good start to the season for a career .277 hitter. A...
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It hasn't been the best of seasons for Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, who's only pitched in 16 games due to lingering injuries. But the past week showed he might be rounding into...
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Nine-time Pro Bowler Brian Dawkins is part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018, which will be inducted Saturday night in Canton, Ohio. It's the crowning moment for...
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The best of the MLS take the pitch Wednesday night against one of Europe's elite clubs in the 2018 MLS All-Star Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. A crowd of...
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Michael Porter Jr. has yet to play an NBA game, but the 14th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in this year's NBA Draft is getting paid. His rookie-scale contract...
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Matt Holliday is getting another shot at returning to the majors, and he's getting another chance with the Rockies. Colorado signed its former star outfielder to a minor league contract...
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After 20 seasons in the NHL, 41-year-old forward Jarome Iginla is hanging up the skates. He will officially announce his retirement in a press conference on Monday in Calgary at the...
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Legendary quarterback Jim Kelly is cancer-free. There was "no evidence of cancer" in his latest MRI and CT scans, according to an Instagram post from his wife, Jill, on Wednesday....
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With a 4-under 67 on Friday in Carnoustie, Scotland, Zach Johnson heads into the weekend atop the Open Championship leaderboard. He and Kevin Kisner are tied at 6-under overall. Should he...
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Former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky announced Tuesday that he will be joining ESPN as an analyst for college football and the NFL. Born and raised in Connecticut, and a graduate...
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Kylian Mbappe is just 19 years old, but scored four goals in his FIFA World Cup debut. His last score was the fourth and final goal for France in its...
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As the 2018 FIFA World Cup enters its final weekend — France and Croatia will meet in Sunday's final, with England and Belgium playing Saturday's third-place match — so too...
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Isaiah Thomas is moving to the Mile High City. The 29-year-old point guard will sign a one-year, $2 million deal with the Denver Nuggets, according to multiple media reports. Thomas...
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Two weeks remain until the Tampa Bay Buccaneers open training camp on July 25. That leaves Bucs defensive back Josh Robinson two weeks until he has to go back to...
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Rosters for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game were announced Sunday, but those aren't the only players who will ultimately play in the game. Also revealed were the candidates for the...
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Four years ago, U.S. goalie Tim Howard was making save after save against Belgium in the round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup. His 16 saves that night helped...
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Neymar — the best player on the best remaining team in the FIFA World Cup — scored a 51st-minute goal Monday for Brazil in leading his nation to a 2-0...
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Only three teams advanced with three victories in group play at the 2018 FIFA World Cup: Uruguay, Croatia and Belgium. And only Uruguay did so without allowing a single goal....
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Becky Hammon, the NBA's first female assistant coach, may not yet be an NBA head coach, but she's getting closer. Last month, she became the first woman to interview for an...
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Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles' book, "Believe It," hits stores today. It gives inside details on his unlikely journey to Super Bowl glory, why he nearly retired, and how his...
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A day after winning the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn., Bubba Watson gave back a good chunk of his $1.26 million winner's check. The victory was the third of Watson'...
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Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story burst onto the scene in 2016 with the most breathtaking MLB debut in history. He crushed seven home runs in his first week as a big...
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For the first time since 1986, the U.S. men's national soccer team failed to advance to the FIFA World Cup. Keylor Navas is a big reason why. Navas is the...
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There's not a mock draft to be found that doesn't have Deandre Ayton going No. 1 to the Phoenix Suns in Thursday's 2018 NBA Draft. ESPN. Sports Illustrated. NBA.com. CBS....
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Patriots safety Devin McCourty has spent his entire eight-year career in New England. The 30-year-old knows the community well. So naturally, he'd like to ensure the safety of that community....
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Tad Glibert is the assistant director of operations for the Northwestern University men's basketball program. Last month, he set out on a missions trip with Circle of Hope International, which...
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This story appears in the action sports/Summer 2018 issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine. Support this ministry and subscribe here. https://youtu.be/vpZPdcYE9Zo No female snowboarder boasts more accolades than Kelly Clark. Olympic gold medal....
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AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, plays host to numerous big-time events each year. In addition to Cowboys games, it is home to the Cotton Bowl each year, it...
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Content for this story was provided by our partner, Compassion International. For $38 a month, you can help rescue a child living in poverty. Visit Compassion.com/SportsSpectrum to help. Tucked into the...
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Nick Foles' Super Bowl MVP performance was among the biggest stories of the 2017-18 NFL season. A backup for the majority of the season, he outdueled Tom Brady in Super...
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This story appears in the Spring 2018 issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine. Support our ministry and subscribe here. The 2018 NFL Draft takes place April 26-28 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Here...
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With one year left on his contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, Nick Foles restructured the agreement Friday to include a $2 million bonus and millions of dollars in incentives should...
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When a large chunk of ice smashed into the windshield of the Kansas City Royals' team bus Sunday night in Toronto, Blaine Boyer went into action. The driver, a local...
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Thomas Shephard is a farmer in North Dakota. He's also a Christ-follower and former athlete. Inspired by a desire to share the Gospel with high school and college athletes and...
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This story appears in the Spring 2018 issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine. Support our ministry and subscribe here. Baseball leaders & Jesus followers With 85 wins and a wild card berth in 2017,...
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This story appears in the Spring 2018 issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine. Support our ministry and subscribe here. Baseball leaders & Jesus followers As a hot prospect climbing the ranks within the New...
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This story appears in the Spring 2018 issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine. Support our ministry and subscribe here. Baseball leaders & Jesus followers Brett Phillips is one of those guys everyone wants to...
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This story appears in the Spring 2018 issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine. Support our ministry and subscribe here. Baseball leaders & Jesus followers No team has won more World Series titles...
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Fresh off a victory in ski halfpipe at the 2018 X Games, American David Wise arrived in South Korea in prime position to defend the gold medal he won at...
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American bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor missed out on a gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics by one-tenth of a second. She and her brakeman, Lauryn Williams, led after each...
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The Philadelphia Eagles' run to the Super Bowl was highlighted by one of the gutsiest calls in Super Bowl history and will forever be known as the "Philly Special." Now,...
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With a new Major League Baseball season comes new style. That means new spring training hats for every club. "We worked tirelessly with our internal product-management team and consulted with...
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Bubba Watson is back. He won the PGA Tour's Genesis Open on Sunday for his first win in two years. And he did so during a weekend in which he...
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Skeleton rider Katie Uhlaender knows what fourth place at the Olympics feels like. For a brief time she thought she knew what third place felt like, but not quite, it...
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The shortest event in Olympic short track speed skating is the 500m. That means racers need to get out in front early and hold off their opponents. Eighteen-year-old American Maame...
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Slopestyle snowboarding made its Olympic debut at the 2014 Olympics, and big air snowboarding will make its first Olympic appearance in the 2018 PyeongChang Games. Chris Corning of Colorado could...
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This story appears in the Winter 2017 issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine. To subscribe, click here. An Upward Vision Dr. James Naismith invented basketball as a way to reach young people for...
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As the sixth overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Jonathan Isaac is the youngest player on the Orlando Magic. The power forward turned 20 on October 3 and two...
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Upon winning Super Bowl LII, many of the Philadelphia Eagles had nothing but praise for Jesus Christ. Head coach Doug Pederson was the first to talk with NBC's Dan Patrick...
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Eagles quarterback Nick Foles just turned 29 two weeks ago. But any wise man plans for the future, and Foles is no different. As he prepares to play in his...
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Coppell High School boasts one of the best teams in Texas, which is known for producing a bevy of quality high school football programs. The Cowboys finished 11-2 this past...
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The New England Patriots have won some incredible Super Bowls. They're going for their sixth this Sunday against Philadelphia in Minneapolis, which will mark an all-time-best 10th appearance in the...
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We spoke with Mike Fisher, 17-year NHL veteran, back in October for a feature in the December issue of Sports Spectrum Magazine. He had recently retired and was in the...
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James Harden already led the NBA in scoring entering Tuesday night's Rockets-Magic game. He was already a leading MVP candidate. Then he went ahead and dropped 60 points — along...
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The Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs made the first big move of the NFL offseason Tuesday night, when the Chiefs sent quarterback Alex Smith to Washington. That means Kirk...
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Cam Jordan really wanted to go to the Super Bowl. The New Orleans Saints defensive end came close, as his squad fell on a last-second touchdown to the Vikings in...
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Lydia Frierson, a senior captain on the Charleston Southern women's soccer team, had served in college ministry for three summers, sharing the Gospel on a regular basis. But God asked...
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Nike and the NBA announced and released photos of the new “City Edition” jerseys late last month, but many teams are starting to sport them on the court this week...
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About the only way the script could have been written any better is if Adam Thielen had caught the miraculous 61-yard touchdown instead of Stefon Diggs. But Thielen doesn't mind....
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CLICK BELOW TO WATCH FOOTBALL SUNDAY 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQsx8lrPms4 Super Bowl Sunday has become one of the biggest days of the year on the sporting calendar. Millions of people around the...
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Retired and Revelling The greatest season of his career and lure of more family time gave Mike Fisher the peace he needed to walk away from the game. Mike Fisher...
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Mike Fisher hasn't scored a single goal during the playoffs. The Nashville Predators' center hasn't even recorded an assist. Yet, the team is two games away from its first Stanley...
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I bought a size 1 soccer ball last month for my son's first birthday. It's a bit retro looking in that each panel is a different color – black, white,...
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