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The Las Vegas Aces took home their first WNBA title after beating the Connecticut Sun 78-71 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena. According to Sports Spectrum, WNBA MVP and Defensive Player of the Year A’ja Wilson contributed 20 points per game in the finals, playing every second […]
Stephen Curry No. 30 of the Golden State Warriors speaks to the media after defeating the Boston Celtics 103-90 in game six to win the 2022 NBA Finals at TD Garden on June 16, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts. | Getty Images/Elsa NBA superstar Stephen Curry has penned a children’s book and recently shared that he […]
NBA superstar Steph Curry says his parents were integral to his faith journey and that he has made Scripture a central part of his home life with his wife and three children. Curry, a two-time MVP and four-time NBA champion, made the comments to Fatherly.com while discussing his new children’s book, I Have a Superpower, which […]
Tennis superstar Serena Williams announced earlier this month that she would retire sometime after the US Open, so her first-round victory last night captured headlines. However, a tennis event last week deserves attention as well: the US Open held a “Tennis Plays for Peace” exhibition to raise funds for Ukraine relief. Tennis luminaries such as Rafael Nadal, John […]
Todd Greene/Unsplash Leah Church, a former basketball player who played for the University of North Carolina but later pulled out of the team, recently shared why she chose God over her college sports dream. “It was everything I’d ever dreamed of,” Church told The Gospel Coalition for an article titled “Choosing God over College Basketball.” […]
Todd Greene/Unsplash To claim a second national championship in program history, Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks had to do something that had never been done before: defeat a Geno Auriemma-coached UConn team in the title game. Stifling defense, a career night from guard Destanni Henderson and another double-double from star Aliyah Boston proved to be enough for […]
Christian Braun #2 and Jalen Wilson #10 of the Kansas Jayhawks celebrate after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament National Championship at Caesars Superdome on April 04, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. | Tom Pennington/Getty Images Things didn’t look good for Kansas in the first half Monday night […]
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry wins his second NBA championship in game five with the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, California, June 12, 2017. | Reuters Sonja Curry, the mother of NBA superstar Stephen Curry, revealed that she aborted her first child and nearly chose the same fate for the famous Golden State Warriors […]
Five-year-old LaVonte’e Williams suffered fatal injuries after being shot at Lee Victory Recreation Park in Smyrna on Aug. 15, 2022, the day after he was baptized. | Courtesy Bishop Belita McMurry-Fite A pastor in Nashville, Tennessee, is sharing the legacy that she said has been left behind by a 5-year-old boy who was shot and […]
San Francisco 49ers legend Bryant Young credited his Christian faith and his family during his enshrinement speech Saturday while being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, saying his story is one of “faith, football and family.” Young, a defensive lineman, tallied 89.5 sacks in 14 seasons while making four Pro Bowls. He was […]