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By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Monday, June 10, 2024 Boston Celtics Head Coach Joe Mazzulla speaks to reporters at a press conference, June 8, 2024. | Screenshot: YouTube/CLNS Media Boston Sports Network Boston Celtics Head Coach Joe Mazzulla touted his Christian faith as he was asked over the weekend about the relevance of both […]
By Nicole VanDyke, CP Reporter Friday, May 17, 2024 National Basketball Association star Al Horford at a press conference in May 2024. | Screengrab: YouTube/ Boston Celtics Boston Celtics star Al Horford is giving God the glory after his team advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. Following the second round, Game 5 win against the […]
By Nicole VanDyke, CP Reporter Thursday, April 18, 2024 WNBA player Charlotte Smith | Courtesy I Am Second Ex-WNBA player Charlotte Smith said that starting at as young as 7 years old, she spent countless hours shooting hoops in her parent’s backyard. When she wasn’t on the court, she would spend more time in her […]
The 2024 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments kick off today, so if your office seems a bit more sparsely populated or email responses come slower than usual, now you know why. And the lengths to which some will go in order to watch the tournament’s opening days of chaos speak volumes to the […]
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey speaks during a postgame press conference following his team’s victory against the New Jersey Nets on March 7, 2024. | Screenshot: YouTube/Hoops News Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey recently proclaimed that “Jesus is coming back” and attributed his strong athletic […]
An NBA All-Rookie player has a message for the world: Jesus is coming back. Detroit guard Jaden Ivey said as much during a post-game interview following his team’s 118-112 victory over Brooklyn last week in which he scored 34 points and connected on six of nine three-pointers. The youthful Pistons have one of the league’s […]
The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Washington Huskies decisively last night to win this year’s NCAA football national championship. The annual title game has become the biggest sporting event outside the National Football League; since ninety-three of the top hundred television broadcasts in 2023 were NFL games, we don’t have to wonder how popular football […]
Christian NBA player Jonathan Isaac poses with shoes from his UNITUS JUDAH 1 sneaker line in a promotional video posted on Nov. 16, 2023. | Screenshot: Twitter/Jonathan Judah Isaac Christian NBA player Jonathan Isaac has recently released a new line of basketball sneakers with visible Bible verses on the exterior of the footwear. The new […]
Athletes in Action, a sports ministry of Cru, is working this football season with a number of NFL teams to offer religious support to athletes. This season, AIA is working with the Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh Steelers. Many NFL teams also have their own […]
Everett Osborne stars in “Sweetwater” | Briarcliff Entertainment In 1950, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, became the first black man to sign a contract in the NBA, breaking the longstanding color barrier and forever changing the game of basketball. Despite his undeniable impact on sports, Clifton’s story — and the pivotal role his faith played in his […]