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The starting quarterback on the nation’s leading Mormon university is Jewish. Jake Retzlaff, fondly known at Brigham Young University as “BYJew,” is one of only three Jewish students in the school enrollment ...

Carlos and Khalil Davis, twin brothers from the Kansas City area who both play in the NFL, provided a Thanksgiving meal to local adoptive and foster families on Saturday in partnership with ...

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos last Sunday when they blocked a field goal attempt as time ran out in what many have called a miracle finish. It may have ...

Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson is putting up record numbers this season as his team also is enjoying success. In his last game, Jackson completed 16 of 19 passes for 280 yards ...

Blake Treinen was the winning pitcher when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees to win the World Series.  “It’s the favor of the Lord on my body,” he told ...

Six notable partners and supporters have been inducted into the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ (FCA) 2024 Hall of Champions. The move is in recognition of their extraordinary commitment to the organization’s goal ...

The successful high school football coach featured in a new Fox Nation documentary encourages his players to prioritize faith and family over football. “The message that we’re telling these young people every ...

Ashton Jeanty, a running back for Boise State University, has burst onto the scene as a strong candidate for the Heisman Trophy, which is awarded to the best player in college football. ...

Former professional football player Benjamin Watson will be the keynote speaker at the Vitae Foundation’s annual Kansas City pro-life dinner. Missourians soon will be voting on Proposition 3, which would enshrine the ...

Professional basketball player A.J. Griffin of the Atlanta Hawks is walking away from a lucrative career to go into full-time ministry. “I gave up basketball to follow Jesus,” he said. “And I ...

Tony Dungy, the Super Bowl-winning coach turned broadcaster, criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for saying that supporting abortion doesn’t require a person to compromise their faith. “One does not have to abandon ...

Attempts to silence Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker after he defended traditional values during a commencement speech at a Catholic college have backfired spectacularly. Not only did the team give him a new ...

The mother of Ricky Pearsall, a rookie wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, is thanking God after he survived a recent robbery and shooting. “First and foremost, I want to thank ...

Rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans dazzled fans last season by passing for 4,108 yards and 23 touchdowns on the way to a divisional championship, Pro Bowl appearance and multiple ...

Thousands of people signed a petition asking the Kansas City Chiefs to release kicker Harrison Butker after his commencement speech defending traditional values at Benedictine College last spring. Instead, the team extended ...

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are over and while there was controversy, a number of athletes from around the world used the huge audience to share their faith. Team Fiji posted a ...

With fall fast approaching, many churches are looking for ways to jump-start small groups after taking time off for summer. Fantasy Football Fellowship offers a creative way to attract people who love ...

U.S. swimmer Hunter Armstrong is keeping his Olympic gold medal in the 4×100 relay in perspective. “I keep God as a priority,” he told “Baptist Press.” “I can’t really live without him. ...

American runner Cole Hocker shocked the track and field world this week by winning the 1,500-meter run at the Paris Olympics. Hocker finished in a personal best and Olympic record time of ...

Gymnast Hezly Rivera, 15, is the youngest athlete to represent the United States at the Paris Olympics. She attributes her success to her unwavering faith and inspiration from the Bible. Amanda Harris, ...

For many student-athletes, summer means attending Fellowship of Christian Athletes camps. This significant experience will become a gamechanger, both athletically and spiritually, according to the Kansas City-based ministry In addition to the ...

American golfer Scottie Scheffler, who has won the Masters twice, is now an Olympic champion. Last weekend, he shot a nine-under-par 62 in the final round in France to edge the United ...

Randy Gradishar, who played linebacker for the Denver Broncos, shared a gospel message during his NFL Hall of Fame induction speech last weekend. At one point in his speech, he praised his ...

Despite some being upset with the imagery in the Olympics’ opening ceremonies, other Christians are actually making a difference in the lives of the athletes, including the Baptist International Mission Board which ...

The Olympics has given contradictory statements if a scene in the opening ceremonies of the games was a depiction of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper.”  The burlesque performance was an “interpretation of ...