FROM THE CHEAP SEATS By Rob Mooney
I consider myself to be old-school. My favorite athletes are guys that I watched while I was growing up, you know, Roger Staubach, John Elway, Ken Griffey Jr, George Brett, Michael Jordan. ... Read More »
Scarecrows… Tarantulas… RoadRunners… WHAT’S NEXT???
Topeka’s NAHL hockey team, formerly know as the Roadrunners, have scheduled the unveiling of the new team name on Tuesday, June 5th at the Kansas Expocentre. The event will be from 4pm-7pm ... Read More »
Boxer Manny Pacquiao lives out concern for poor
Many know Manny Pacquiao as a world champion boxer but few know he’s also a Senator in the Philippine legislature. The popular boxer is also a devout Christian and has displayed his ... Read More »
GreatLIFE manager is passionate about Junior Golf
Ronnie McHenry has had a passion for Junior Golf for a very long time. He first got involved at age six or seven. Later on, while pursuing golf at Washburn University, he ... Read More »
Hoping to avoid another attendance meltdown, NFL owners announce new anthem policy
NEW YORK—National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday announced a new policy that will fine teams an undetermined amount if players on the field fail to stand during the national anthem ... Read More »
Mike Smith wins Preakness, keeps Triple Crown bid alive: “All I do is pray”
Justify, with Hall of Famer Mike Smith on his back, emerged from the fog and sloshed his way to another victory, holding off several hard-charging challengers to win the Preakness on Saturday ... Read More »
Jennie Finch takes bold stand over ‘DWTS’ song: ‘I want to glorify God’
Olympic athlete and “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Jennie Finch last week refused to perform to a popular new Janelle Monae track, ‘Make Me Feel,’ citing her Christian faith and desire to honor ... Read More »
PATTY THE MESSENGER – Coach has added more to God’s Kingdom than four national championships
For a few hours on a Thursday afternoon in early March, Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso was not in her signature attire — white Nikes, windbreaker pants and jacket, and, of course, ... Read More »
Jockey Mike Smith thanks Jesus after winning the Kentucky Derby aboard Justify
On Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, 157,000 fans gathered to watch the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby. In very rainy and muddy conditions, Justify, a 7-2 favorite, won the ... Read More »
NFL Cheerleader Claims She Was Discriminated Against for Her Faith and Virginity
A former cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins has filed a legal complaint, claiming she was discriminated against by both the NFL and her team for her Christian faith and commitment to virginity until ... Read More »
Chiefs release 2018 schedule, head south of border
The Kansas City Chiefs will head to Mexico City this year it was announced, as the team released their 2018 schedule. Tickets went on sale on sale last Friday. Chiefs Season Ticket Members ... Read More »
Tim Tebow hitting a homerun on and off the baseball diamond
Tim Tebow doesn’t seem to be slowing down after hitting a homerun in his first minor league baseball game of the spring season. “It was just one day. One opportunity – the ... Read More »
Tom Zobrist speaks on “Doing Sports in a Godly Way”
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Pastor and author, Tom Zobrist, the father of world series Cubs player and former Kansas City Royal Ben Zobrist, spoke at the Northern Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athlete’s annual ... Read More »
ESPN’s Maria Taylor: College athletes are playing tonight for an audience of ONE
For college basketball fans, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. There were 64 teams competing in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tournament. Exciting play will come to ... Read More »
Man behind Chiefs mascot mask testifies at Prayer Breakfast
Before the Apostle Paul could write a substantial portion of the New Testament, God had to get his attention in a dramatic way on the road to Damascus. Dan Meers, the man who ... Read More »
TNT Sports Broadcaster, Ernie Johnson, talks faith
Ernie Johnson, one of America’s top sports broadcasters, has become one of the industry’s top faith voices as well. Johnson is profiled in the new issue of Fellowship of Christian Athletes magazine where ... Read More »
KC Royals hold seminar for players on effects of porn
The players, coaches and staff of the Kansas City Royals attended a seminar on the life-destroying effects of porn. They are the first MLB team to tackle the issue. The nonprofit organization Fight ... Read More »
Maame Biney: First U.S. black woman in speed skating
It’s hard to watch Maame Biney compete and not smile. After all she’s smiling, so it’s easy just to join in. Biney, the 18-year-old U.S. short-track speed skater, is making her Olympic ... Read More »
5 Christian athletes to look for at the Olympics
Tensions with North Korea have subsided just as the opening ceremonies took place this week. After months of saber rattling North Korea ended up fielding 22 athletes who will compete with South ... Read More »
Eagles quarterbacks gather for prayer after big win
Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy has revealed a private and prayerful gathering immediately following Monday night’s Super Bowl. According to a Twitter post made by Dungy, Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks Nick Foles, ... Read More »
Olympic games get special Bible app for free download
Museum of the Bible is inviting Olympic fans to learn about how the Bible — the best-selling, most influential book in history — has impacted the Olympic games and the athletes who ... Read More »
USA Hockey player to take her faith to Olympics
USA Hockey’s Gigi Marvin Taking Faith and Strength of Jesus to 2018 Olympics. ‘It’s About Sharing Christ and Leading Others to Him’. KANSAS CITY, Mo.—For the U.S. athletes gearing up for the Olympic ... Read More »
Big XII golf champion Chase Hanna to highlight golf tournament
Chase Hanna hasn’t played in the annual golf tournament for Character That Counts and TGIW in years. However, he hasn’t exactly been neglecting his game. Hanna, who graduated from the University of ... Read More »
Clemson coach has FCA connection
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Congratulates Clemson and Longtime FCA Friend Dabo Swinney on National Championship Last night, in an exciting, down-to-the-wire College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Tampa, the Clemson Tigers took home the trophy ... Read More »
Michael Phelps reveals he once considered suicide and how a friend saved him
“There is a power greater than myself and there is a purpose for me on this planet” Michael Phelps is a household name for Team USA, one many Americans associate with hard ... Read More »
