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Registration ongoing for 2019 Sunflower State Games

Registration is ongoing for the 30th Anniversary of The Sunflower State Games, Kansas’ own Olympic style sports festival. The 2019 Sunflower State Games will take place July 12-28 in Topeka and will ...

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Police on the run for Special Olympics

Police officers will be on the run across Missouri the next two weeks. The Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) begins Saturday, May 18, and continuse through Friday, May ...

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Volleyball discipleship has FCA coaches and players ‘digging deep’

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Growing up excelling in volleyball, Sierra Crook had a nagging concern as a college player—that the sport’s culture communicated to coaches and athletes that they were only as valuable as how well ...

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Tennis-playing priests are game on at championship

According to the Gospel of Matthew, “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.” This June, priests will gather in Lincoln, Neb., to “serve” their fellow brothers ...

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UVA Cavaliers Coach, “I’m humbled, Lord”

In a thrilling upset, the Virginia Cavaliers are the national champions of college basketball after a heart-pounding overtime victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders last night in a game that went ...

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Tennessee men are building something special in Knoxville

The Tennessee Volunteers’ started the season with 10-game win streak and their best start to a men’s basketball season in more than a decade. Coach Rick Barnes has the Vols seeing increasing ...

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Quarterback and devoted dad Philip Rivers welcomes ninth child

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and his wife Tiffany recently welcomed their ninth child into the family. The sweet announcement came from Rivers’ team last Tuesday, who posted on Twitter the iconic clip ...

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FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – Playoffs

For sports fans, this is the best time of the year. The weather is warming up, the NBA is gearing up for the playoffs, we’re in the midst of March Madness and ...

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FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – Collusion?

I’m getting so tired of major league baseball players accusing the owners of collusion. It seems that every year when a player isn’t rewarded with a $200 million-dollar contract, platers come out ...

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Is it fair? Transgender athletes and high school sports

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Transgender athletes are destroying women’s sports according to female players, parents and coaches. A growing number of people are arguing it’s unfair for a man to be allowed to compete in a ...

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‘Run the Race’ marks Tim Tebow’s debut as film producer

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Tim Tebow, the Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback now readying for his fourth season as a minor-league baseball player, knows that being a good Christian doesn’t solve everything. Even watching ...

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Free Christian K-12 education expo helps parents decide

Do you have questions about private education? Wondering what options are available to you or someone you know? Metro Voice will host its 21st Annual Midwest Christian K-12 Education Expo Saturday, March ...

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Patriots’ Devin McCourty relies on God the Father

Football fans have returned home from the Super Bowl standoff between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams. Stories of faith have emerged from the pack of players on both teams ...

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Childhood football and irreversible brain damage

Football has long been a tradition of the college campus. Then came its widespread move into the nation’s high schools in the 1930s and 40s. And then middle schools in the 70s ...

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Four keys to being a dynamic coach on mission

It’s Thanksgiving week – a time to eat amazing food with people we love…hopefully. It is also a time to express our gratitude for the blessings our Lord as given to each ...

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FCA announces 2018 Hall of Champions inductees

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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will induct six ministry partners into its Hall of Champions later this year. George Crace, Mark Mestemacher, Don Cockroft, Joel Dearing, Jerry Moore and Dr. Sam Nader have worked tirelessly ...

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Will Kansas City host NCAA Final Four?

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Will Kansas City be in the spotlight for NCAA Division 1 women’s basketball in the future? We’ll know today. The Kansas City Sports Commission will find out Monday whether the NCAA will ...

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Iconic race tracks set to reopen to delight of fans

They were icons of the area for 40 years and brought joy to countless race fans until they closed in the past decade. Now, I-70 Speedway and Kansas City International are set ...

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Michael Phelps’ record broken by 10-year-old “superman”

Some said it would take Superman to break the record held by Michael Phelps since 1995. Well, Superman just did and his name really is Clark Kent. Over the weekend, 10-year-old Clark ...

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‘I Prayed With Him’ NFL Saints Mitchell Loewen says of crash victim

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New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Mitchell Loewen is being hailed a hero after he prayed and rescued a man pinned inside of a vehicle due to a bizarre accident. According to Times-Picayune, ...

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Biometric tickets coming to 9 MLB ballparks

Imagine a world where everything you need to get into your favorite ballpark is not only in the palm of your hand; it is your hand.  Well, your fingers to be exact. This season, several Major League ...

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Here’s how Christians are sharing the Gospel with Russians during the World Cup

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The FIFA World Cup finals take place every four years and attract a television audience of over a billion. They also draw hundreds of thousands of fans from all over the world ...

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Japanese kid skipping high school to join KC Royals

Kaito Yuki is skipping school in Japan and is instead headed to the Kansas City Royals. The team signed Yuki, a 16-year-old pitcher, out of junior high to a minor league contract ...

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The history of baseball in photos

Baseball evolved from the British game of rounders, and is a cousin to cricket in that it also involves two teams that alternate on defense and offense and involve throwing a ball ...

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KC one of possible World Cup game locations

It was announced today that the United States, Canada, and Mexico will jointly host the 2026 World Cup. KSHB TV reports that FIFA member federations voted in favor of the North American bid ...

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