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October 2013

October 16, 2013

Football and prayer story: touchdown or incomplete pass?

A Washington Post sports story caught my attention with this intriguing headline: Faith and football...

October 08, 2013

Zen Pastor Mariano Rivera and his vague, comforting karma

Lat's state the obvious: It's getting harder and harder for news consumers to figure out...

October 06, 2013

Another haunted story about Ravens locker room faith

At this point, fans who pay close attention to the Baltimore Ravens are contemplating a...

September 2013

September 29, 2013

Got news? Looking at key facts in the Chris Davis timeline

It's the last day of the regular baseball season and for fans of the Baltimore...

September 25, 2013

Generic ‘God talk’ or something more?

Well here's a pretty good example of what appears to be the failure to get...

September 05, 2013

Sun does it again: Ghost in the Ngata and Suggs friendship

Are you ready for some football! GetReligion readers: What?!? So, the National Football League season...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

Cutting ‘the Rev.’ out of a key Ravens executive’s work

If you number yourself among the millions and millions of Americans who follow the National...

August 10, 2013

Tim Tebow meets the fans in liberal New England

Man, that Tim Tebow is way more popular than he should be, in light of...

August 05, 2013

Tampa Bay tear jerker: A ‘former’ Baptist pastor?

The following is a picky little post about a story that kind of got under...

July 2013

July 15, 2013

About those steroid whispers and slugger Chris Davis

If you have been following major-league baseball this year, then you probably know a little...

July 13, 2013

Pay wall blues: This inspirational SI cover gets religion

Are there any working journalists in this day and age who do not have a...

July 02, 2013

Nolan Ryan’s son and the F-word

In his 27-year major-league career, Nolan Ryan regularly fired 100-mph fastballs. He pitched seven no-hitters...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

What about those prayers for Dwyane Wade’s pains?

Greetings, GetReligion sports fans. Anyone who has been following the news lately knows that the...

June 17, 2013

Crush Davis wrestles with anger issues, with God’s help

I realize that GetReligion readers have repeatedly demonstrated their lack of interest in the world...

June 13, 2013

On Tim Tebow, ‘spirituality’ and stating the obvious

Here we go again, sort of. Now, I live in the land of purple and...

June 07, 2013

Why did a Catholic Raven skip White House visit? (updated)

Let's create a journalism parable. Let's say that there is a Republican president in office...

June 05, 2013

How should journalists fight back against sacred jargon?

Yesterday, CNN ran a feature highlighting the faith of members of a Bible group the...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame’s ‘damn Catholics’

Earlier this week, I saw someone tweet something about how the Republican Party "should never...

May 20, 2013

Brittany Griner: ESPN gets close to key question

Truth be told, I still think that the question I asked a few weeks ago...

May 10, 2013

Preach, Brother Leitch, Preach!

Please check out this column from my favorite sportswriter Will Leitch. (And I'm not just...

May 06, 2013

Pod people: Ghosts and crickets in Jason Collins coverage

I spent much of last week in Malibu, Calif., hanging out with the stars. Actually,...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

The Broussard brouhaha and why context matters

Context matters. Take the brouhaha that has brewed over comments ESPN NBA reporter Chris Broussard...

April 27, 2013

Baltimore Sun drops ball in profile of a preacher’s son

Here we go again. The following has become a GetReligion mantra, when it comes to...

April 06, 2013

USA Today: Jesus’ hometown was … Jerusalem

I make no secret of my allegiance to God, my family and the Texas Rangers....

April 04, 2013

Pod people: One more Easter home run

As most of you know, Sunday was an important religious holiday. In my "All hope...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

So, how did Brittney Griner end up at Baylor?

Trust me when I say that I am very, very aware, after nearly a decade...

March 15, 2013

Pope Francis and the ‘Hand of God’

Europe's tabloid press has added its bit to the wall-to-wall press coverage of Pope Francis. Crowding...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Football, family and … faith? That’s a definite maybe

If you read GetReligion with any frequency, you know the drill. We critique mainstream media...

February 03, 2013

Super Bowl: Ray Lewis is Ray Lewis — deal with it

I have said it before and I will say it again. I know that, as...

February 01, 2013

Dang it, that Ravens executive keeps spouting Godtalk

I get the feeling that many of The Baltimore Sun folks are starting to get...