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January 2013

January 28, 2013

Super Bowl week: Sun misses the Spirit in AP Stylebook

News flash: This may be a shock to GetReligion readers, who are quite cool as...

January 21, 2013

Stan Musial wore his faith on his sleeve

As news of St. Louis Cardinal great Stan Musial's death spread, Rocco Palmo tweeted: As...

January 17, 2013

Manti Te’o, fake girlfriends and confirmation bias

Way back in my guilt file is a story I wanted to highlight from CNN...

January 13, 2013

Spot the ghost: An X factor for QB Russell Wilson?

While things are not going very well in his second playoff game with the Seattle...

January 07, 2013

More about Ray Lewis and his Psalms 91 t-shirt

So, GetReligion readers, I am happy to report that the Baltimore Sun team noticed the...

January 07, 2013

Faith, family, fastballs: Dale Murphy’s Hall of Fame bid

He's a man of character with old-fashioned values. He's adored by his wife and eight —...

December 2012

December 30, 2012

ESPN gets Irvin and his ‘threshing floor’ sermon

Hey! Time for another GetReligion post about religious issues in sports coverage! Can you hear...

December 27, 2012

Bear QB after RGIII keeps the vague faith

As we roll through the semi-holy football season of minor bowls, I am happy to...

December 22, 2012

Ghost of Notre Dame’s modern-day ‘Rudy’

Is the pope Catholic? Wait. That's not what I wanted to know. Here's my real...

December 10, 2012

Yahoo! asks Robert Griffin III a rather obvious question

The big news here in Washington, D.C., (other than the mysteries of the U.S. Supreme...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

Faith, family and football for Ole Miss walk-on

When his 37-year-old mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, a college football star steps up...

November 24, 2012

Basketball coach’s ‘intensely religious’ widow

A variety of factors contributed to my decision to become a journalist: My love for writing....

November 22, 2012

Jack Taylor’s 138-point game and the Gospel of Matthew

Even though I'm not a big basketball fan, I've had a lot of fun with...

November 15, 2012

Ready, set, barf: An evangelical football feature

Grab your air-sickness bag and let's dive right into this New York Times sports feature....

October 2012

October 31, 2012

An NBA rookie’s favorite (missing) Bible verse

It's time for another season in the National Basketball Association, which is another one of...

October 13, 2012

Pod people: saying goodbye

Friends of GetReligion, it is time for me to tip my hat and say farewell....

October 08, 2012

Replacement referee goes to church. But which church?

A reader brought to our attention an interview of replacement referee Lance Easley by James...

October 05, 2012

Sun at it again: Ghost in McLouth’s comeback

GetReligion readers, near and far, please pause and ponder the bizarre circumstances that were required...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

Digging deeper than Tebow as ‘nice guy’

Another National Football League weekend, another chance to put Tim Tebow's name into digital print...

September 25, 2012

Faith and that grieving Ravens wide receiver

The Baltimore Ravens won a grudge match with the New England Patriots the other night...

September 21, 2012

The Boy They Couldn’t Kill

Go read Sports Illustrated's "The Boy They Couldn't Kill." It is far and away the...

August 2012

August 26, 2012

Attention: Your next must-read sports piece

Stop whatever you are doing. If you read one story this week, make it this...

August 26, 2012

Urban Meyer faces his sins (ESPN offers crickets)

Here we go again. It's almost time for the annual God-and-gridiron tsunami. Athletes and coaches...

August 23, 2012

Endangered species: abstinent New Yorkers

On this week's episode of Mutual of Omaha's "Wild Kingdom," we'll take you inside the world...

August 17, 2012

Tebow at home (in church) in the Big Apple?

You know that you have moved into true Bible Belt territory when the locals start...