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November 2015

November 12, 2015

Seahawks’ Ricardo Lockette Leaves Hospital, Buys Cheeseburgers for the Homeless

An NFL player survives a hard hit, then helps those who have it even harder.

November 07, 2015

Jags, Bills, Mum & Dad: James Corden’s Parents Do the NFL

The host of CBS' "The Late, Late Show With James Corden" sent his very British...

October 2015

October 26, 2015

Ray Rice: ‘I Did Everything Wrong.’ Is There Forgiveness?

There's mercy, and then there's a Mulligan. One is always available, but the other ......

October 20, 2015

‘Woodlawn’ Opens Big With Faith and Football

Football has a deep Catholic history, beginning with schools like Notre Dame and Boston College; continuing...

October 05, 2015

Three ‘Friday Night Lights’ Men — And a Baby

In January 2012, I spent a blustery day on the set of The CW's "Hart...

October 02, 2015

Ravens’ Catholic Kicker Justin Tucker Saves the Day

It took watching a repeat airing on NFL Network on Friday morning, but I finally...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch Teaches Football to Women in Turkey

In a world full of appointed ambassadors and official representatives, sometimes the most interesting international...

September 18, 2015

Ex-NFLer Matt Birk: ‘The game will bring you to your knees’

Says Catholic former NFL player Matt Birk. “The game will bring you to your knees,...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

Dallas Cowboys Camp: Hearing Orlando Scandrick Scream

Pardon me for another NFL story, but what I thought would just be a fun...

August 23, 2015

HBO’s ‘Ballers’: The Secret Broken Heart of The Rock

On the surface, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson appears to have it all -- the former...

August 21, 2015

NFL’s Benjamin Watson Pens Book to Get ‘Under Our Skin’

Veteran NFL player Benjamin Watson has made a name for himself off the field as...

August 19, 2015

Blessed Are the Peacemakers — Tim Tebow Calms a Scuffle

Just one more little stop along the strange and winding road of former and perhaps future NFL...

August 01, 2015

Tim Tebow and Casey Therriault — Saved By Work and Grace

Not long ago, Tim Tebow's career as an NFL quarterback had been blown dead. After...

July 2015

July 16, 2015

Outspoken Christian QB Russell Wilson Hosts Tonight’s ‘Kids’ Choice Sports Awards’

Forget the politicized ESPYs -- and the dodgy backroom Disney maneuvering behind its choice for...

July 07, 2015

Seahawk QB Russell Wilson Talks God, All the Media Hears Is ‘No Sex’

Although he's only 26, Russell Wilson has already been offered and rejected $1M to play...

July 06, 2015

Military ‘American Ninja Warrior’: A Sailor Celebrates Life as a Gift From God

Tonight (Monday, July 6) on NBC's "American Ninja Warrior," veterans and active-duty military compete on...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

5 Reasons Why ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Is Catholic

Airing on NBC and Esquire, "American Ninja Warrior" sends competitors through grueling obstacle courses on...

June 22, 2015

What HBO’s ‘Ballers’ Has to Teach Us All

This day comes for everyone, but for some, it arrives in the blink of an...

June 08, 2015

Are You Ready for Some Football?

I know, I know, it's only June. But football is a 12-month sport for those...

June 05, 2015

From Benjamin Watson, for Parents of Families Large and Small

This New Orleans Saints player, the son of a preacher man, just keeps hitting them...

April 2015

April 25, 2015

‘Beyond A.D.’: Pastor Judah Smith on Russell Wilson and Tim Tebow

Pastor Judah Smith showed up at an evangelical community north of Los Angeles for the taping...

April 19, 2015

Holy QB! The Philadelphia Eagles to Sign Tim Tebow (UPDATED)

Back on March 19, I reported on the strange coincidences between quarterback Tim Tebow and...

April 11, 2015

‘Beyond A.D.’: Quarterbacking Team Jesus With Kurt Warner

At 9 a.m. ET on Sunday, April 12, NBC.com premieres the first episode of "Beyond...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

Jimmy Graham: From a Group Home to the Seattle Seahawks

There's been a lot of trading going on during free-agent time in the NFL, and...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

Terror on TV: Doc to Recall Massacre of Israeli Athletes at ’72 Munich Olympics

Just landed in the inbox today -- NEW DOCUMENTARY BY AWARD-WINNING TEAM TO EXAMINE THE FIRST...

February 14, 2015

NFL Star Benjamin Watson on Christ and True Love for St. Valentine’s Day

Ever since he wrote a thoughtful, heartfelt post about the unfortunate events in Ferguson, Missouri,...

February 10, 2015

Matt Triplett and Mr. Bull — The Prayer of a Cowboy

Born in 2008, Professional Bull Riders competition animal Mr. Bull (seen above) weighs 1,500 pounds and...

February 07, 2015

Ray Lewis Counsels Angry Youth-Sports Coaches in Spike TV’s ‘Coaching Bad’

From Variety, for "Coaching Bad," a reality series premiering Sunday, Feb. 8, on cablenet Spike...

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