(Sports Spectrum) Through the first two weeks of the NFL season, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp has been as good as any wideout in the league. He was tied for the NFL lead in receptions (16), third in receiving yards (271) and tied for second in touchdown receptions (three) at the end of Sunday’s games. Kupp hauled in nine passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns … [Read more...] about Rams WR Cooper Kupp Finds Freedom in Christ During Strong Start to Season: ‘Results Rest in Him’
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NFL Players Kneel in Prayer, ‘Deflect the Glory’ to God
(ChurchLeaders) After Pittsburgh notched its first victory of the 2021 NFL season on Sunday, team chaplain Kent Chevalier tweeted a photo of players kneeling midfield. But the group of Steelers, joined by members of the opposing team, the Buffalo Bills, weren’t protesting anything. Instead they were praying together, and Chevalier added the hashtag #DeflectTheGlory. Comments … [Read more...] about NFL Players Kneel in Prayer, ‘Deflect the Glory’ to God
Manny Pacquiao Sues Popular Filipino Pastor in Libel Case
(RNS) Manny Pacquiao, the world champion boxer-turned-politician, is suing a popular evangelist in his native Philippines for libel. The lawsuit targets Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, a preacher popular with millions of Filipinos, who accused Pacquiao of embezzling public funds in building a sports complex that has been labeled a “white elephant.” “He used this deliberate falsehood … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao Sues Popular Filipino Pastor in Libel Case
NBA Players Won’t Be Required To Get COVID-19 Vaccination
(ESPN) NBA players will not be mandated to get vaccinated against COVID-19, league sources tell ESPN. The NBA and NBPA continue to negotiate aspects of COVID-related protocols and procedures for the upcoming 2021-22 campaign, but the NBPA has refused to budge on its demand that players not be required to take the vaccine, sources say, and any proposal that mandates … [Read more...] about NBA Players Won’t Be Required To Get COVID-19 Vaccination
Piers Morgan Says Watching Trans MMA Fighter Overpower Female Opponent Made Him ‘Sick’
(The Christian Post) After trans-identified MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin used a chokehold to defeat opponent, Celine Provost, in their match on Friday, popular English broadcaster Piers Morgan said watching the match made him "sick." Although Provost is a 32-year-old female that has over a decade of experience in competing in MMA, she lost her match to McLaughlin, a … [Read more...] about Piers Morgan Says Watching Trans MMA Fighter Overpower Female Opponent Made Him ‘Sick’