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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said they would not play the National Anthem before home games this season, and according to ESPN.com "Cuban, who declined further comment, made the decision after consulting with NBA commissioner Adam Silver." The NBA released this statement on February 10, 2021: NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass issued the following statement … [Read more...] about Dallas Mavericks Will Play National Anthem After NBA Issues Statement

(ChurchLeaders) Legislators with at least 19 states have introduced bills this year that would restrict student athletes to competing in sports based on their biological sex and not their gender identity. Critics of the legislation claim it violates transgender rights, while advocates argue that restrictions on transgender athletes, particularly trans women, are needed to … [Read more...] about 19 State Bills Seek to Restrict Transgender Athletes This Year

(Bleacher Report) The Dallas Mavericks will not play the national anthem prior to home games at the American Airlines Center this season.  They have not done so for any of their 13 preseason and regular-season home games to this point, and Mavericks governor Mark Cuban confirmed to Tim Cato of The Athletic on Monday that they will not play the song going forward even as fans … [Read more...] about Mark Cuban Confirms Mavericks Won’t Play National Anthem Before Home Games

(Sports Spectrum) Since 2009, Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Ryan Succop has been called “Mr. Irrelevant” after being the last overall pick in that year’s NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Twelve years later and Succop can now be called a Super Bowl champion. In Sunday’s Super Bowl LV, Succop’s Buccaneers stymied the team that drafted him in 2009, cruising to a 31-9 victory … [Read more...] about Kicker Ryan Succop Helps Bucs Win Super Bowl LV After Lord Led Him to Tampa Bay

(ChurchLeaders) Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for 2020. In his acceptance speech for the award, Wilson repeated the phrase, “Love changes things,” and alluded to the famous New Testament chapter on love, 1 Corinthians 13.  “Love is patient, love is kind,“ Wilson said, directing those words to America and the … [Read more...] about ‘Love Is Patient, Kind’—Russell Wilson Wins Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year