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(ESPN) GENEVA -- Breakdancing became an official Olympic sport on Monday. The International Olympic Committee's pursuit of urban events to lure a younger audience saw street dance battles officially added to the medal events program at the 2024 Paris Games. Also confirmed for Paris by the IOC executive board were skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. Those three … [Read more...] about Break Dancing Gets Olympic Status to Debut at Paris Games in 2024

(Faithwire) Seven-year-old Brody Kirk really likes the Alabama football team. In fact, he’s such a big fan, he cried happy tears when the team scored its first 66-yard touchdown pass by quarterback Mac Jones during last weekend’s Iron Bowl between Alabama and the Auburn Tigers. After Brody’s dad, Cody Kirk, posted a video of his son’s excitement over the impressive pass to … [Read more...] about Family Receives Amazing ‘Blessing’ Following Cruel Prank on 7-Year-Old Son

(Christian Headlines) A question from a 15-year-old fan led Clemson coach Dabo Swinney this week to deviate from "football talk" to a more important subject: the meaning of life. The exchange took place during Swinney’s weekly radio call-in show, Tiger Talk, when a 15-year-old fan, Jordan, asked the coach what he would tell 15-year-old Dabo Swinney what he had learned … [Read more...] about ‘You Were Created on Purpose’: Clemson’s Dabo Swinney Encourages 15-Year-Old to Build His Life on a Foundation of Faith

(Sports Spectrum) Mike Freeman wears many hats in Major League Baseball. As a utility infielder most recently for the Cleveland Indians, he morphs into any role needed for the team. Freeman also dons the hat worn by advocates for a global issue: the heavy burden carried by women without access to clean, safe water. In March, he and his family took to the streets to … [Read more...] about MLB Player Mike Freeman, Wife ‘Walk for Water’ to Support Women and Girls Amid Water Crisis

(Sports Spectrum) Indianapolis Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez revealed on Monday that he recently found a cancerous tumor that needs to be removed immediately, but he’s trusting in “God’s plan.” Sanchez, who played on Sunday despite learning of his cancer diagnosis last week, will have the surgery Tuesday. Many from around the NFL offered prayers for Sanchez upon seeing … [Read more...] about Colts Punter Rigoberto Sanchez Trusting in God’s Plan as He Undergoes Surgery for Cancerous Tumor