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If progressives want to win back young men, then they must purchase premium subscriptions to Extra Points. The wayward youth of this nation yearn for reporting on Big West realignment options and early 90s inspired computer games

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Did you know? When the Southeastern Conference was created in 1932, its stated purpose included: "Making athletics subservient to the great aims and objects of education" and "developing public appreciation of the educational, rather than commercial, values of intercollegiate athletics."

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Great piece that gets at something I've been feeling about sports lately. The capacity for surprise and awe (and also bewilderment) is essential to making sports special. When games feel "solved," something deeply human about sports is lost. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

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Two weeks ago Trump cut 25% of the workforce at Haskell Indian Nations University, including the women's basketball coach in the middle of the season. The coach decided to finish the season without pay, and over the weekend his team won their conference tourney. www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-c...

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Sad to hear that Martin Marty, one of the great historians of American religion, passed away. When I was researching my book, I came across the satirical “Pen-ultimate” columns he wrote for the @christiancentury.bsky.social in the 1960s. The growing Christian athlete movement was a frequent target

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Taking the 10 Commandments out of our public school system was a mistake

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Sad to hear that Martin Marty, one of the great historians of American religion, passed away. When I was researching my book, I came across the satirical “Pen-ultimate” columns he wrote for the @christiancentury.bsky.social in the 1960s. The growing Christian athlete movement was a frequent target

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Just finished the audiobook version of this one. A delightful baseball read (or listen) ⚾️ www.audible.com/pd/198484111...

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One of my favorite things about this place is that I see a lot more articles—sourced, reported, thoughtful articles, with links that take me to the website of the publication that paid for and supports that type of journalistic work

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I personally don’t think it’s great that a single unelected billionaire actively running his own private businesses, including personal control of one of our major mass communication platforms, has so much influence in the operations of the federal government and the lives of the American people

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A sermon from Rev. John Howard Johnson, an Episcopal minister in Harlem. Johnson was the first Black basketball player for Columbia, studied under anthropologist Franz Boas, and was a long-time civil rights activist and community leader. This sermon was written in the 1950s but it preaches today:

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"It is hard to return to the church once you’ve seen what it is capable of doing to its members. It is also hard, once you’ve experienced the tenderness and affection that can accrue, to stop trying." This was a beautiful, wrenching essay: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/when...

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Amos Alonzo Stagg is best known for his legendary coaching career. When I was researching him for my book I also found this: In 1945, at the end of World War II, he helped organize a group in Stockton, CA, to protect the rights of Japanese Americans returning to the community

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Devastating. Lord have mercy.

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Amid national backlash to diversity initiatives and Black history celebrations, Baylor has undertaken new research into its institutional history with slavery and is making changes to its campus. @emilybelz.bsky.social reports for @christianitytoday.com: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/bayl...

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This is a beautiful tribute to Greg Sharpe, the voice of Nebraska sports. And it's also about so much more: home and community, excellence in your craft, ordinary Christian kindness. "Sharpe was beloved not because he was excellent, but because he was good." mereorthodoxy.com/in-memoriam-...

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First academic review of my book is out in the International Journal of Sport and Religion, and it’s a positive one! I’m cool with this: “Perhaps its chief virtue is its painstakingly even-handed analysis of the perils and promise of the Christian athlete movement."

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Check out some of the authors and scholars who will be at Baylor this summer for the 4th Global Congress on Sport and Christianity! One more week to get your proposals in so that you can share your work and contribute to the conversation. CFP and details: truettseminary.baylor.edu/programs-cen...

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Check out some of the authors and scholars who will be at Baylor this summer for the 4th Global Congress on Sport and Christianity! One more week to get your proposals in so that you can share your work and contribute to the conversation. CFP and details: truettseminary.baylor.edu/programs-cen...

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“Part of what Heefner is offering his players is a vision of biblical masculinity that pushes them to be their best—and remain humble.” Outstanding piece from @emilybelz.bsky.social on the Dallas Baptist baseball team and their coach Dan Heefner www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/dall...

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Alright fam, let's get this going. Sorry it took me so long to transition here. Lol.

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If you want to understand the connections between sports and Christianity in America, go back 100 years to the "golden age of sports." In the 1920s, Christian coaches like Amos Alonzo Stagg set the foundation for patterns of engagement we still see today christianscholars.com/amos-alonzo-...

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Yes to this: “After more than a century of failed ‘reform’ efforts, it is time to consider the possibility that big-time athletic programs and modern American universities are linked to the same foundation.”

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You’re going to see some Jesus talk during the #SuperBowl. If you follow sports you’ve seen a lot of that lately. If you’re wondering why it’s happening, let me tell you: it didn’t come from nowhere. There’s something new in this moment but there’s also a history 👇 www.amazon.com/Spirit-Game-...

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A new survey from Sports Spectrum provides fascinating insight into American sports fans. From sports gambling, to athletes speaking about faith, to God's intervention in games, I wrote about a few highlights—and discussed why Christians should care www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/supe...

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Just got a hard copy of this gem from @paulputz.bsky.social - congrats on writing an excellent book!

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A new survey from Sports Spectrum provides fascinating insight into American sports fans. From sports gambling, to athletes speaking about faith, to God's intervention in games, I wrote about a few highlights—and discussed why Christians should care www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/supe...

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What??!! @dallasmavs.bsky.social are you ok? Did Elon get ahold of your internal control systems too? NBA must be down bad if they’re orchestrating trades like this to the Lakers.

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Two great sports history reads for #BlackHistoryMonth Both have shaped how I understand and interpret the growth, development, and cultural meanings of basketball and college football

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New from me for Christian Scholar's Review: Amos Alonzo Stagg and the transformation of muscular Christianity. I make the case that the 1920s are a crucial decade for understanding how American Christians engage with sports today. Read here: christianscholars.com/amos-alonzo-...

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Got that new @malcolmbfoley.bsky.social book in hand 🔥🔥🔥 It’s a good day.

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