Results for basketball
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Can a Catholic Hoops Conference Save College Sports?
Originally Posted: 04/10/2013 - 9:07am | Type: Blog -
Amid the college sports tumult, a brand-new basketball conference composed almost entirely of Catholic schools is set to emerge this summer, which some say could point the way toward a new, or perhaps old-fash ...
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March Madness and How To Love Thy Rival
Originally Posted: 04/08/2013 - 2:44pm | Type: Blog -
Here’s an example of how Jesus ruined sports for me. Watching sports is not as much fun as it used to be. I blame Jesus for that, because he just had to say : “Love thy ...
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Climbing Into Their Skin
Originally Posted: 12/26/2012 - 11:06am | Type: Blog -
Have you ever read a book you wish you'd written? I'm reading one now. It's The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams by Darcy Frey. Have you ever read a book ...
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Jeremy Lin and Jesus: A Round Up
Originally Posted: 02/17/2012 - 5:47pm | Type: Blog -
Jeremy Lin has been all the hype this week, but in case you’re still not familiar with him, or are still navigating the waters, we’ve rounded up some of the best coverage of Lin and his faith from the past wee ...
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The Lin-carnation of Tim Tebow?
Originally Posted: 02/15/2012 - 1:08pm | Type: Blog -
They're both young, successful professional athletes who are outspoken about their Christian faith. But are the comparisons between Tebow and Lin really valid? Tim Tebow ref ...
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Can Mindfulness Be Tweeted?
Originally Posted: 09/01/2011 - 2:28pm | Type: Blog -
I attended a basketball game this winter at the University of Maryland, accompanied by an intern at my workplace, a man in his twenties. I attended a basketball game this winter ...
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Indiana Immigration: Hoosier Neighbor?
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
I love Indiana. I love driving through cornfields, playing Euchre, and getting swept up in basketball-mania. I love Indiana. I love driving through cornfields, playing Euchre, and ...
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The Spiritual Power of Imagination
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
Being blind in one eye has made me forever see in just two. While playing basketball, tennis, and hiking, I have always tried to imagine what it must be like to see in 3-D.</p> ...
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Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog -
<p>Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns are a fun team to root for. They score a lot of points in an open style of basketball. Assists, points, and cheers abound in most of their games. Now it is even better ...
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West Virginia Mine Disaster: Mourning in the Mountains
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog -
There was a lovely reflection in today's <em>NYT</em> by novelist Denise Giardina about the Upper Big Branch mine explosion in West Virginia. There was a lovely ...
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The Other March Madness
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:17am | Type: Blog -
Well, March Madness is now over. Well, March Madness is now over. Every year around this time, there's a disturbing report or two highlighting the low graduation rates of Afr ...
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Miracle Shots: On the Court and on the Street
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:17am | Type: Blog -
I stayed up way too late in a Buffalo hotel room the other night, eating string cheese and Oscar Mayer salami from the convenience store across the parking lot, watching the tail end of the Connect ...
