There have been a lot of interesting NBA storylines this summer.
Israel is real for Amar'e
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When media worship The King
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Prayers in the outfield (updated)
Screams and frightened gasps interrupted Tuesday’s night’s Texas Rangers-Cleveland Indians game when a fan fell 30 feet from the second deck while trying to catch a foul pop.
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What else did McNair's pastor say?
If you are a fan of professional football — especially if you live in Nashville or Baltimore — the July 4th weekend marked the anniversary of the murder of Steve McNair.
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Ghosts in toddler's tragic death?
Salt-and-pepper hair. Western-style mustache. Cowboy hat. Thomas Mitchell looks like my kind of editor.
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Coach Bliss and God, with no details
When it comes to issues of sports and faith, your GetReligionistas have one basic rule and here it is. If journalists are going to let a sports figure play the “God card” — especially if this person is in any way controversial (think Michael Vick) — then the publication owes the reader at least one paragraph of information that actually attempts to report some basic facts about this alleged religious influence in his or her life.
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Sin-free softball? Not really
Tmatt posted last week on the saga of a lesbian softball coach whose team was kicked out of an adult women’s league by a Southern Baptist megachurch. He pointed out that “too many gaps and unanswered questions” characterized the coverage by The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn. If you missed that post, please read it first or this one won’t make any sense.
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Manute Bol: Tall tower of faith
If you dig around on the Washington Post site you can find the following weblog post that quotes a U.S. Senate tribute by Sen. Sam Brownback to the late Manute Bol of Sudan, who, at 7-foot-7, with a fingertip-to-fingertip wingspan of 8-feet-6, was one of the most unusual athletes to ever play in the National Basketball Association.
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Reporter who catches facts with chopsticks ...
Another gem from the Godbeat at the Los Angeles Times. If you didn’t pick up on my sarcasm, here’s a post from last week about the litany of bad religion stories that have been coming forth from Spring Street.
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