I get no small amount of grief from my Sports Spectrum colleagues for being a fan of English football (soccer). Nevertheless, I am a huge Liverpool supporter and that means that Sunday was a fabulous day. Liverpool won their first trophy since 2006 by defeating Cardiff in the League Cup. But make no mistake about…
Read More »For Danica Patrick, her first days as a full-time NASCAR driver couldn’t have gone more wildly. On Thursday, she made it to the last lap of her Gatorade Duel before being wrecked in one of the more violent crashes you will ever see. Then, on Friday, Patrick shocked many NASCAR pundits by winning the pole…
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We’ll take you to Daytona and the start of another exciting NASCAR season. What does it take to reach victory lane? The same question could be asked regarding our spiritual journey. To provide some answers, we’ll visit with driver Michael McDowell and NASCAR analyst Ron Pegram. We’ll be on “The Road to Victory Lane” on…
Read More »Until recently, I paid little attention to NASCAR. It seemed that all NASCAR was about was turning left and going fast while turning left. Then, a few years ago, I went to Charlotte, NC, to do some work with Motor Racing Outreach. While there, we visited the car shops and met the teams that build…
Read More »Once again, we have arrived at the happiest time of the year for NASCAR fans—Speedweeks at Daytona. Last weekend, the engines began to roar and the Shootout was thrilling. Sunday was qualifying for the Daytona 500, and tomorrow the Gatorade Duels will set the starting grid. It has been a great start to the season,…
Read More »I must confess that I don’t follow the NBA much, but back in the day when I did, I was a Knicks fan. Willis Reed, Clyde Frazier, Earl the Pearl Monroe, Bill Bradley, Dick Barnett, and my favorite, Dave DeBusschere—I loved that Knicks team, with their crisp passing and great defense. To me, the NBA…
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You’ve undoubtedly used phrases like “where’s the time gone” or “there are just not enough hours in the day.” On Sports Spectrum, we’ll take a look at how we can manage our time in a God-honoring way. To help us work through the issues will be Jimmy Page of the “Fellowship of Christian Athletes,” Stephanie Zonars…
Read More »I love playing golf, but there was a time when I almost quit. Why? Well, first of all, it isn’t cheap, and these days every penny counts. But beyond the financial cost is the cost in time. Time, in a sense, is our most precious nonrenewable resource. We can’t make any more of it. We…
Read More »At the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Sunday, golf fans got what they have been craving for many months—Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods playing in the same group on Sunday when it mattered. They started the day in the penultimate grouping, and with each having a chance to win. Arguably the two greatest golfers…
Read More »This past Saturday, two college basketball teams showed that they are most certainly going in different directions. West Virginia, who started the hoop season strongly with some big wins, has been fading—now even in danger of missing the big dance of March Madness. With a close 77-74 loss to #23 Louisville, the Mountaineers have lost…
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