In recent years, we have seen a steady stream of sports scandals—all of which seem to point to one thing—the preeminence of winning. It led to recruiting scandals in college…
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The Importance of Character
At almost any level, playing games can be easy. If you have the right opportunity and the right set of skills and talents, you can perform and play and even…
Credibility Crisis
This coming Sunday, on Christmas Day, the NBA will begin its truncated, late-starting season with five top-flight games (Boston-NY, Miami-Dallas, Chicago-Lakers, Orlando-Oklahoma City, and the Clippers-Golden State). This basketball bounty…
A Matter Of Integrity
During Friday’s second round of the Women’s British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland, American Angela Stanford faced a series of odd circumstances that put her in a difficult spot. On the…
Setting Priorities
As dawn broke over the United States this morning, football fans had their ears ringing with the euphoric news that the recent NFL work stoppage may very well be coming…
Father’s Day Focus
When we lived in southern California, I helped coach the Little League teams of two of our sons. It was a lot of work and a lot of fun, but…
Good Guys
Legendary Chicago Cubs manager Leo Durocher reportedly declared, “Nice guys finish last.” Though that axiom may sometimes hold true in the larger arena of life, it didn’t hold true this…
The Heart Of A Champion
Professional athletes get paid piles of money to play games we played for free as kids. However, some of the highest paid pro athletes would give it all to win…
Character Test
In recent weeks, sports pages, sports websites, and sports television has been filled with highly-detailed information about baseball’s free agency, with demands in the millions (and sometimes, hundreds of millions)…
Unwanted Controversy
This has been a difficult year for the Heisman Trophy. Earlier in the year, 2005 Heisman winner Reggie Bush vacated and returned his Heisman after an NCAA investigation of a…
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Someone once said, “If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.” Developing a clear set of goals is important for every aspect of our lives, including our relationship with God. Keep your focus on the Lord throughout the…
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Ache 1: How's Your Attitude?
All athletes share one element of sports: pain. Whether it is the soreness of a weekend warrior who did too much, a Little Leaguer whose team lost the championship game,…
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