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Teenage tennis sensation Coco Gauff won the first major tournament of her young career Saturday, and then bowed down in prayer as thousands in the arena and millions on television watched.

The leading tackler on a defense that led New Orleans to an opening week victory used his post-game news conference Sunday to read Scripture and testify of God's healing power during a medical scare with his four-year-old daughter.

It can be tempting to think that suicide will always be someone else’s problem. But given its rapid rise, particularly among young people where as many as four in ten teens struggle with suicidal thoughts on a daily basis, chances are high that all of us will have the opportunity to help save a life at some point. The question then becomes how well we will be equipped to do so when that situation arises.

The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to a divisional title last season says he listens to worship music in the locker room before games in order to have the proper perspective before he takes the field.

Former American collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines recently shared her thoughts on transgender individuals competing in women's sports, as well as her frustrations with those who have dismissed the concerns of herself and others.

Saturday’s game was the first for the Horned Frogs since making their College Football Playoff National Championship game appearance earlier this year. Meanwhile, the Colorado Buffaloes had only won one game last season and had not previously scored a top 20 win since 2002.

Deion Sanders, 56, was named head coach at Colorado in December after leading Jackson State (Miss.) to records of 11-2 and 12-0 in his last two seasons. Prior to that, he worked as a football analyst on television. He is one of the more outspoken Christians in sports.

You see, what events like Faith and Family nights do so well is create low-barrier opportunities for people to unite around something they care about and honor God in the process. That doesn’t have to stop at baseball, though.

What if the best solution to the lack of diversity in our churches is not changing how the services look on Sunday but rather being more intentional about who we partner with to do ministry on the other days of the week? What if our churches started to see other communities of faith as potential partners rather than rivals? And what if we looked well beyond our own little slice of the city in the process?

If you feel like the Lord is calling your church to become more involved in college ministry, for example, don’t just assume that God wants you to rush off and start a Bible study aimed at bringing university students to your church.

ESPN College Gameday host Rece Davis is opening up about his Christian faith, telling the Sports Spectrum Podcast that he grew up in a churchgoing home and has been blessed to be surrounded by "tremendous men of God" during his career who help hold him accountable.

One of the world's rising stars in women's tennis won her third single's title of the year Sunday and then thanked Jesus for protecting her.