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Pat Summerall (left) and John Madden broadcasting their final Super Bowl together in February 2002.

‘Voice of football,’ Pat Summerall, signs off

Obituary |  Pat Summerall—best-known as the voice of NFL telecasts on CBS and Fox and commentator John Madden’s perfect complement—died Tuesday at age 82 of cardiac…

The Yankees observe a moment of silence for the bombing victims in Boston prior to their game against Arizona Tuesday night.

‘Sweet Caroline’ at Yankee Stadium

Sports |  You won’t often find me praising the New York Yankees, but the team’s management did something sweet last night. The playing of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet…

Kobe Bryant grimaces and holds his left leg after injuring his Achilles tendon Friday night.

Kobe-less Lakers look to make playoffs

Sports |  Declared the team to beat in the preseason, the Los Angeles Lakers (44-37) are just barely clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the NBA’s…

Carlos Quentin of the Padres collides with Zack Greinke of the Dodgers last Thursday night.

Money isn’t everything in the major leagues

Sports |  Baseball’s biggest off-season spenders—the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Toronto Blue Jays—are off to rocky starts…

Michael Thompson on his way to a final round 67 at the Masters.

From misery to merriment at the Masters

Sports |  Media accounts this morning rightly concentrated on Adam Scott’s gutsy victory at the Masters Sunday, but stories of perseverance also deserve telling. On…

K.J. Choi blasts out of a bunker on the second hole Friday.

Jericho’s walls and 18 holes for K.J. Choi

Sports |  K.J. Choi, tied for seventh at the halfway point of the Masters, quells his nerves on the golf course by thinking of how Joshua and the Israelites marched…

Zach Johnson reacts to missing a birdie putt at the 17th hole Thursday.

Johnson thinks his way around Augusta National

Sports |  One of several evangelicals on the PGA Tour, 2007 Masters champion Zach Johnson is tied for 10th after yesterday’s first round of the Masters Tournament at…

Kurt Warner

After football, Kurt Warner lives in The Moment

Television |  Former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner became a household name in 1999 with an almost unbelievable football story: He went from stocking grocery store shelves to…

Children playing soccer.

Sacrificing church for sports

Religion |  A new study blames slipping church attendance on children’s Sunday morning sports.  The study, by researcher Stephen McMullin of Acadia Divinity…

Luke Hancock (right) comforts Kevin Ware following Ware's gruesome injury against Duke March 31.

Kevin Ware, Luke Hancock, and Jesus

Sports |  One reader this morning asked if I caught the exact words of Kevin Ware—the Louisville player who gruesomely broke his leg against Duke last week—when…

Peyton Siva during last night's national championship game against Michigan.

Louisville’s Siva thanks Jesus

Sports |  My wife and I, as U. of Michigan alumni, were disappointed last night to see the Louisville men’s basketball team beat Michigan in the NCAA national…

Jeremy Lin dunks against the Sacramento Kings last Wednesday.

Less Linsanity for Jeremy Lin in Houston

Sports |  As the NBA’s Houston Rockets move closer toward clinching a playoff spot, Jeremy Lin’s game is getting better. After an inconsistent winter, Lin has…

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