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For NBA teams, religion can be unifying or divisive

(RNS) This NBA season has been unprecedented when it comes to the blending of basketball and unresolved social issues. There has been a widespread push for increased tolerance on all fronts. Yet the conversation about religion and how it's best handled by coaches and players remains fluid.

Rodman ‘sorry,’ unable to aid imprisoned missionary

(RNS) At the end of his fourth trip to North Korea over the past 12 months, Rodman said, "I'm sorry that I couldn't do anything," when asked if had raised Christian missionary Kenneth Bae's case with leader Kim Jong Un.

Spokane police, pastor work with local youth through basketball program

It was 12 p.m. on July 2, and the 98-degree heat radiated off the asphalt basketball court in Liberty Park. Pastor Tommy Williams, wearing a neon yellow shirt labeled “COACH” blew a whistle.

Why basketball is Muslims’ favorite sport

Omar Abdelkader, a student at Northeastern University in Boston, is an observant Muslim but admits that, at least as a kid, he was occasionally seduced by the swish of a perfect jump-shot over the Islamic call to prayer.

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