Tag: sports

On Thursday, in an exclusive interview with Oprah, Lance Armstrong admitted to doping.

He didn't give much of an explanation though, and the New York Times points out that he contridicted himself several times in the interview.

Gabrielle Douglas, who walked away with the gymnastic gold at the London Olympics, is out with her first book: “Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith.” Douglas, who turns 17 on New Year’s Eve, talked with Religion News Service about her prayer life, her love of matzo ball soup and overcoming homesickness to make it to the Olympics.

Football is a contact sport and in the minds of many, a violent sport.  Some people of faith even ask the question, “does God approve of a game that teaches, encourages, and applauds a player for “slobberknocking” (a football term not found in the dictionary) their opponent on their back?”

Americans cheered when Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass., won a gold medal on Tuesday (July 31) in the women’s all-around gymnastics competition, but at least some American Jews likely cheered a little louder.

“For people who are part of a minority, to see one of your own have this international recognition gives you enormous satisfaction and pride,” said Rabbi Keith Stern of Temple Beth Avodah in Newton Centre, Mass., where Raisman has worshipped since childhood.

A 600-foot footrace was the only athletic event at the first Olympics, a festival held in 776 B.C. and dedicated to Zeus, the chief Greek god.

For the next millennium, Greeks gathered every four years in Olympia to honor Zeus through sports, sacrifices and hymns.

On Aug. 18 World Relief Spokane will host its first Run for Refugees 5K, a fundraiser designed to help families resettling in the Spokane area.

The race will begin at 9 a.m. at Centennial Trail, Mirabeau Meadows Park at Mile Marker 11.

Winning an Olympic medal is hard.
Surprisingly, winning one when you’re fasting for Ramadan is not that much harder.