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• From the Archives: Reggie White

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  SS: What’s your biggest dream after football?

  Reggie: I want to be used by God. To bring people into the Kingdom. And I pray more and more every day that God will give me, Sarah, and my children more of a compassion for people. A compassion for one another, a love for Him, and I believe that once He gives us even more love for Him, we’ll be more and more compassionate to people. And yet we’ll be more determined not only to share the gospel with them, but also to live the gospel out. And to be able to use our time and resources to help people who are in need.

  SS: How would you like people to remember you in terms of a football player and a person?

  Reggie: For people to remember my life, Sarah, and me, as people who loved God. I want people to be able to say to my children, “You know that your mom and dad were a woman and a man after God’s heart.” I want my grandchildren to be able to say that to their children. That’s the legacy I want to leave. I want people to say that Reggie and Sarah were a man and woman of God. That would mean more to me than anything… Continue reading →

• Old School – Bracketbusters and the Original George Mason

  By Aaron May

  

  This week is all about the underdog, the unknown, the bracketbuster, the next George Mason, the teams you should start paying attention to now in order to fill your bracket out correctly in March. Last week we defined a bracketbuster as a team you’ve never heard of who ruins your bracket predictions by upsetting the big name schools. This week we will take a look at which teams from the smaller conferences are poised to win an NCAA tournament game or two. We will also visit the classroom to find out what school pulled a George Mason before George Mason did… Continue reading →

• Power to Win 2012

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  This year’s Power to Win DVD features Colts center Jeff Saturday, Redskins linebacker London Fletcher and former Colts punter Hunter Smith. Hosted by former Saints fullback and current NFL Network Analyst Heath Evans. Order for the big game, or other ministry events. To pre-order, head over to http://www.powertowin.org

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• The Scapegoat: Dealing with Blame and Defeat

  By Brett Honeycutt

  

  On Championship Sunday, both the AFC and NFC title games were marred by mistakes in the final moments. Baltimore Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff shanked a game-tying field goal against the New England Patriots, and San Francisco 49ers returner Kyle Williams fumbled on the punt return, giving the New York Giants a game-winning field goal.

  But that’s life. We’re human. And we mess up. How do you react when you’re the one to blame for defeat? How do you respond to God when you lose? Former Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins punter Hunter Smith, who is featured on this year’s Power To Win DVD, dropped the snap on a game-tying extra point, which ended up being the last play of his otherwise successful career. But as a Christian, he used the moment of blame, shame and defeat to lead people to the Cross.

  It was drizzling rain at Washington’s Fed Ex Field on Dec. 12, 2010, and seven seconds remained on the clock… Continue reading →

• Sports Spectrum Contest This Weekend ONLY – Win a Free Power to Win Kit

  By Aaron May

  

  This weekend only we are giving away a FREE Power to Win kit. All you need to do is:

  1. Login to Twitter (If you don’t have Twitter, sign up for free)

  2. Follow @Sports_Spectrum on Twitter.

  3. Mention @Sports_Spectrum in a tweet with a prediction of who will be in the Super Bowl (Giants/49ers vs. Ravens/Patriots).

  4. That’s it! You will be entered to win.

  5. The followers that get the big game correct will be placed in a pool, and a random winner will be selected.

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• In the News: John Harbaugh

  By Joshua Cooley

  

  John Harbaugh and his Baltimore Ravens will take on the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The Ravens finished 12-4 in the regular season and 8-0 at home to win the AFC North. Harbaugh was featured in the Fall 2010 issue of Sports Spectrum.

  The “Hello Kitty” poster was the first clue: Something was amiss. This couldn’t actually be the office of an NFL head coach, could it?

  Where were the pithy motivational placards about success, endurance and teamwork? Where were the ostentatious odes to football or the coach’s own achievements? And how did this girly paraphernalia make it past security? This is, after all, the NFL, which has annals filled with stories of blustering men who rule football fiefdoms like medieval lords and treat their serfs accordingly… Continue reading →

• From the Archives: Meb Keflezighi

  By Brett Honeycutt

  

  At 36-years-old, Meb Keflezighi won the Olympic marathon trials last weekend. Keflezighi’s story below was featured in the Winter 2010 issue of Sports Spectrum.

  Nearly two years ago Meb Keflezighi couldn’t walk. Even moving around in his bed required help from loved ones.

  His predicament was the result of a fractured hip he incurred Nov. 3, 2007, at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in New York City… Continue reading →

• SPORTS YAPP Podcast #21 — Colts, Tebow, and the NFL Playoffs

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  Brett Honeycutt, editor of Sports Spectrum magazine, joins “SPORTS YAPP” to discuss Jim Caldwell and the Colts while Bryce gives his thoughts on one of his favorite players, Peyton Manning, and what the Caldwell firing means for him. The two of them disagree on the NFL games this weekend and give their final thoughts about Tim Tebow and the Broncos. Click here to listen. Continue reading →

• Old School – What College Basketball Can Learn from Tim Tebow

  By Aaron May

  

  Another week of great college basketball action is in the books, and we are creeping ever closer to March Madness. This week I debut a couple of new segments (College Basketball 101 and the March Madness Word of the Week). I also take a look at what college basketball can learn from Tim Tebow, Sports Spectrum’s 2011 Athlete of the Year… Continue reading →

• Jim Caldwell: Dealing with Adversity

  By Stephen Copeland

  

  Today, the Indianapolis Colts fired head coach Jim Caldwell, who was featured in the Winter 2012 issue of Sports Spectrum magazine. The story was titled “Learning to Swim,” alluding to when he almost drowned in a pool as a five-year-old. But deeper than that, the underlying message behind the title is about adversity — about how we learn to swim when we may be drowning, about how prayer and perspective can help keep us afloat.

  Learning to Swim

  There was a time when Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Caldwell used to sink in adversity. Literally. Caldwell was five years old when he, his six-year-old sister and his four-year-old brother convinced their mother to take them to the “Big Pool,” a neighborhood pool in Rockford, Ill.

  “We told her we’d stay in the shallow end, so we did,” Caldwell remembers. “But I was a pretty adventurous kid.”

  Turns out, his adventurous side almost killed him… Continue reading →

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