Sports

ATLANTA – As the world prepares for one of its largest sporting events, Southern Baptists have created opportunities to leverage the 2026 World Cup to share the Gospel.

KANSAS CITY – The world is coming to Kansas City this summer for the largest sporting event on the planet. As many as 1 million visitors from around the globe may flood into the city for the FIFA World Cup in June and July, and Missouri Baptists are preparing to share the love of Jesus with them.

DALLAS, Texas – As Dallas gears up to host parts of the World Cup Soccer Tournament this summer, churches in the Dallas Baptist Association (DBA) joined together during Holy Week to share the Gospel with youth soccer players and coaches from around the world

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (BP) – It belies an old stereotype, but California Baptist University couldn’t be happier about sending students to a Big Dance.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Spurgeon College men’s basketball senior guard/forward Joseph Allen has been named both National Player of the Year and Regional Player of the Year by the National Christian College Athletic Association.

IDABEL, Okla. (BP) – The break Trinity Baptist Church took from its Upward Sports program in 2018 was supposed to be brief, an opportunity to reset a ministry that had become very popular in its community.

MILAN, Italy (BP) – A U.S. Olympic triple crown in hockey is very much in play over the coming weeks.

GRANDVIEW, Texas – As a four-time contestant on the reality TV show “American Ninja Warrior,” youth speaker Jared Greer uses obstacle course challenges to encourage and inspire students to overcome life’s obstacles by placing their faith in Christ.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Fresh off helping Team USA capture its first Olympic men’s hockey gold in 46 years, Jaccob Slavin stepped up to the podium in the Carolina Hurricanes’ media room inside the Lenovo Center with his medal draped around his neck.

MILAN, Italy (BP) – Early in her trip to Milan, Italy, for outreach connected to the Winter Olympics, Kim Cruse encountered a college student named Ari who worked at the local cathedral, Duomo di Milano, where she handled entrance tickets for thousands of tourists.