A Jesuit hockey fanatic offers a running diary of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins. The Blues won the game for a storybook ending to a remarkable comeback season.
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Tiger Woods’ Comeback Is Not a Redemption Story
Let’s not confuse Tiger Woods’ win at the Masters for a redemption story. Let’s call it what it is: a comeback. As Holy Week teaches us, redemption is about healing and right relationships. This is a sports story. It’s a comeback.
The Best Story of March Madness 2019
The best story of NCAA March Madness was not the University of Virginia’s redemption story. It was the graciousness of University of Auburn in defeat.
7 Ways that Opening Day of Baseball is like Easter
Today is Opening Day for Major League Baseball (MLB). And even though we are in the middle of Lent, there are some surprising connections between Opening Day and Easter. Consider this a Catholic-look at the start of the baseball season. Let’s play ball!
Are the Irish For Real this Time?
The odds are against Notre Dame this Saturday, so why bother watching?
October Sports Fever
Best time of the year for sports! Check our picks- will your team finish on top?
Goodbye Nike, Goodbye Kaepernick
Kaepernick has betrayed his own message of racial justice
Greatness and Teamwork: The Real Draw of College Football
It’s the most popular sport in the U.S. Why do we even watch??
The Wonder of the World Cup
Join the world in a celebration of beauty.
Working Out After College
How to be happy, healthy, and perhaps a bit holy after college.