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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

baseball, NFL, and college football misc.

First, an article about Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur, a Christian, helping to raise money for a cancer center in Atlanta: http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2007/08/22/slugger_francoe.html (originally found at: http://mlb.mlb.com/pa/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070823&content_id=2165477&vkey=mlbpa_news&fext=.jsp).

Here's an interesting article about how much major leaguers enjoy watching the Little League World Series. The Little Leaguers think that it's strange that their heroes like to watch them too. Here's the article: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070824&content_id=2167500&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb.

Next, an article about Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, a Christian, and the leadership role he's taken with the Longhorns this year: http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/082507aaq.html.

Here's an article about the Reds retiring former shortstop Davey Concepcion's number last Saturday. Here's a quote from Concepcion:

"I want to thank God for giving me the ability to play beside a great bunch of players -- the players on the Big Red Machine," he said.

Here's the article: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070825&content_id=2170178&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb.

Also, an article about a program that the NBA has to use soldiers recuperating from injuries to help work for them during the FIBA Americas Tournament. Here's the article: http://www.lvrj.com/sports/9380646.html (originally found at: http://www.nba.com/news/452347.html?rss=true).

Lastly, an article about Georgia head football coach Mark Richt, a Christian, apologizing for some things that he later regretted saying last weekend about the school's football practice facilities. Here's a quote from his apology statement:

"I am very proud to be at the University of Georgia," Richt said in the Sunday's statement. "I poured a lot of my life and energy into this program and I'm thankful every day for where God has placed me."

Here's the article: http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/uga/stories/2007/08/26/richtweb_0827.html.

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