As the Olympic flame continued its journey toward the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Games, Pope Leo XIV shared his blessing, welcoming the event as an opportunity to promote peace, solidarity, and encounter through sport. Ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games in Milan...
Fernando Mendoza, the star quarterback for Indiana University’s football team, was awarded the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, which is given annually to the best player in college football. Mendoza had an outstanding year, leading his team to an undefeated regular season...
Last week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold state bans on biological men participating in female-only athletic competitions: “Because of the valuable lessons that sports impart,...
Two Missouri lawmakers filed suit last week challenging the bill authorizing state funding for Kansas City sports stadiums. State Sen. Mike Moon (R - Ash Grove) and State Rep. Bryant Wolfin (R - Ste. Genevieve) are challenging the bill as unconstitutional because it...
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) will formally prohibit men from competing in women’s sports amid the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back transgender policies throughout the United States. USOPC said in an email to Olympic groups...
“I wouldn’t be here without my parents, without [my wife] Morgan, without my Grandpa — certainly not without God,” said Toronto Blue Jays leftfielder Will Robertson. Roberston is a graduate of Immaculate Conception School in Loose Creek, Fatima High School in...
The Missouri House ended the special legislative session by passing a bill to finance Kansas City sports stadiums and provide tornado relief for St. Louis. The KC stadium financing bill–estimated at $1.5 billion over 30 years–would set aside tax revenue generated by...
The Missouri Senate on Thursday passed a more than $1.5 billion plan intended to keep the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs from moving to Kansas. Under the plan, the state would back about 50 percent of the costs of stadium improvements for both teams. Kansas has...
Governor Mike Kehoe issued a proclamation Tuesday announcing a special legislative session to address disaster relief for Missourians, tax incentives for economic development, and budget appropriations. “We call on legislators to use this special session as a rare...
Kendal Rider was a star athlete at Lafayette Central Catholic School in Indiana until she was diagnosed with a rare pre-cancerous pancreatic tumor. "At 14, I prepared to die," Kendal says, "and it's just like ever since then, I've pushed myself even harder in...