Baptist Press Sports (BPSports)

Bobby Bowden: 'Called to Coach,' he says

Sun, 31 Aug 2010 15:00-0500

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (BP)–When the Florida State Seminoles take the field Sept. 4 in Tallahassee to play the Samford University Bulldogs, they will be without Coach Bobby Bowden for the first time in 35 years.
Although Bowden will be “cheering like mad for Florida State,” he won’t be at the game, the coaching legend told Florida Baptist Witness in a recent telephone interview.
“I’m not going to come to any games this year because I want Jimbo to have the freedom of not having me hanging around,” Bowden said of his successor as head coach of the Seminoles.

Tony Dungy: still 'a straight-shooter'

Sun, 31 Aug 2010 15:00-0500

DALLAS (BP)--Former Indianapolis head coach Tony Dungy, in Dallas for an NFL kickoff luncheon, said he had no apologies for his high-profile stance in helping troubled players and his recent publicized verbal run-in with New York Jets coach Rex Ryan.

Royals’ GM gaining a reputation as a man of compassion

Sun, 31 Aug 2010 15:00-0500

OMAHA, Neb. (BP)–Dayton Moore called it the toughest challenge in all of sports when he was named the general manager of the Kansas City Royals in 2006.

28 Carson-Newman football players among 61 baptized in Cherokee Lake

Sun, 31 Aug 2010 15:00-0500

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (BP)—Sunday, Aug. 8, was already scheduled to be a special day at First Baptist Church here.

Holliday talks faith, family and Facebook in STV interview

Sun, 31 Aug 2010 15:00-0500

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday is the subject of an interview in the most recent edition of Sharing the Victory magazine, published by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Samford women's soccer falls at Memphis

Sun, 23 Aug 2010 15:00-0500

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BP)--The Samford University women's soccer team was defeated by the 18th-ranked Memphis Lady Tigers 3-0 Aug. 22 as the non-conference foes squared off in an early-season contest held at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.