RSS feed for Baptist Press Sports (BPSports) Thu, 3 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (BP)--In just 100 days, soccer fans from around the world will converge on 10 South African venues to watch 32 nations battle for the prestigious World Cup.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Up to 500,000 international visitors are expected for the month-long competition, which begins June 11. This is the first World Cup to be hosted by an African nation. The United States will open play against England on June 12 after qualifying for the World Cup tournament by defeating Honduras last October.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The U.S.-Brit matchup pits two teammates from the Los Angeles Galaxy against each other -- midfielders David Beckham for England and Landon Donovan for the United States. The Americans also are slated to play Algeria and Slovenia in the first round of matches. Thu, 3 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 DALLAS (BP)--Former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson, fired just two years after leading his team to within two games of the NBA title, told the annual NBA All-Star Breakfast that faith has helped him overcome adversity. Thu, 3 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 INDIANAPOLIS (BP)--In what some are already calling the "Tim Tebow rule," the NCAA Football Rules Committee is proposing that college football players be prohibited from writing anything on their eye black -- the very types of messages the former Florida Gator quarterback made popular with various Bible verses. Thu, 3 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 MUSKOGEE, Okla. (BP)--Oklahoma Baptist <a href="http://www.obubison.com/article/800.php">racked up a dozen hits and grabbed a 10-4 win</a> over Bacone in Muskogee March 2. Thu, 3 Mar 2010 15:00-0500 LUBBOCK, Texas (BP)--Tweety Carter scored 18 points to lead No. 21 Baylor <a href="http:http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030210aaa.html">to an 86-68 win over Texas Tech</a> March 2, the Bears' sixth win in seven games. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:00-0500 VANCOUVER (BP)--Thirty years later, Mark Johnson still wonders at times whether it really happened.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Was he really a part of what is widely considered the greatest moment in U.S. Winter Olympics history? Did he really score two goals for the U.S. hockey team against the juggernaut Soviets in the semifinals at Lake Placid in 1980 en route to a stunning 4-3 victory? Did he really win a gold medal when Team USA beat Finland in the finals, capping an unlikely run that captivated an entire nation?