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Transgender controversies are roiling the WNBA, and there’s no easy way out

The WNBA refuses to say whether it would allow a 'trans' male dominating women's basketball in France to play in its league. Now two former NBA players are declaring for the WNBA draft.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Aug 8, 2026

Boston Celtics coach not afraid to live his Catholic faith in a secular sports world

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla prioritizes his faith, prays the Rosary, and wants to become a deacon.

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Charles Richards

• Oct 24, 2025

Follow-up story finds former teen basketball coach profiled 20 years ago serving as a priest

A Toronto news outlet discovered that the former student coach is now Father Branden Gordon, a priest at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Etobicoke.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Nov 7, 2024Nov 8, 2024

Boston Celtics’ Catholic coach leaves reporters speechless with simple answer about Christian faith

‘I wonder how many of those have been Christian coaches,’ Boston Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla said when asked if he took ‘pride’ in the fact that the head coaches of both teams in this year’s NBA Finals are black.

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Stephen Kokx

• Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 2024

‘Transgender’ male basketball player on girls’ team injures 3 players, causing opponent to forfeit

‘The players feared getting injured and not being able to compete in the playoffs,’ says Collegiate Charter School of Lowell.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Feb 21, 2024Feb 22, 2024

High school basketball player dies after collapsing during pickup game

Caleb White, the number three player in the state of Alabama, allegedly went into cardiac arrest last Thursday, according to his grandfather. An autopsy was scheduled for the following day, but results have not yet been made public.

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Stephen Kokx

• Aug 14, 2023Aug 15, 2023

Fired referee sues NBA for refusing valid exemptions from COVID jab mandate

'I think the NBA wants to break me,' Kenny Mauer said. 'This is why people don’t do this. They can’t stand the stress or the challenge.'

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Calvin Freiburger

• Aug 1, 2023Aug 2, 2023

NBA star LeBron James’ son suffers cardiac arrest during basketball practice

'Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU,' a family spokesperson told TMZ.

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Stephen Kokx

• Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 2023

NBA’s Toronto Raptors apologize for Women’s History Month video saying only females give birth

Critics blasted the Raptors as 'soft' for capitulating to the woke mob.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Mar 7, 2023

NBA’s Jonathan Isaac decries ‘COVID hysteria,’ defends medical freedom in new interview

'People have been so weaponized and to a degree misguided by the media, to just be upset with everybody and beat everybody over the head that has any type of hesitancy about the vaccine,' the Orlando Magic forward lamented.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021

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Transgender controversies are roiling the WNBA, and there’s no easy way out

Boston Celtics coach not afraid to live his Catholic faith in a secular sports world

Follow-up story finds former teen basketball coach profiled 20 years ago serving as a priest

Boston Celtics’ Catholic coach leaves reporters speechless with simple answer about Christian faith

‘Transgender’ male basketball player on girls’ team injures 3 players, causing opponent to forfeit

High school basketball player dies after collapsing during pickup game

Fired referee sues NBA for refusing valid exemptions from COVID jab mandate

NBA’s Toronto Raptors apologize for Women’s History Month video saying only females give birth

NBA’s Jonathan Isaac decries ‘COVID hysteria,’ defends medical freedom in new interview