The Most Inspiring Player in the Final Four: Buddy Hield

Even non-sports fans can be inspired by the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament this weekend. Many…

The Moral Dilemma at the Heart of ‘Black Panther’

Sterling K. Brown (N’Jobu): It was so good because it comes through on all the popcorn things that…

The Miraculous True Story Behind ‘Thirteen Lives’

On Saturday, June 23, 2018, in northern Thailand, members of the Wild Boar soccer team and their coach…

The Miraculous Rescue That Inspired ‘The Finest Hours’

On February 18th, 1952, a distress call came into a Massachusetts Coast Guard station. Not one, but two…

The Miraculous Rescue of a Sitcom Star

Richard Wayne “Dick” Van Dyke is best known for his groundbreaking 1960s TV sitcom, his roles in Mary…

The Miracle of Flight

The Miracle of Ben-Hur’s Chariot Race

EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Hamlin and his wife, Carol Wallace, visited the movie set of Ben-Hur last year in…

‘The Middle’ Star Atticus Shaffer On Being A Role Model

It’s easy to love Atticus Shaffer. The actor, best known for playing the Heck family’s oddball youngest son…

‘The Messengers’

Faith meets the supernatural in The CW’s newest drama, The Messengers. When a mysterious object plummets to Earth…

The Matheny Manifesto

“I’ve always said I would coach only a team of orphans,” Mike said in his now famous manifesto,…

The Many Sides to Branch Rickey

To convert the last-place Pittsburgh team into a pennant winner, Branch Rickey faces his toughest job in 50…

The Lion King

I chose Penn State for its strong journalism program and award-winning daily student newspaper. And for something else…