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Although the international community has maintained cautious optimism that 2012 would be the first year every participating country in the Olympic Games would be sending female athletes to compete, the oil-rich Middle Eastern monarchy of Saudi Arabia has yet to confirm if it would be sending any female participants to London this summer.

According to a recent article by Human Rights Watch, the International Olympic Committee has been pressing Saudi Arabia to include women in the global sporting competition, and back in March signs of progress seemed to be made. However, the country has still yet to confirm if women will be participating in the games and recent comments by the country's Olympic Committee president indicate that the likelihood of females participating in the games is slim.

Saudi's Crown Prince Nayef bin Abd al-Aziz reportedly said in March that he approved of women competing so long as they "meet the standards of women's decency and don't contradict Islamic laws," according to the U.K.-based pan-Arab newspaper Al-Hayat. more >>

Jeremy Lin went from an unknown bench player to national stardom after leading the New York Knicks on a seven game winning streak early this year. The astonishing circumstances leading to that event were built upon Lin's family and faith, according to a new biography by Timothy Dalrymple called Jeremy Lin: The Reason for the Linsanity.

"It's like the Bible," Dalrymple explained in a Monday interview with The Christian Post. "The Bible is not a story of extraordinarily talented people. The Bible is the story of an extraordinary God accomplishing extraordinary things through ordinary people. I think that's part of why Jeremy's story is so compelling. He is such an underdog, you can identify with him."

Dalrymple, managing editor for the evangelical portal at Patheos.com, first interviewed Lin for Patheos.com while finishing his doctorate at Harvard University. There was much excitement around the Harvard campus at the time over the team's new Asian-American basketball phenom. Dalrymple was impressed with Lin's humility, depth of faith, and how he brought his faith and spiritual life together. Dalrymple decided at that point to follow Lin's career. more >>

Madden 2013 just got that much more true to life as the new game is set to include "Tebowing," the famous prayer stance of New York Jet, Tim Tebow.

The former Denver Bronco quarterback made his patented "Tebowing" a staple during his tenure on the team and it seems that EA Sports, the creator of Madden Football has taken notice.

Michael Young, the creative director of the upcoming Madden game recently posted the information on his Twitter account. more >>

Michael "Mayday" McDonald, the 21-year-old undefeated bantamweight fighter who defeated 31-year-old WEC champion Miguel Torres in a first-round knockout during UFC 145 last month, recently took to his Tumblr account to speak about his mission to follow Jesus Christ.

"If anyone doesn't know… I've started the mission," McDonald wrote on his Tumblr account Friday. "In my job, i'm (sic) letting it be known that God is the reason for my happiness, my success, and everything else that could ever be a part of me."

McDonald, who currently has a 15-1 record, admitted that some were opposed to him being so vocal about his Christian values. After searching through forums on the Internet, the young mixed martial artist spoke about why people had issues with Christianity. more >>

World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao has denied ever referencing a Bible passage that says homosexuality is punishable by death after the erroneous attribution stirred a flurry of criticism and even had the boxer's sponsors worried.

"I told (the reporter) I'm against same-sex marriage," Pacquiao shared on Wednesday with The Associated Press. "He said, 'Why?' I said, 'It's the law of God.' That's all I said."

Responding to President Barack Obama's recent endorsement of same-sex marriage, Pacquiao made it clear that he defends the traditional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman in an interview last week with Examiner.com. more >>

Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers decided to turn a battle with addiction around this season after recently breaking records in the MLB, a feat he says was only possible with the grace of God.

Tim Tebow, 24, and Jeremey Lin, 23, rose to the top of their NBA and NFL markets respectively with public images that showcased more of their Christian faith and not so much their flaws. However, the road for 30-year-old Hamilton has been different.

The Christian and Texas Rangers power hitter has been dominating MLB headlines after having what The New York Times calls "the most productive seven days in major league history." more >>