Election of a board majority will shape the nation’s largest community college district. I knew more about what was right and wrong. Now the 29-year-old WNBA and international star is seeking a different kind of measurement: a deeper value of faith and ministry. I’m also concerned about modern day slavery and ending human trafficking.”. In those next years, I continued to develop in my relationship with God and in my understanding of His word. While at Connecticut, I met a former basketball player who was doing ministry there. But she worked with me and I began talking to my friends and teammates. But it was a lonely time as well. At the age of 18, Irons was sentenced to 50 years in prison, (via ESPN) — a sentence Maya believed was wrongfully handed to Irons. The first overall pick in the 2011 draft, Moore has won at every level, leading the Lynx to the WNBA Finals six times and winning four championships. “There is something everyone from every walk of life can do to be a part of justice.

“I got to know the facts of his case and over the years learned more and more. Nous voudrions effectuer une description ici mais le site que vous consultez ne nous en laisse pas la possibilité. I went to church while growing up, but we still had our struggles as usual. I’ve also tried to work as hard as I can, taking the gifts He’s given me and living fully in it all. Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Sometimes if you don’t have that community of believers around you, you can begin to think, “It’s just you and me, God.” Seeing other athletes trying to follow the Lord was very encouraging to me, and having those resources there challenged us all to grow more. “I measure success by asking, “Am I living out my purpose?” I learned a long time ago that my purpose is to know Jesus and to make Him known.”, The Lynx’s general manager and head coach Cheryl Reeve said in a statement, “As she recently shared, Maya has expressed a need to shift her attention more fully to family and ministry dreams in a way that she has been unable to as a professional basketball player. In the 2010–11 season, she became the first female basketball player to sign with Air Jordan. At the same time there is an element to sports that goes so much deeper into social power dynamics and what that means to black and brown bodies.”. © Copyright 2020 HollywoodLife, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. “There are different ways to measure success. Feb 5 2019. “I am trying to really just breathe from this long, long battle,” Moore said. She averaged 18 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals per bout during her 2018 campaign, earning another All-Star selection. 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In 2011, Moore became the first women’s player to sign with Jordan Brand. 281k Followers, 22 Following, 147 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Maya Moore (@mooremaya) God has used me in ways I don’t even know, and I’m still learning how God wants to use me now. With 33 candidates vying for four at-large seats on the seven-member Los Angeles Community College District board, the well-being and academic success of the state’s neediest college students are at stake.

Here are the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board endorsements for president, California ballot measures and more. Endorsement: The Times endorses Hoffman, Anderson, Henderson and Han for LACCD. The attorney general’s office and prosecutors have roughly 45 days to appeal or retry the case. SIGN UP FOR THE PRAISE HOUSTON NEWSLETTER. WNBA star Maya Moore stepping away from basketball to invest 'in some ministry dreams' By Joshua Doering Feb 6, 2019 Minnesota Lynx’s Maya Moore (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

California’s November election will feature 12 statewide ballot measures. We joined a great church in Atlanta during my middle school years that inspired my commitment to my faith. David Sherman/NBAE/Getty Images. Thank you for subscribing! "There are different ways to measure success," Moore wrote. Moore signed a multi-year contract with the Lynx on Tuesday. “Stick to sports,” especially on social media, has become the default trope of fans who prefer their games be uncomplicated by hard questions. I will not be playing professional basketball this year. Times Today.” He is also the co-host of ESPNLA 710 Radio’s “Mornings with Keyshawn, LZ and Travis,” the ringside reporter for DAZN and a contributor to CNN. Now hers is a name you should know: four Final Four appearances, two NCAA titles, two Olympic gold medals, four WNBA titles, five ESPYs. The next two summers, I went back to the camp as an intern, trying to soak up as much of that environment as I could. 5. The 31-year-old Moore said she wasn’t sure yet about resuming her basketball career. I’m grateful to have the platform of an elite student-athlete and professional basketball player, and I want to do His will with my life. The Dodgers haven’t had a problem scoring against the Atlanta Braves, but they have struggled to be consistent on offense throughout the NLCS.

Low on offensive flow? Feb. 6 (UPI) -- WNBA superstar Maya Moore has decided to sit out for the 2019 season to focus on her family and ministry dreams. The story of Jonathan Irons may not mean anything to you, but consider that someone’s baby was placed in a maximum security prison while exculpatory evidence was concealed. He appears regularly on The Times’ Spectrum News 1’s daily news magazine program, “L.A. Maya Moore. Copyright © 2020 Interactive One, LLC. Had Moore not left the WNBA and brought national attention to the case by getting involved, there is a good chance that Irons’ sentence does not get overturned. Does this mean she’s done with basketball? A healthy Corey Seager is following his regular-season renaissance with an October for the ages for the Dodgers, serving as their top offensive weapon.

In her first three years in the league, Maya made three WNBA finals, one Eurobasket final, and two WCBA finals — and, she won five of the six possible championships. Moore is averaging 18.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game during her WNBA tenure. Maya Moore‘s career has been measured by success. Youth movement on Dodgers’ pitching staff provides intriguing Game 7 options. Feb. 6 (UPI) -- WNBA superstar Maya Moore has decided to sit out for the 2019 season to focus on her family and ministry dreams. She won Gold with Team USA in 2012 and 2016.

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