Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts didn’t want to take personal credit for the Sooners’ Big 12 championship season Saturday. Instead, he thanked those around him – his teammates and coaches – and thanked God.

“This is not about me,” he said during a postgame news conference after Oklahoma defeated Baylor in overtime, 30-23. The next day, Oklahoma was selected as one of the four teams for the College Football Playoff.

Hurts is known for his faith. His profile picture includes a graphic reading, “Be who God called you to be.” 

His story is unique. He was the starting quarterback for Alabama his first two years there before being benched the final game his sophomore season in favor of his then-backup, Tua Tagovailoa, who threw the game-winning touchdown pass in the national title game against Georgia. Hurts was a backup his junior season but still had a flash of heroics when he came off the bench to help the Crimson Tide win the SEC Championship game against Georgia.

Hurts then transferred to Oklahoma, where he completed 71 percent of his passes this year for 3,634 yards, 32 touchdowns and seven interceptions. A dual-threat quarterback, Hurts also rushed for 1,255 yards. Statistically, it was his best season yet.         

Hurts, on Saturday, acknowledged it’s been a wild journey. 

“I told [Oklahoma Coach Alex] Grinch after this game just how crazy…

’Tis the season for giving and San Francisco 49ers’ cornerback Richard Sherman has risen to the occasion. Earlier this week, the NFL star cleared over $27,000 worth of student lunch debt for California children, according to ABC.

“It’s the most generous thing to happen for these kids,” said Cabrillo Middle School principal Stan Garber. “There’s plenty in need and he didn’t neglect them. It was the perfect way to give back and help them. It was the kindest, most generous gesture.”

Cabrillo received a personal check for over $7,000 from the NFL star while the Tacoma Public Schools District received $20,000.

“Richard’s gesture created such goodwill for the 49ers that they went on to sack Aaron Rogers and the Green Bay Packers the next day on national TV by a score of 37-8,” Garber said on the school’s website. “Go 49ers, Go Richard Sherman.”

The donation came a day after the cornerback was awarded the National Football League Players Association’s Week 11 Community MVP. Sherman has gained a solid reputation for his generosity. He started two nonprofits—the Richard Sherman Family Foundation and Blanket Coverage Foundation—which have collectively raised $1.5 million since 2013 and helped more than 70,000 people in need. Many of the recipients have been students in low-income communities who need school supplies and clothing.

The compassionate player…

The U.S. Supreme Court handed the pro-life community a major victory Monday, upholding a Kentucky law that requires abortion doctors to show and describe an ultrasound to the pregnant woman and let her listen to any heartbeat, too.

The justices, without comment, refused to hear an appeal of a decision from the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which in April upheld the law in a 2-1 decision. 

The law, H.B. 2, doesn’t require the women to watch or listen, but nevertheless is one of the more strict ultrasound laws in the country, according to the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute. 

The law requires the abortion doctor show the woman the images and provide an “explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting,” which must include “the dimensions of the embryo or fetus and the presence of external members and internal organs, if present and viewable.” Further, it requires the doctor to allow the woman to hear a heartbeat if a “heartbeat is audible.” 

The pregnant woman then must sign a form indicating she either viewed the images and listened to the heartbeat or declined to do so.

“Neither the physician, the qualified technician, nor the pregnant woman shall be subject to any penalty if the pregnant woman refuses to look at the displayed ultrasound images or to listen to the heartbeat if the heartbeat is audible,” the law says.

The American Civil Liberties Union had…

A Los Angeles donut company is receiving criticism and praise after dumping a Christian reality television star who had partnered with them to promote their product. 

Fonuts partnered with Jinger Dugger Vuolo this month to release a special “Jingerbread” donut that she promoted on her social media accounts, InTouch Weekly reports. But after a backlash over her involvement, Fonuts apologized and ended the relationship.

Dugger, the daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, is known for her appearances in 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On. She is married to former professional soccer player Jeremy Vuolo, and the couple lives in Los Angeles. 

Fonuts did not explain its decision in detail, although Dugger’s critics had pointed to the family’s Bible-based beliefs on homosexuality.   

“We apologize for our recent poor choice of promotional partner. We were shocked and dismayed to learn about who we were associating with,” the Fonuts statement reads. “We recognize we really made a mistake by not properly researching them. We have ended our partnership with Jinger Vuolo and the company that introduced us. We would like you all to know, we promise to be more diligent in the future and will only work with people who truly represent our core values of kindness, inclusivity and transparency. We are so sorry, and we really hope you will forgive us for this mistake.”

On the…

A wealthy Lebanese Christian businessman who spent thousands of dollars to buy Hitler artifacts at an auction to keep them from being bought by neo-Nazis was honored by the President of Israel this weekend.

According to CBN News, Abdallah Chatila was recognized at an event in Jerusalem with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. Rivlin thanked Chatila for buying the artifacts. Chatila had donated the items to Keren Hayesod, a Jewish organization that promotes Jewish immigration to Israel.

“Your donation is of great importance at this time, when people are trying to deny historical truth,” Rivlin told Chatila. “These artifacts, which you are generously making available to Yad Vashem, will help convey the legacy of the Holocaust to the next generation who will not meet survivors.”

The artifacts included Hilter’s personal top hat. The items were placed in a safe at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.

“What you did was seemingly so simple,” Rivlin said. “But this act of grace shows the whole world how to fight the glorification of hatred and incitement against other people. It was a truly human act. I know you have been thanked many times, but it was important for me to say it loud and clear here at Beit HaNasi in Jerusalem – we appreciate it and thank you for it very much.”

Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev also attended the event and thanked Chatila.

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