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The journey of a Mormon Olympic weightlifter
“Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things.” – Alma 26:12 Moments before attempting to lift a new personal best and qualify for the U.S. Olympic women’s...
All-time list of returned LDS missionaries in professional sports
More and more members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are serving 2-year missions and returning to compete at the highest levels of professional sports. This is a list of 65 current and past Latter-day Saint athletes who served missions and played in the NBA, NFL MLB and...
Mormon HS basketball star Jabari Parker makes cover of Sports Illustrated
MR says: Wow. This kid is amazing. Sports Illustrated rarely produces a cover story on a high school athlete, but when it comes to 17-year-old prep basketball sensation Jabari Parker, the venerable national publication couldn't resist. Parker, a high school junior, graces the cover of this week's issue....
NFL teams accept contracts from four BYU players
The transition from college football to the NFL is hard for any athlete competing in the top league of the popular American sport. Imagine the pressure for a college player signing as a free agent on an NFL team. Four BYU players experienced this feeling after recently signing free-agent...
Mormon mega-recruit Jabari Parker chronicled in Time Magazine video
MR says: This Mormon basketball star has been getting scholarship offers since the seventh grade. Wow.
For Jimmer, first season in NBA is one filled with ups and downs
It was billed as a short, compact 66-game schedule. An NBA season played on fast-forward. No rookie summer ball. Forget about preseason camp. And practice? Man, there would be games, but practice? With up to five games a week, practices weren’t the norm. Still, with all Jimmer Fredette...
Ty Detmer will be enshrined to the College Football Hall of Fame
BYU has long been known for producing prolific quarterbacks, and the Cougars' remarkable QB assembly line was honored again Monday, when Ty Detmer was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. The National Football Foundation announced that Detmer, the 1990 Heisman Trophy winner, is the first...
Vai's View: Much aloha, Junior Seau
My heart is heavy and broken. News of Junior Seau's death first filled my BlackBerry from mutual friends before it was confirmed by my station producers and ESPN. We weren't buddy-buddy, though he famously called everyone "Buddy." We were good friends and we had dinner together whenever he...
Raiders draft pick Bergstrom credits LDS mission for his maturity
At 26 years of age, Raiders new rookie offensive guard, Tony Bergstrom, is a bit older than most rookies. As is often the case for Mormon recruits, he took time off after high school to go on his Mormon mission. And according to him, the path he chose and his advanced age actually helped him as a...
LDS basketball star Jabari Parker moves into No. 1 prospect status
It's official. Jabari Parker now has multiple talent scouting services ranking the LDS basketball star from Chicago as the No. 1 high school player in America. It's also no secret that he is very aware of the swath he's cutting and it's a priority, he believes, that he needs to set a proper...
Man on a mission: Australia newspaper features rugby star missionary
MR says: William Hopoate put his rugby career and a $1.7M contract on hold to serve an LDS mission. What a good kid. Perhaps if William Hopoate dressed in one of his old rugby league jerseys – and not a crisp, white, short-sleeved shirt, distinctive black name tag and tie – the man who responded with...
BYU senior hopes to run in 2012 Olympics
Miles Batty, a senior long-distance standout on the track team, ran his last race in Provo as a Cougar Saturday at the Clarence Robison Invitational. Batty, who currently holds the NCAA indoor mile record at 3:54.54 and was voted national track athlete of the year in 2011, said he hopes to run in...
Hawaii won't release player to transfer to BYU after mission
Perhaps college basketball was drawing too many transfer controversies because now we have one in college football. The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting Hawaii is denying the transfer of Michael Wadsworth to Brigham Young after the defensive back finishes a Mormon mission in...
UNC's paper notes star player's choice to serve LDS mission
MR says: The LDS Newsroom even picked up this story, so you know it's a good read. By all accounts, Stilman White is living the dream. In just one year, the North Carolina point guard has gone from being the Tar Heels’ last resort to being their answer. But despite the progress he’s made on the...
Do you know of a Mormon Olympian competing in the 2012 London games?
Every four years, the Olympic Games give athletes a chance to show their abilities on the world stage. Many times, Mormons are among those who train and work toward a chance to...
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