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| Checketts Fired |
| Dave Checketts, the LDS Church member who has
headed the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and Madison Square
Garden for six years, was fired yesterday by the corporate owner of
the Garden, Cablevision, according to the New York Daily News. News
of his firing spread quickly yesterday, shocking members of the
sports teams he ran but pleasing some fans, who were not satisfied
with the Knicks and Rangers failures in the playoffs in recent years. |
| RM Happy to Play for Calgary Cannons |
| Sixth-round draft pick, Brian Banks, knew that
coming out of high school to serve a two-year mission for The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints posed risks to his baseball
career. A mission call could have him going where the only bats he
would see would have wings and any ball he he saw would be meant for
kicking and not throwing. |
| From above The High Bar: A Mission is in Sight |
| After Jon Willison of Santa Rosa Junior College
cleared a school record 7' 2'' in the high jump on May 11th, a reporter for
the Santa Rosa Press Democrat wanted to know what had happened for such a
strong first place finish in the Northern California Track and Field
Championships that day. After all, Jon's previous personal best was 4 inches
lower--at 6' 10". Jon's lifetime high jump goal until then had been to jump
7 feet. |
| Two LDS Basketball Players Left in NBA Playoffs |
| The NBA playoffs have led to the elimination of
two more LDS basketball players, leaving just rookie Mark Madsen and
the Milwaukee Bucks' Mark Pope in the playoffs. Shawn Bradley and the
Dallas Mavericks were eliminated last week when they lost their
playoff series to San Antonio, while Scot Pollard and the Sacramento
Kings lost their series to the Madsen's Lakers. |
| Jackson Sets American Steeplechase Record |
| BYU senior Elzabeth Jackson turned in a
9:55.63 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to set an American record on
Friday, cruising to an easy victory at the 2001 Mountain West
Conference Outdoor Track &Field Championships in San Diego. After
day three, the BYU women, who have won 18 straight outdoor league
championships, lead the field with 85 points, while the men are in
third place with 41 total team points. |
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