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Sports News
| Has Elder Iorg Given it All Away? |
| Elder Isaac Iorg, serving an LDS mission in
East LA, got a birthday present last week. It was the answer to a
childhood dream, a present that would allow him to be just like his
dad, but no one told him about it for days. He finally discovered the
present when his mission president told him several days later. And
now, his family awaits his return home June 20th to see what he will
do with the present. |
| Guthrie Puts Stanford In College World Series Final |
| Pitching brilliantly last night over seven-plus
innings, returned missionary Jeremy Guthrie blew away top-seeded Cal
State Fullerton to take his Stanford Cardinals baseball team into the
final of the College World Series. Guthrie, who was still completing
his mission in northern Spain just a year ago, gave up only one run
and four hits before giving up the ball to closer Jeff Bruksch.
Guthrie's LDS teammate, Andy Topham, who was 0 for 10 in the series,
hit a single to drive in the game-winning run. |
| LDS Major League Pitcher Says Church Contributed to his Success |
| Most professional athletes go through a slump
at one time or another during their careers. Most respond to a slump
by working harder, re-focusing on the fundamentals, and spending some
additional time on the field or court, practicing and honing their
skills. Mired in a serious slump last season, Jason Johnson, a
pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, did all of the normal things that
other athletes do to get back in the "groove" again. However, Johnson
also did something else, something that is practically unheard of
among professional athletes. He used religion to give him an edge. |
| Sports: Another LDS Pitcher Added, Christensen called up |
| An article in Sunday's Baltimore Sun indicates
that Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jason Johnson is an LDS Church member,
lading Mormon News to add him to our weekly compilation of statistics
on Mormons playing in profession sports. He was joined this week on
the listing by McKay Christensen, the Chicago White Sox outfielder
who was called up from the minor leagues last week. Meanwhile, golfer
Richard Zokol won the Buy.com tour's Samsung Canadian PGA
Championship, more than tripling his earnings to date, and making his
plan to get back on the PGA tour much more credible. |
| BYU-Hawaii Men's Water Polo 2001 Season Preview |
| This coming fall Seasider fans will be treated to
BYU-Hawaii's newest sport: Men's Water Polo. The following is an
excerpt of an interview conducted via email with Men's Water Polo
Coach Aukai Ferguson. |
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