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By Kent Larsen
Sports: NBA Starts, But Madsen Injured; Forsman Hits Top 5!
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- The NBA's season began this past week, just as
the delayed baseball season finally drew to a close, but two of the
Mormon players in the league aren't on the court yet. Mark "Mad Dog"
Madsen is out with an abdominal strain, while the New York Knick's
Travis Knight is just spending a lot of time on the bench. Meanwhile,
golfer Dan Forsman earned his first top 5 finish of the year,
finishing 4th at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic to capture a purse
in excess of $100,000 for the first time this year. The finish also
vaulted Forsman to 114th on the money list, where, along with Jay Don
Blake, he will get a spot on the tour for next year.
The three Mormons in the NBA who did play, Shawn Bradley, Scott
Pollard and Mark Pope, performed in line with last year, with Pollard
again leading the group, playing about half of each game and scoring
15 points for each 60 minutes on the court. Bradley played almost as
much, but scored just 11 points for each hour on court. Pope trailed
Bradley, with just 14 minutes per game and less than 6 points per
hour.
In football, injuries, benchings and cuts have effectively reduced
the number of active Mormon players to just nine. All three Mormon
quarterbacks are now in backup roles. San Francisco's Tight End Greg
Clark is out with a hamstring injury. And Lee Johnson, the 17-year
veteran punter, was released by the New England Patriots, in a move
that may finish his career. And with only Pro Bowl Tight End Chad
Lewis and Linebacker Rob Morris having strong seasons, Mormon
football players aren't all that interesting.
The situation is better among the coaches. Philadelphia Eagles Head
Coach Andy Reid is leading his division (but with a 4-3 record) and
Green Bay, where Mormon Darrell Bevell is an Offensive Assistant
Coach, has a 5-2 record and is second in the NFC Central. Dallas Head
Coach Dave Campo is having a much tougher time, with a 2-5 record
that puts the Cowboy's last in the NFC East.
Steve Konowalchuk, one of two Mormons in the NHL, suffered a setback
last week when a shoulder injury put him out for 3-4 months -- the
majority of the season. This leaves just Aaron Gavey as the Mormon
player active in the NHL.
Meanwhile, the PGA tour is drawing to a close, and both Jay Don Blake
and Dan Forsman are poised to finish in the top 125 that get tour
cards for next year. Keith Clearwater, meanwhile, is ranked 208th on
the money list, forcing him to try to qualify for next year's tour in
the killer PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He is playing this week in
the Second Stage of the qualifiers that end's Friday. BUY.COM tour
pro Richard Zokol finished that tour 13th on the money list, earning
him a berth in the PGA tour next year, and Senior PGA tour pro Bruce
Summerhays finished 20th, also earning a berth for next year.
[If the listings below aren't clear, try looking at them with a mono-spaced
font, such as courier - Ed.]
Baseball
Major League Baseball
The regular season has ended, and only one Mormon baseball player was in the playoffs last week. However, the St. Louis Cardinals, Dave Veres' team, was eliminated this week in the playoffs, ending our coverage of baseball for this season.
Please help us find out if the following are Mormon:
| Scott Eyre | RP | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Ryan Jensen | SP | San Francisco Giants |
Minor Leagues
All Minor League Seasons are now over. However, we are still
interested in identifying Mormon players in the minors, especially
those at the AAA level. Also of interest are those playing in foreign
leagues, such as Japan and the Venezuela winter league. Here are the
minor league players we know:
AAA
Minors
- Banks, Brian Catcher Calgary Cannons (Florida Marlins)
- Perez, Santiago CF Portland Beavers (San Diego Padres)
- Secrist, Reed 1st Base Nashville Sounds (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Please help us find out if the following are Mormon:
| Nate Tebbs | SS | Richmond Braves (Atlanta Braves) |
| Ron Wright | 1B | Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) |
| John DeSilva | SP | Las Vegas 51s (Los Angeles Dodgers) |
| Jeremy Lambert | SP | Memphis Redbirds (St Louis Cardinals) |
Basketball
NBA
| Shawn Bradley | Center | Dallas Mavericks |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg | Pp60min |
| This Week | 4 | 100 | 5/ 12 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 | 11.4 |
| YTD | 4 | 100 | 5/ 12 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 | 11.4 |
| Travis Knight | Forward | New York Knicks |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg | Pp60min |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0/ 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 0 | 0 | 0/ 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Madsen | Center | Los Angeles Lakers |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg | Pp60min |
| This Week | Injured - Abdominal Strain |
| YTD | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scot Pollard | Guard | Sacramento Kings |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg | Pp60min |
| This Week | 3 | 86 | 9/14 | 25 | 22 | 7.33 | 15.35 |
| YTD | 3 | 86 | 9/14 | 25 | 22 | 7.33 | 15.35 |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg | Pp60min |
| This Week | 3 | 41 | 2/6 | 5 | 4 | 1.33 | 5.85 |
| YTD | 3 | 41 | 2/6 | 5 | 4 | 1.33 | 5.85 |
WNBA
The WNBA's season has ended for 2001.
Football
NFL
Quarterbacks
| | G | GS | Att/Comp | Yds | TD | Int | RushAtt | RushYds | RushTD |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 2 | 2 | 37/60 | 361 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Germaine | Kansas City Chiefs |
| | G | GS | Att/Comp | Yds | TD | Int | RushAtt | RushYds | RushTD |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | Cincinnati Bengals |
| | G | GS | Att/Comp | Yds | TD | Int | RushAtt | RushYds | RushTD |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offense
| Greg Clark | San Francisco Forty-Niners |
| | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | RushAtt | RushYds | RushTD |
| This Week | Injured - Hamstring |
| YTD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Heap | Baltimore Ravens |
| | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | RushAtt | RushYds | RushTD |
| This Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 4 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Lewis | Philadelphia Eagles |
| | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | RushAtt | RushYds | RushTD |
| This Week | 1 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 7 | 7 | 23 | 238 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Manumaleuna | St Louis Rams |
| | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | RushAtt | RushYds | RushTD |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Itua Mili | Seattle Seahawks |
| | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | RushAtt | RushYds | RushTD |
| This Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 7 | 3 | 6 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offensive Line
| David Dixon | Minnesota Vikings |
| Edwin Mulitalo | Baltimore Ravens |
| John Tait | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Kyle Turley | New Orleans Saints |
Defense
| Marcus Bell | Seattle Seahawks |
| | G | GS | Tkls | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Int | Fumb |
| This Week | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 7 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Boyer | Cleveland Browns |
| | G | GS | Tkls | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Int | Fumb |
| This Week | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| YTD | 7 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | Atlanta Falcons |
| | G | GS | Tkls | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Int | Fumb |
| This Week | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 7 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Hoke | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| | G | GS | Tkls | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Int | Fumb |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Ioane | Oakland Raiders |
| | G | GS | Tkls | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Int | Fumb |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Morris | Indianapolis Colts |
| | G | GS | Tkls | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Int | Fumb |
| This Week | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 7 | 7 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek M. Smith | San Francisco Forty-Niners |
| | G | GS | Tkls | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Int | Fumb |
| This Week | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 5 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams
Punter
| Lee Johnson | New England Patriots |
| | G | GS | Punts | Yds | TB |
| This Week | [Released by Patriots 15 October] |
| YTD | 5 | 5 | 24 | 1045 | 3 |
Kicker
| Owen Pochman | New York Giants |
| | G | GS | FG/FGA | XP/XPA | Kicks | Yds | TB |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YTD | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1179 | 2 |
Coaches
| Andy Reid | Philadelphia Eagles |
| | W-L | Yds | Plays | PassYds/PassAtt | RushYds/RushAtt | Possess | Pen | Yds |
| This Week | 1-0 | 332 | 58 | 219 | 33 | 113 | 22 | 00:28:55 | 11 | 92 |
| YTD | 4-3 | 2136 | 420 | 1380 | 228 | 756 | 165 | 03:18:20 | 48 | 347 |
| George Henshaw | Tennessee Titans |
| | W-L | Yds | Plays | PassYds/PassAtt | RushYds/RushAtt | Possess | Pen | Yds |
| This Week | 1-0 | 362 | 71 | 216 | 34 | 146 | 33 | 00:37:48 | 8 | 48 |
| YTD | 3-4 | 2034 | 442 | 1348 | 228 | 686 | 195 | 03:35:09 | 44 | 423 |
| | W-L | Yds | Plays | PassYds/PassAtt | RushYds/RushAtt | Possess | Pen | Yds |
| This Week | 0-1 | 324 | 67 | 238 | 31 | 86 | 32 | 00:37:34 | 5 | 40 |
| YTD | 2-5 | 1824 | 412 | 896 | 179 | 928 | 220 | 03:27:56 | 30 | 232 |
| Darrell Bevell | Offensive Asst | |
| | Yds | Plays | Pass | PassYds | PassAtt | RushYds | RushAtt | Poss | Pen | Yds |
| This Week | 1-0 | 352 | 57 | 168 | 27 | 184 | 29 | 00:26:39 | 7 | 67 |
| YTD | 5-2 | 2492 | 428 | 1691 | 229 | 801 | 190 | 03:36:00 | 36 | 265 |
We're trying to confirm that the following are Mormon:
Knorr, Micah Dallas Cowboys (Utah State)
CFL
The CFL season began June 20th. We still have identified only two
Mormon players!
Wide receiver Ben Cahoon of the Montreal Alouettes is LDS, and
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Linebacker Sefa O'Reilly is LDS.
While we are compiling a list of Mormon players in the CFL, that
league doesn't make available player by player statistics.
We have also identified the following possible Mormon players, based
on the 2001 Rosters:
- Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats -- Weber State
- Trevor Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats -- Weber State
- Kevin Alexander, Montreal Alouettes -- Utah State
- Anthony Calvillo, Montreal Alouettes -- Utah State
- Josh Cochran, Montreal Alouettes -- Utah
- Neal Fort, Montreal Alouettes -- BYU
- Chad Folk, Toronto Argonauts -- Utah
- Profail Greer, Toronto Argonauts -- Utah State
- Errol Martin, Toronto Argonauts -- Utah
- Morgan Welch, Toronto Argonauts -- Weber State
- Brandon Dyson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers -- Utah State
College
NCAA - Division I
We plan to begin limited coverage of NCAA Division I football players
and coaches who are Mormon. Here is a list of the players OUTSIDE OF
UTAH we have identified to date. Many of these come from H.B.
Arnett's "Cougar Sportsline," with the assistance of Mormon News
subscriber Brent Romney:
- Brittain, Brad TE Arizona
- Feula, Vince DL Arizona
- Fraser, Keoki DL Arizona
- Fraser, Keoni DL Arizona
- Brittain, Grant TE Arizona State
- Fulton, Skyler WR Arizona State
- Miller, Matt WR Arizona State
- Niko, Damien OL Arizona State
- Pace, Tom RB Arizona State
- Unck, Mason LB Arizona State
- Wallin, Kurt DT Arizona State
- Wolfgram, Jared DL Arizona State
- Gustaveson, Josh Cal
- Jensen, Mark K Cal
- Lupoi, Tosh DL Cal
- Hoover, Adam QB Cincinnati
- Flores, Jeremy P/PK Colorado
- Kay, Russell LB Colorado State
- Porter, Guy DB Colorado State
- Findlay, Garren OL Georgia Tech
- Ilaoa, Nate WR Hawaii
- Peters, Hyrum DB Hawaii
- Peters, Leonard DB Hawaii
- Tafuna, Sione OL Hawaii
- Dunn, Marc QB Kansas State
- Brinton, Spencer QB Michigan
- Probst, Jake DL Michigan
- Weathers, Brad OL Mississippi State
- Bingham, Ryon DL Nebraska
- Brown, Manaia DL Nebraska
- Fonoti, Toniu OL Nebraska
- Johnson, Cody OL Nevada
- Kretschmer, Chance RB Nevada
- Fife, Jason QB Oregon
- Line, Scott LB Oregon
- Loftin, Ryan LB Oregon
- Casper, Cameron OL San Diego State
- Thompson, Tyson TE San Diego State
- Hunter, Tommy TE South Florida
- Blackhurst, Cooper DE Stanford
- Chambers, Kirk OT Stanford
- Giles, Scott OLB Stanford
- Heitman, Eric OL Stanford
- Leonard, Matt DL Stanford
- Schindler, Greg Stanford
- Coffin, Junior DL Washington
- Kava, William OL Washington
- McLaughlin, Derek P Washington
- Stevens, Jerramy TE Washington
- Ena, Tali QB Washington State
- Belshe, Matt QB Wyoming
- Gough, David OL Wyoming
- Merrill, Peter, DB Wyoming
- Ralph, Brock WR Wyoming
- Rollins, Josh DL Wyoming
- Stansbury-Ieremia, Ed UCLA
- Bair, Brandon OL UNLV
- Palepoi, Anton DL UNLV
- Parkhurst, Matt OL UNLV
- Parkhurst, Scott LB UNLV
Coaches
- Afoa, Ulima Assistant Coach San Diego State
- Chow, Norm Offensive Coordinator USC
- Crowton, Gary Head Coach BYU
- Holmoe, Tom Head Coach CalState
- Leach, Mike Head Coach Texas Tech
- Mallory, Rick Offensive Line Memphis
- Uperesa, Keith Offensive Line USC
Hockey
NHL
| Aaron Gavey | C | Minnesota Wild |
| | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG |
| This Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| YTD | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Steve Konowalchuk | LW | Washington Capitals |
| | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG |
| This Week | [Injured - Shoulder - Out 3-4 months] |
| YTD | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Coach
| Peterson, Brent | Asst Coach | Nashville Predators |
Coach Peterson's responsibilities cover penalties and goalkeeping, and the statistics listed are team statistics that reflect his responsibilities.
| | GP | PIM | MAJ | MN | MC | SOGA | GA | SV |
| This Week | 2 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 41 |
| YTD | 4 | 61 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 89 | 10 | 79 |
Len Barrie, formerly of the Florida Panthers, is now an unrestricted free agent.
Soccer
WUSA
The WUSA's season has ended.
Golf
PGA Tour
| This Week | Idle | 0 | | 0 |
| YTD | Entered 31 events, made cut 21 times | Ranked 118th | $436,576.39 |
| This Week | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | T57 | 70-72-70-72 | $5,352.00 |
| YTD | Entered 24 events, made cut 7 times | Ranked 208th | $66,178.33 |
| This Week | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | 4 | 68-70-65-69 | $115,200.00 |
| YTD | Entered 25 events, made cut 16 times | Ranked 114th | $456,194.03 |
| This Week | Idle | 0 | ----- | 0 |
| YTD | Entered 13 events, made cut 5 times | Ranked 216th | $47,607.66 |
Buy.com Tour
| This Week | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | T23 | 69-70-68-72 | $21,360.00 |
| YTD | Entered 22 events, made cut 18 times | Ranked 13th | $194,617.75 |
Playing on Exemption
| This Week | Idle | 0 | ----- | 0 |
| YTD | Entered 3 events, made cut 1 times | | $11,400.00 |
Senior PGA Tour
| This Week | Idle | 0 | ----- | 0 |
| YTD | Entered 3 events | | | $6,568.50 |
| This Week | Idle | 0 | ----- | 0 |
| YTD | Idle | | | 0 |
| This Week | Idle | 0 | ----- | 0 |
| YTD | Entered 34 events | | Ranked 20th | $904,616.57 |
* Mormon News has enough information to make it likely that this athlete is either Mormon or has Mormon heritage. But we have so far been unable to confirm this suspicion.
(MH) - Mormon Heritage - This athlete is either an inactive LDS Church member, or has Mormon heritage.
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