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Summarized by Kent Larsen
Twenty Mormon Athletes Play in NFL's First Week
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- At least twenty Mormon athletes played in the first week of the NFL's new season on 19 different teams, making professional football the sport with the largest number of Mormon professional athletes.
Baseball
Major League Baseball
| Position Players: |
| Wally Joyner | 1B | Atlanta Braves |
| | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| This Week | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| Year to date | 98 | 192 | 20 | 52 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 29 | .271 |
| Jeff Kent | 2B | San Francisco Giants |
| | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| This Week | 6 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | .286 |
| Year to date | 133 | 496 | 97 | 167 | 31 | 113 | 75 | 93 | .337 |
| Pitchers: |
| Omar Olivares | SP | SP Oakland A's |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | 19 | 3-8 | 0 | 7.06 | 94.33 | 122 | 79 | 74 | 48 | 47 |
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| Garret Stephenson | SP | St Louis Cardinals |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5.67 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Year to date | 28 | 15-7 | 0 | 4.26 | 175.33 | 175 | 88 | 83 | 55 | 107 |
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| Mike Fetters | SP | RP Los Angeles Dodgers |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Year to date | 44 | 6-2 | 5 | 2.74 | 42.67 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 38 |
Basketball
NBA
The NBA's preseason starts October 9th. The regular season begins October 31st.
WNBA
The WNBA's season has ended.
Football
Quarterbacks:
| | Result | G | Att./Comp./Yds. | TD | RAtt./RYds. | TD |
| Detmer, Ty | Quarterback | Cleveland Browns |
| Year to date | | Detmer was injured in the preseason and is out for the season. |
| Germaine, Joe | Quarterback | St. Louis Rams |
| This Week | | Did not play |
| Year to date | | 0 | 0 / 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell, Scott | Quarterback | Cincinnati Bengals |
| This Week | | Did not play |
| Year to date | | 0 | 0 / 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
Offense:
| | Result | G | RAtt./RYds. | Rec./Yds. | TD |
| Andersen, Jason | Off. Tackle | New England Patriots |
| This Week | L 16-21 | 1 | 42/176 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 42/176 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Clark, Greg | Tight End | San Francisco 49ers |
| This Week | L 28-36 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 27 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 27 | 0 |
| Dixon, David | Off. Guard | Minnesota Vikings |
| This Week | W 30-27 | 1 | 60/372 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 60/372 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Lewis, Chad | Tight End | Philadelphia Eagles |
| This Week | W 41-14 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 6 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 6 | 0 |
| Mili, Itula | Tight End | Seattle Seahawks |
| This Week | L 0-23 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 10 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 10 | 0 |
| Mulitalo, Edwin | Off. Guard | Baltimore Ravens |
| This Week | L 0-23 | 1 | 72/280 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 72/280 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Pupunu, Alfred | Tight End | Detroit Lions |
| This Week | W 14-10 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Tait, John | Off. Tackle | Kansas City Chiefs |
| This Week | L 14-27 | 1 | 48/148 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 48/148 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Turley, Kyle | Off. Tackle | New Orleans Saints |
| This Week | L 10-14 | 1 | 50/212 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 50/212 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Unutoa, Morris | Center | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| This Week | W 21-16 | 1 | 76/280 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 76/280 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
Defense:
| | Result | G | Tackles/Assists | Sacks |
| Bell, Marcus | Linebacker | Seattle Seahawks |
| This Week | L 0-23 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Boyer, Brant | Linebacker | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| This Week | L 0-23 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| Frisch, Byron | Def. Line | Tennessee Titans |
| This Week | L 13-16 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Hall, Travis | Def. Line | Atlanta Falcons |
| This Week | L 0-23 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| Ioane, Junior | Def. Line | Oakland Raiders |
| This Week | L 0-23 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Kehl, Ed | Def. Line | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| This Week | L 0-23 | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | Ed Kehl is not currently on the roster. |
| Morris, Rob | Linebacker | Indianapolis Colts |
| This Week | W 27-14 | 1 | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| Smith, Derek | Linebacker | Washington Redskins |
| This Week | W 20-17 | 1 | 2 / 1 | 1 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 2 / 1 | 1 |
Special Teams:
| | Result | G | Punts/Yds | Touchbacks |
| Johnson, Lee | Punter | New England Patriots |
| This Week | L 16-21 | 1 | 9/365 | 1 |
| Year to date | | 1 | 9/365 | 1 |
CFL
Wide receiver Ben Cahoon of the Montreal Alouettes is LDS, but I don't
yet have a source for statistics on him.
Golf
PGA Tour
| Jay Don Blake | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 24 events, made cut 15 times, earned $513,759 |
| Keith Clearwater | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 10 events, made cut 2 times, earned $22,103 |
| Buy.com Tour: | | Entered 11 events, made cut 7 times, earned $70,413 |
| Dan Forsman | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Air Canada Open | Cut | 74-71 | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 19 events, made cut 12 times, earned $276,311 |
| Mike Reid | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Air Canada Champ. | Cut after 2nd round | 71-71 | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 18 events, made cut 11 times, earned $158,117 |
| Mike Weir | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Air Canada Champ. | T38 | 67-69-69-73 | $12,600.00 |
| Year to date: | | Entered 22 events, made cut 17 times, earned $1,020,779 |
| Richard Zokol | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Air Canada Champ. | Cut after 2nd round | 68-75 | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 6 events, made cut 4 times, earned $152,400 |
| Buy.com Tour: | | Entered 10 events, made cut 6 times, earned $27,534 |
Senior PGA Tour
| Billy Casper | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 1 event and 2 unofficial events, made cut 3 times, earned $700 |
| PGA Tour: | | Entered 1 event, withdrew after 1st round |
| Johnny Miller | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | Idle | |
| Bruce Summerhays | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Foremost Insurance Champ. | T39 | 77-70-70 | $5,170 |
| Year to date: | | Entered 26 events, made cut 25 times, earned $606,302 |
Olympics
Starting September 15th, Mormon-News will provide daily news updates on the performance of known Mormon athletes competing in the Sydney Olympic Games.
Here is a list of the athletes we know about so far:
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Andam, Kenneth | Track &Field | Ghana |
| Baird, Marsha | Track &Field | Trinidad |
| Berg, Laura | Softball | USA |
| Chan, Maggie | Track &Field | Hong Kong |
| Dantzscher, Jamie | Gymnastics | USA |
| Gardner, Rulon | Wrestling | USA |
| Johnson, Courtney | Water Polo | USA |
| Millar, Ryan | Volleyball | USA |
| Myles-Mills, Leonard | Track &Field | Ghana |
| Palmer, Amy | Track &Field | USA |
| Pratt, Robby | Track &Field | Mexico |
| Pryah, Jason | Track &Field | USA |
| Savickas, Arunas | Swimming | Lithuania |
| Tagaloa, Charlene | Volleyball | USA |
Some Mormon athletes that did not make the team:
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Kunkel, Rachelle | Swimming | USA |
| Garlick, Jake | Track &Field | USA |
| Clinger, Charles | Track &Field | USA |
| Nunn, John | Track &Field | USA |
| Roberts, Jim | Track &Field | USA |
We aren't sure about the following athletes:
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Guerrero Dominguez, Ramon | Tae Kwan Do | Mexico |
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