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By Kent Larsen
Sports: Weir 2nd Again, Baseball Starts
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- Canadian golfer Mike Weir shot a 5 under par
283 to take 2nd place in the Bell South Classic this past weekend,
marking the second time this season he has landed in second place.
Meanwhile, the work of the five Mormon pro basketball players was
eclipsed this past week by Matt Christensen of Duke University, whose
team won the NCAA championship. In addition, four of the six Mormon
baseball players prepared to start the season this week.
Most of the five known Mormon basketball players had a good, but not
exceptional week. As usual, Shawn Bradley played the most, averaging
21 minutes per game, while rookie Mark Madsen played the least, less
than 6 minutes on average of each of the Laker's games. In terms of
scoring performance, Scot Pollard was best, recording 22 points for
the week during the 66 minutes he played over 4 games.
Meanwhile, the baseball season opener was held on Sunday, and four of
the Mormon baseball pros are expected to see action this week. The
White Sox' McKay Christensen is one exception; he starts the season
in the minors, in a move that has more to do with the White Sox'
strength in center field and in lead-off batter than with Christensen
himself. He will likely be brought up during the season, and will
probaly end up on another team before next season because he becomes
a free agent. St Louis' Garret Stephenson will also not play
immediately because he starts the season on the 15-day disabled list,
effective March 28th, due to a right elbow injury.
Other Mormon players have been traded or moved to different teams
since last year. Veteran first baseman Wally Joyner, set to retire
last season, will play for the Anaheim Angels, taking over for the
injured Mo Vaughn, who is out for the season. The move is perfect for
Joyner, who only wanted to join a team if he could play every day,
and if the team was familiar and close to his family in Utah.
Meanwhile, the Angels' relief pitcher Omar Olivares has moved to the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball's 2000 season has ended.
The MLB's preseason has started.
The regular season begins April 1st.
Here are the baseball players we know about so far. Mormon News
hasn't learned of any new players to hit the majors.
Position Players:
Brian Banks C Chicago White Sox [Starting season in Minors]
McKay Christensen CF Chicago White Sox [Starting season in Minors]
Wally Joyner 1B Anaheim Angels
Jeff Kent 2B San Francisco Giants
Pitchers:
Shawn Estes SP San Francisco Giants
Kyle Farnsworth RP Chicago Cubs
Mike Fetters RP Los Angeles Dodgers
Omar Olivares SP Pittsburg Pirates
Garret Stephenson SP St Louis Cardinals [Starting season on Disabled List]
Basketball
NBA
| Shawn Bradley | Center | Dallas Mavericks |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg |
| This Week | 4 | 84 | 8/ 23 | 20 | 21 | 5.3 |
| Year to date | 73 | 1798 | 198/400 | 536 | 520 | 7.1 |
| Travis Knight | Center | New York Knicks |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg |
| This Week | 2 | 15 | 1/ 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Year to date | 38 | 225 | 8/ 45 | 44 | 25 | 0.7 |
| Mark Madsen | Forward | Los Angeles Lakers |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg |
| This Week | 4 | 23 | 0/ 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Year to date | 62 | 549 | 43/ 89 | 132 | 111 | 1.8 |
| Scot Pollard | Forward | Sacramento Kings |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg |
| This Week | 4 | 66 | 6/ 16 | 18 | 22 | 5.5 |
| Year to date | 66 | 1399 | 157/347 | 389 | 422 | 6.4 |
| Mark Pope | Center | Milwaukee Bucs |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg |
| This Week | 4 | 49 | 4/ 5 | 6 | 9 | 2.3 |
| Year to date | 555 | 808 | 54/121 | 130 | 133 | 2.4 |
WNBA
The WNBA's season begins May 28.
Football
NFL
The NFL season has ended.
CFL
Wide receiver Ben Cahoon of the Montreal Alouettes is LDS, but I don't
yet have a source for statistics on him.
XFL
Offensive Line
Eric Bateman - Las Vegas Outlaws
Juan Johnson - San Francisco Demons
[No statistics available]
We have also identified the following possible Mormon players and
would appreciate if anyone can confirm either that they are or are
not Mormon. Letting us know if any other player is Mormon is also
appreciated.
Blaine Berger - Las Vegas Outlaws - Played for Utah, from Idaho Falls
Richard O'Donnell - San Francisco Demons - Played for Weber State
Golf
PGA Tour
| Jay Don Blake | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Bell South Classic | Cut | 72-78 | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 11 events, made cut 8 times, earned $215,523.66 |
| Keith Clearwater | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 5 events, made cut 0 times, earned $0 |
| Dan Forsman | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 6 events, made cut 5 times, earned $68,492.16 |
| Mike Reid | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 2 events, made cut 1 times, earned $15,566.66 |
| Mike Weir | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Bell South Classic | 2 | 76-67-73-67 | earned $356,400.00 |
| Year to date: | | Entered 8 events, made cut 7 times, earned $1,214,940 |
| Richard Zokol | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | BUY.COM Louisiana Open | T14 | 72-70-65-69 | earned $7,875.00 |
| Year to date: | | Entered 4 events, made cut 3 times, earned $15,330.00 |
Senior PGA Tour
| Billy Casper | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 1 events, made cut 1 times, earned $756.00 |
| Johnny Miller | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | |
| Bruce Summerhays | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 8 events, earned $160,115.00 |
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