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BYU football: Next chapter in Ziggy Ansah’s amazing story is probably NFL
MR says: An incredible story - this athlete only started playing football two years ago, and now he's favored to be an NFL first-round pick. Of all the crazy stories that BYU football players like to tell about their teammate from Ghana who played football for the first time just two years ago but is on the...
BYU basketball: Cougars gain confidence in blowout victory
MR says: Congrats to the team for a win last night! Other than unveiling its new Hyper Elite uniforms — complete with the dimple pattern on the shorts — BYU’s largest concern in playing Eastern New Mexico was itself. The Cougars’ workmanlike 95-62 victory Tuesday night in the Marriott Center was a...
A Cougar converted: Mark Bellini, the '84 national championship and beyond
Barely a month after BYU won the 1984 college football national championship, Cougar wide receiver Mark Bellini was hustling to class on a frigid February morning when he bumped into his old religion professor. The previous fall, while BYU marched to an undefeated season, Bellini had taken John...
Help LDS baseball legend enter Hall of Fame
Baseball great Dale Murphy, whose career includes consecutive National League MVP awards in 1982 and 1983, is once again a Hall of Fame candidate. But this year is his last year of eligibility, so admirers, including his own children, have organized a petition to bring attention to Murphy, who is famous not only for his athletic skills but for his integrity and strength of character—factors considered during the voting process.
Jimmer watch: Fredette sees steady minutes, unsteady production
Week 7 saw Fredette's minutes stay steady, but his shooting from the field fall off a bit. The former BYU great averaged 6.8 points per game and 14 minutes played in Sacramento's four contests on the week. He shot .375 from the field and .222 from 3-point range and handed out just two assists...
All-star high school linebacker chooses Mormon mission over college
MR says: One of the first of many visible high school seniors to be preparing for a mission under the new age guidelines. He's even graduating a semester early to enter the MTC in February. Every football player in today’s annual Shrine Bowl all-star game in Spartanburg is among the best anywhere. Most...
BYU football: BYU vs. SDSU is dream matchup for Poinsettia Bowl
MR says: Are you Cougar fans excited? As far as Poinsettia Bowl officials are concerned, it's a dream matchup. Ever since BYU struck a deal to play in this game two years ago, Bruce Binkowski, executive director of the San Diego Bowl Game Association, which oversees both the Poinsettia and Holiday Bowls,...
Giving up alcohol and following in his father's footsteps led to hockey star Brad Mills joining the LDS Church
MR says: What a cool story (no pun intended). Brad Mills knew he was ruining his hockey career. His pattern of late-night partying typically left him dehydrated the next day and translated into injuries and poor performances. As a result, the center/wingman was struggling in his role as a “depth”...
BYU football: Decision time drawing near for NFL prospects Van Noy, Hoffman
That’s the question a couple of BYU’s best football players — juniors Kyle Van Noy and Cody Hoffman — find themselves answering this week as the Cougars continue preparations to face San Diego State in the Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 20. The linebacker and the receiver are trying to decide...
International rugby legend joins Mormon Church
A New Zealand rugby legend has joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jonah Lomu, a 37-year-old who played for the “All Blacks” rugby team, along with his wife, Nadene, joined the LDS Church earlier this year. The couple was recently featured in the New Zealand Herald and...
Mormon Heisman Trophy candidate Manti Te'o key to perfect season for Irish
MR says: He's very open about his Mormon faith on the Catholic campus, and a video has even been made featuring him and his faith. If Manti Te'o's career at Notre Dame has seemed like something straight out of a Hollywood script, perhaps it is fitting the linebacker is cast as a underdog in the final two...
Former BYU quarterback Ty Detmer inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
MR says: Detmer, the 1990 Heisman Trophy winner, set 59 NCAA records during his time at BYU. Former BYU quarterback Ty Detmer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Detmer was one of 17 players and coaches who were enshrined as...
Mormon Olympic hopeful from Ghana learned priceless lessons on mission
MR says: "I just learned that you can't always think what you want is supposed to happen. The Lord has a plan for you." -Laryea-Akrong At the National Athletics Championship at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana, Allah Laryea-Akrong tenses at the line, crouched down, mind clear, on the verge of making...
ESPN: No LDS mission in '13 for Jabari Parker
MR says: It's still up in the air whether or not he'll attend BYU. Chicago Simeon Career Academy forward Jabari Parker, the nation's No. 2 senior, said Friday he will attend college rather go on a Mormon mission next year and that two local schools could have been options if it wasn't for coaching changes....
Sports Illustrated to profile football odyssey of BYU's 'Ziggy' Ansah
MR says: The author says the football odyssey of Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah is a modern-day Book of Mormon story. Jabari and Ziggy. Two great names. You might think they are reggae singers or hip-hop performers. But if you are a BYU sports fan, you know better. Jabari Parker is considered the best high...
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