Story from the Tallahassee, Fla., Democrat focuses on Jordan Gentry, a high school senior who is playing his last baseball season before going on a mission for the LDS Church. To read the story online, please click here.

Whether it's well-known football standouts or less-recognizable names from other sports, athletes throughout the BYU athletic department are contributing to a culture of service.

Badly bruised, but not beaten, sportsmanship is returning to LDS Church basketball and is playing an integral role in separating the winners from the losers.

Being deaf and battling an obsessive-compulsive disorder has not stopped LDS basketball player Lance Allred from playing in the NBA. To read his story on the Cleveland Plain Dealer Web site please click here.

18 year-old Isreal Folau, a rugby player with the Melbourne Storm will sign with home team Brisbane. Folau, an LDS, chose to be near family saying they are most important in his decision to come back home. Click here to read more about Folau's decision.

President Monson's presence at a recent NBA game between the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers excited fans and surprised some players.

From the Wiltshire, England, Gazette & Herald comes the inspiring story of an LDS runner who organized his own marathon on a Saturday because he could not find one that was not held on Sunday. To read the story online please click here.