Meet Rockne Belmonte, ROTC cadet with cannon leg (w/video)
Most professional football dreams aren’t routed through Army ROTC. They’re definitely not routed through a dome made of wood on the shore of Lake Superior. And they rarely come with a soundtrack that...
View ArticleSteelman shines in Shrine Game, NFL hype ramps up
Receiver. Running back. Quarterback. Kick returner. Long snapper? Trent Steelman was a dual threat for four seasons as Army’s starting quarterback, rushing his way to the most touchdowns in school...
View ArticleSeaman 1st Class Stan Musial, 1920-2013
Before he became “The Man,” he was simply a sailor. A 24-year-old sailor with a National League Most Valuable Player award and two World Series wins. A sailor who, months before joining the Navy, led...
View ArticleStennis sailors win trip to Super Bowl
After rumors started swirling aboard the carrier John C. Stennis that a shipwide bingo game would give away a Super Bowl trip, Presley Whitworth called her father in Mississippi from somewhere in 5th...
View ArticleAir Force’s 2015 showdown with Irish could be next door … or far from home
When Navy’s football team faced Notre Dame at a neutral site last year, the Mids had to travel to Dublin. When Air Force faces Notre Dame on a neutral site in 2015, the Falcons might have to travel to...
View ArticleSuper Bowl salute: A quick military-themed guide to the big game
If you’re looking for a thorough breakdown of Super Bowl XLVII — analyzing every angle, grading every position, charting the careers of the brothers Harbaugh back through junior high — you’ve come to...
View ArticleBargain-basement Big East: Navy’s future home could have TV deal as low as...
Navy football fans line up on both sides of the should-we-have-joined-a-conference debate. One side just got a bunch more ammunition. The Big East, which will be the home of the Mids come 2015,...
View ArticleReports: Departing hoops schools keeping Big East name
Navy football fans who didn’t want the Mids in the Big East will get their wish. Sorta. Per multiple reports, including one from the network that landed the conference’s future media rights, the...
View ArticleFort Hood soldier’s next UFC fight set
Staff Sgt. Colton Smith, the winner of last season’s UFC reality show “The Ultimate Fighter,” will fight next at UFC 160, according to our friends at MMAJunkie.com. Smith will take on Australian...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Manning, Schilling lead sports-themed six-nation USO tour
Appearances in six nations. A stop on a deployed aircraft carrier at sea. A trip to the war zone. A visit with wounded heroes. Not bad for a week’s work. But as Indianapolis Colts fans know (and Denver...
View ArticleAir Force hoops heads to Hawaii for postseason opener
While armchair bracketologists begin pretending to understand college basketball and sinking workplace productivity, the Air Force men’s hoops team will be taking a long road trip to begin play...
View ArticleNavy football update: Blue-Gold scrapped, Big East TV deal, home game kickoff...
While the Navy women’s basketball team prepares for March Madness, Big Apple-style, here’s a trio of offseason tidbits from the Mids on the gridiron. 1. Blue-Gold game scrapped: There will be no spring...
View ArticleNavy legend Hardin named to College Football Hall of Fame
Two Heisman Trophy winners in a four-year span. A No. 2 national ranking by a service academy. A 10-win season with the Temple Owls, capped off by a postseason victory. It is, without question, a...
View ArticlePrince Harry gets American football lessons from Air Force coach Calhoun
There are high-profile recruits, and then there are high-profile recruits. Prince Harry, who is visiting Colorado Springs, Colo., to attend the annual Warrior Games competition for wounded service...
View ArticleYour 2013 service academy football TV schedule*
(Updated May 28) Note the big asterisk — all of the times and networks are subject to change, but here’s a composite schedule for academy football fans entering the 2013 schedule. Bookmark this page...
View ArticleNavy’s future football home unveils new logo, confident website
If the Navy’s still seeking help in its motto department, it need look no further than its academy’s future football conference. The American Athletic Conference has officially debuted its new logo —...
View ArticleRedskins coaches help Kettani pin on new rank
Eric Kettani’s football career has been anything but typical: Graduate from Naval Academy, make New England Patriots practice squad, leave Patriots after request for leave from Navy is denied, return...
View ArticleReserve reliever: Navy grad Lt. Mitch Harris heads to the minors
Navy Reserve Lt. Mitch Harris has finished his duty on ships. Now, it’s time for the bus. The 2008 Naval Academy graduate, a 13th-round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals, will begin his...
View ArticleAmerican commissioner: Get pumped for Navy-ECU football rivalry
It’s to be expected that in a recent ESPN interview with the head of the American Athletic Conference, the word “Navy” appears only once. After all, the league begins official operations in just a few...
View ArticleArmy football may conclude Yankee Stadium schedule with game vs. Notre Dame
Army’s angling for a big finish to its three-year slate of games at Yankee Stadium — a return match with Notre Dame. The Black Knights are booked to face Connecticut in the Bronx in 2014, then Rutgers...
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