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Virginia Tech hopes to follow solid outing with win against Navy
Virginia Tech received contributions from up and down the roster Thursday when it halted a six-game losing streak. ,Now, the Hokies will try to carry some of that firepower with them into their game on Sunday afternoon against Navy in Blacksburg, Va. ,During its slide, Virginia Tech (4-6) had lost t...
Army-Navy Preview, Props & Prediction
The 125th meeting between No. 22 Army and Navy will mean a little more for both teams when they collide on Saturday in Landover, Md.,For the first time in seven years, whichever team wins the game also will secure the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, the annual prize awarded to the school with the best ...
No. 22 Army, Navy ready to battle for Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
The 125th meeting between No. 22 Army and Navy will mean a little more for both teams when they collide on Saturday in Landover, Md.,For the first time in seven years, whichever team wins the game will also secure the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, the annual prize awarded to the school with the best ...
No. 25 Tulane, Navy tangle in critical AAC game
A spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Dec. 6 is likely hanging in the balance when Navy hosts No. 25 Tulane in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday afternoon. ,Two of the conference's stars in running back Makhi Hughes of Tulane (8-2, 6-0) and quarterback Blake Horvath of Navy (7-2,...
Alex Tecza helps No. 25 Navy rout Charlotte
Navy's Alex Tecza notched three first-quarter touchdowns, Dashaun Peele returned two interceptions for scores and the No. 25-ranked Midshipmen walloped the turnover-prone Charlotte 49ers 51-17 Saturday in American Athletic Conference in Annapolis, Md.,A fullback, Tecza rushed for two scores and adde...
No. 25 Navy puts rare ranking on line against Charlotte
For the first time since the end of the 2019 season, No. 25 Navy is back in the AP rankings, and the player most responsible for the rise of the Midshipmen after four straight losing seasons is quarterback Blake Horvath.,When Navy (5-0, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) hosts Charlotte (3-3, 2-0) in...
Navy won’t let a Black football player go to the NFL and everyone is to blame
Here’s a story that’s as American as apple pie, baseball, and voter suppression. It involves naivety, racism, politics, football, the military, and faux patriotism. It checks all the boxes....
When It Comes To Isiah Thomas, The Admiral Should Just Stand Down
The Admiral should face a court martial....
Navy Football Drops "Load The Clip" As Team Motto In Wake Of Insensitivity Claims
The Naval Academy announced on Friday that the football team would be changing the team motto for the upcoming season from “Load the Clip” to “Win the Day,” according to a report from Chase Cook of the Capital Gazette. The change was made after reporters raised questions during the motto’s official ...
Report: U.S. Navy Cracks Case Of Majestic Sky Dick
The gigantic contrail dick that graced the skies over Washington state’s Okanogan County in November 2017 was, it has long been known, the work of some number of pilots out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. After all, the Navy immediately apologized for the celestial dong, describing it as “unacc...
U.S. Navy Is Very Sorry That Their Pilot Drew A Dong In The Sky
If you have been wandering around Washington state’s Okanogan County lately and thinking, wait, do I see a giant dick drawn in the sky? your eyes have not deceived you. And the United States Navy, specifically the naval air station at Whidbey Island, is very sorry about that. ...
A Civilian's Guide To The U.S. Military
We Americans love a lot of things about ourselves, and perhaps nothing more so than our military. Like many things about the U.S., it’s bigger than its international equivalents, with a budget that is larger than the next eight largest military budgets in the world combined. It has a footprint in al...
Gallery: Greasy Naval Cadets Try To Climb A Lard-Covered Monument
[Each year the freshman class at the Naval Academy, known as 'Plebes,' climb the lard covered Herndon Monument at the Naval Academy to retrieve the Plebian Sailor's hat and replace it with an officer's hat. Above, freshmen make a human wall to climb the monument on May 19, 2014 in Annapolis, Marylan...
Military Physical Fitness Tests, Ranked
20 dead-hang pull-ups...
The Carrier Classic Is Back, And It's Still Gorgeous
It's the second year for the Carrier Classic, the season tip-off played on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Tonight, the Notre Dame and Ohio State women play first on the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor, with the Marquette and OSU men to follow. One day, if they keep doing this, it's going to get ...
Stuffed Goat Mascot Stolen From Navy Tailgate
Fearless, the life-sized stuffed goat who usually chills out atop his owner's car before Navy games, should not be confused with Bill XXXI, Navy's live goat mascot. But he is a regular fixture at Navy pregames, and he has been kidnapped....
US Navy Frees Eric Kettani To Play For The Patriots
LTJG Eric Kettani can go back to being FB Eric Kettani. Yesterday, after three years of service on the USS Klakring, Kettani received his release from active duty and will join the New England Patriots for all offseason activities....
Watch A 101,300-Ton Bin Laden-Dumping War Machine Become A Basketball Court
Love time-lapse videos. Love them. Nothing better for the arrested attention span than to compress a week's worth of construction on the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego into a handy YouTube video. And on the eighth day, they balled. [via SBNation]...
In The Navy, You Can Lick Your Gap-Toothed Pal's Ear If You Beat Notre Dame
Navy hadn't won consecutive games against the Fighting Irish since 1960-61. They won last year. They won today. Hence, the traditional seaman celebration was called for. (H/T Matthew Kelley)...
Fighter Jet Flyover Threatens, Thrills Thousands
Two Navy fighter pilots were grounded after buzzing a Georgia Tech game at the decidedly unsafe altitude of just a few hundred feet....