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Paul Klee: ‘I had a small piece of my brain taken out’: Now, retired Air Force captain is busy setting Warrior Games records
After Lawrence “Rob” Hufford had a chunk of his brain surgically removed from his skull, the only record he considered breaking was the one spinning through his mind like a recurring, unshakable nightmare: My days of competition and camaraderie are over. Keep that in mind as I tell you this: in front of a rowdy, sunburned and awestruck…
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Paul Klee: Expanding with Gonzaga would lift Mountain West to new (and necessary) heights
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Think Air Force would see an attendance boost if the Gonzaga Bulldogs — the NCAA men’s basketball runner-up and No. 7-ranked team in the country — were scheduled to visit Clune Arena on Saturday?…
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Paul Klee: Expanding with Gonzaga would lift Mountain West to new (and necessary) heights
DENVER — Think Air Force would see an attendance boost if the Gonzaga Bulldogs — the NCAA men’s basketball runner-up and No. 7-ranked team in the country — were scheduled to visit Clune Arena on Saturday? “I think it would be a packed house, a great crowd,” Air Force coach Dave Pilipovich said Thursday. “You’re talking about…
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Troy Calhoun’s new contract came after other programs sought out the Air Force coach
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Troy Calhoun’s five-year contract, signed last week, was more than a parting gift from outgoing Air Force athletic director Hans Mueh. It was a move Mueh made out of necessity. Mueh said presidents and athletic…
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Troy Calhoun’s new contract came after other programs sought out the Air Force coach
Troy Calhoun’s five-year contract, signed last week, was more than a parting gift from outgoing Air Force athletic director Hans Mueh. It was a move Mueh made out of necessity. Mueh said presidents and athletic directors from “half a dozen” schools sought permission to interview the Falcons football coach. “There were enough schools that came…
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Air Force’s Zach Perkins finishes close second in 1,500 meters in NCAA D1 track
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EUGENE, Ore. – With a strong surge down the final straightaway, Air Force sophomore Zach Perkins claimed a runner-up finish in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. A…
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Air Force’s Zach Perkins finishes close second in 1,500 meters in NCAA D1 track
EUGENE, Ore. – With a strong surge down the final straightaway, Air Force sophomore Zach Perkins claimed a runner-up finish in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. A tactical race from the start, with a 67-second opening pace, Perkins stayed within the front half of the field. He…
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D-I status threatened for some AFA sports teams
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four athletic teams at the Air Force Academy could lose their Division I status this year due to budget cuts that hit the Defense Department’s budget on March 1. The academy’s volleyball, men’s cross country…
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Falcons’ season comes to stunning end in 4-3 OT loss to Canisius
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Air Force won the Atlantic Hockey Association tournament five times in its first six seasons in the league. That impressive run is over. The two-time defending tourney champions lost a second straight game at Cadet…
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D-I status threatened for some AFA sports teams
Four athletic teams at the Air Force Academy could lose their Division I status this year due to budget cuts that hit the Defense Department’s budget on March 1. The academy’s volleyball, men’s cross country and men’s and women’s soccer teams could stop competing at collegiate athletics’ highest level this year, said Dave Cannon, an…