Tag: air force sports
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Air Force football player Bradley Kim comes out as gay in a first for military academies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Air Force defensive back Bradley Kim became a trailblazer for service academy athletics on Friday. And it had nothing to do with football. Through Instagram, in person to teammates and in an article in OutSports, the sophomore announced that he is gay. “I did not…
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New Colorado Springs sports stadiums open possibilities for Air Force athletics
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Air Force has taken spring football games to the north, south and east. Soon-to-be-built facilities could open the door for the showcase event to be held in the heart of Colorado Springs. This week’s announcement that a sports and event center as well as a…
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Mountain West Media Summit notes: Air Force quarterback Isaiah Sanders a ‘slow dagger,’ Britney Spears and more
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AFA QB Sanders was ‘a slow dagger’ to Utah State One of the treats of summer football media days are walking through the past season’s major moments with the players and coaches involved without the typical cloud of emotion. Well, most of it. “It was…
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Late kickoffs that Air Force dreads aren’t seen universally as problem across Mountain West
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LAS VEGAS • Late-night kickoffs remain the issue that seems to most irritate Air Force fans, coaches, players and administrators — and their brethren across the Mountain Time Zone. “Noon. Saturday. Consistently,” Boise State coach Bryan Harsin curtly said when asked when he’d prefer to…
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Mountain West Media Summit notes: Troy Calhoun’s secrecy major topic of discussion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Evasive Calhoun The questions kept flying at Troy Calhoun on Tuesday, whose secretive nature about filling a key staff vacancy turned into the most mined-at piece of information Tuesday. Do you have a defensive coordinator and you’re just not telling us? Are you trying to…
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Quarterback Beau English changes his mind, will remain at Air Force
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Beau knows reversals. A few weeks after saying he was leaving Air Force for Virginia, quarterback Beau English has decided to stay. The soon-to-be-sophomore never disenrolled from the academy and figures to resume his place at No. 4 on the depth chart. “The only reasons…
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David Ramsey: Jemal Singleton, Air Force football captain, joins forces with once-mighty Raiders
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jemal Singleton’s cell phone rang and soon he heard that famous football voice, a voice filled with gravel and passion, a voice inspired by a fresh mission. Jon Gruden wanted to talk to Singleton about a job on his Oakland Raiders coaching staff. The call…
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Air Force women’s basketball to host Navy on Dec. 7; Army also on schedule
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Air Force women’s basketball to host Navy on Dec. 7; Army also on schedule One particular date on the Air Force women’s basketball schedule should be easy to remember. The Falcons will host Navy on Dec. 7, marking the 77th anniversary of the bombing of…
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Air Force still won’t reveal identity of new defensive coordinator as fall practice approaches
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Air Force’s new defensive coordinator is … Troy Calhoun still isn’t saying. The position, vacated by Steve Russ’ departure for the NFL in January, remains unfilled — at least publicly — as the Falcons close to within a month of the start of practice. Asked…
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College football notebook: Air Force’s Troy Calhoun pushes investment in ‘ball sports’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Troy Calhoun used a public forum Tuesday to stress his insistence that college athletic departments benefit by investing primarily in “ball sports.” It has been a topic the Air Force football coach has revisited multiple times over the past year as a clear reaction to…