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Being on ESPN apparently agreed with last season's Boston College-Navy Meineke Car Care Bowl in Bank of America Stadium. Not only was the game's 3.9 rating (3.5 million households) the highest in the game's five-year history, but it was the sixth-highest rating for a non-BCS bowl last season, according Ken Haines, president and CEO of Raycom Sports, which operates the bowl....

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<p>WHEN THE IMPROBABLE BECOMES REALITY: GREATEST SPORTS UPSETS OF ALL TIME (Orlando Sentinel)</p>

<p>Mike Huguenin | Tim Povtak and Bill Speros, Sentinel Staff Writers
Posted April 20, 2007</p>

<p>Baseball</p>

<p>Brooklyn Dodgers, 1955. The New York Yankees had beaten the Dodgers four times in the World Series since the end of World War II. This looked to be no different as the Bronx Bombers took a 2-0 lead in the 1955 Fall Classic. But Johnny Podres turned things around by winning Game 3 for Brooklyn, then tossed a shutout to win Game 7 in the Bronx.</p>

<p>New York Mets, 1969. The Mets were 100-1 shots to win the 1969 World Series when the season started. New York held off Chicago to win the NL East, routed Atlanta in the NLCS, then dominated powerful Baltimore in the World Series, winning in five games. Amazin'! Hey, what else would you expect in a year when man first walked on the moon?</p>

<p>College basketball</p>

<p>NC State, 1983. Coach Jim Valvano's team was seeded sixth in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament and stunned Houston's high-flying "Phi Slama Jama" squad in the final 54-52 on Lorenzo Charles' dunk at the buzzer.</p>

<p>Chaminade 77, Virginia 72, Dec. 22, 1982. It's still hard to believe it happened. Virginia was No. 1 in the nation and had stud center Ralph Sampson. Chaminade had -- well, not much. The Honolulu school had 800 students, had started basketball just seven seasons before and shared its home court with a high school (this game was played at the University of Hawaii). Chaminade hung tough, battled from seven down midway through the second half, then won it from the line in the final minute.</p>

<p>NFL</p>

<p>1934 NFL championship game, New York Giants 30, Chicago 13, Dec. 9. Chicago came in unbeaten. The Giants, meanwhile, came in with five losses, including two to Chicago. The Bears slipped-and-slid to a 10-3 halftime lead on a frozen field, but the Giants ditched their cleats at halftime and came out
for the second half in sneakers. Getting much better traction than the cleat-wearing Bears, the Giants dominated the second half of what has come to be called "The Sneakers Game."</p>

<p>Super Bowl III, New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7, Jan. 12, 1969. Jets QB Joe Namath guaranteed a win over the Colts -- who were 18-point favorites -- and it came true, cementing forever Namath's status as "Joe Cool."</p>

<p>College football</p>

<p>Navy 14, Army 2, Dec. 2, 1950. Army came in with a 28-game unbeaten streak and was favored by three touchdowns. Navy came in 2-6 and hadn't beaten Army since 1943. Alas, Army committed five turnovers, including three inside Navy's 20, in front of 100,000 fans in Philadelphia.</p>

<p>Centre 6, Harvard 0, Oct. 29, 1921. The Crimson hadn't lost in three seasons, owned a 25-game unbeaten streak and were 5-0-1 with four shutouts in the '21 season entering the game. Centre, then a Presbyterian men's college from Danville, Ky., had a student body of 254 and had been routed 31-14 by Harvard in 1920. But the Colonels pulled the monumental shocker in front of 43,000 fans in Cambridge.</p>

<p>NBA</p>

<p>1999 (Eastern Conference, first round): No. 8 New York Knicks over No. 1 Miami Heat, 3-2. During a 50-game season because collective-bargaining talks turned into a lockout, the Knicks hardly could win a game away from home (only eight victories). They flourished on the road in the postseason.</p>

<p>1994 (Western Conference, first round): No. 8 Denver Nuggets over No. 1 Seattle SuperSonics, 3-2. Seattle was brimming with confidence after reaching the conference final the year before and following with 63 victories. The Nuggets, with finger-wagging Dikembe Mutombo, lost the first two games as expected in Seattle. They stunned the Sonics, though, by winning the next three.</p>

<p>Horse Racing</p>

<p>Upset over Man O' War, 1919. Upset was a 100-to-1 underdog, but mighty Man O' War got a terrible start and lost for the only time in his 21-race
career.</p>

<p>Amateur hockey</p>

<p>United States over USSR, 1980. Do you believe in miracles? The U.S. team, coached by Herb Brooks and made up mostly of college players, stunned the Soviets, whose team was made up of seasoned pros. This came in the semifinals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. The U.S. beat Finland to win the gold medal.</p>

<p>Pro hockey</p>

<p>In the 1942 Stanley Cup finals, Detroit took a 3-0 lead over Toronto. But the Maple Leafs stormed back to win four consecutive games. It's the only time in NHL finals history a team has overcome a 3-0 deficit to win the Cup and one of just three times in pro sports that a team has rallied from such a deficit to win a series.</p>

<p>Wrestling</p>

<p>Rulon Gardner over Alexander Karelin in the 2000 Olympics. Karelin, a Russian, was considered the baddest man on the planet. He never had lost an international match and hadn't lost any match in 13 years.</p>

<p>Boxing</p>

<p>Buster Douglas over Mike Tyson, 1990. Tyson was considered unbeatable at the time, especially against a journeyman like Douglas. Tyson before the fight:
"There's no way I can lose." He was a 45-1 favorite at one Las Vegas casino. Tyson came in 37-0, with 33 KOs, and had been champion since 1986. He left 37-1, the loser by a knockout in the 10th round in Tokyo. Douglas befuddled Tyson with movement, jabs and quick right hands, and got up from an eighth-round knockdown. His winning flurry: a right uppercut followed by a left and right to the head that dropped Tyson in a heap in Douglas' corner.</p>

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<p>Navy Heavyweights Awarded Second Place in Goes Trophy Race</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Syracuse maintained possession of the historic Goes Trophy with a victory in the varsity race over Navy and Cornell, while the Big Red won the Stagg Trophy for totaling the most overall points on the day, Friday morning on the Severn River in Annapolis when the three heavyweight crew programs faced each other. The Mids crossed the finish line in third place behind the Orange and the Big Red in the varsity race, but afterwards were awarded second place over Cornell due to an officials ruling.</p>

<p>Cornell took an early lead in the varsity race, with Syracuse in second place by one-half of a boat length over Syracuse and the Navy crew one deck further back. The Mids pulled nearly even with the Orange by the 1000-meter mark, while the Big Red maintained a three-quarters of a boat length advantage over the other two crews.</p>

<p>All three teams then were forced to row through a large wake from a passing powerboat, with Syracuse, rowing in the lane closest to the wake, taking the hardest hit, followed by Navy in the middle lane and Cornell in far lane. Despite being knocked around a bit from the waves, Syracuse was able to row through the wake with the least amount of trouble and take the lead from the Big Red. The Cornell crew was affected by the disturbance more than Syracuse was, but not as much as the Navy crew, allowing the Big Red to keep an open water lead over the Mids.</p>

<p>At roughly to the 1200-meter mark, Cornell's boat veered into Navy's unmarked lane, which limited the opportunity for the Navy crew to continue on its present course. This overlap continued over a span of nearly 200 meters.</p>

<p>Syracuse would eventually cross the finish line first with a time of 6:04.8, Cornell was next with a clocking of 6:06.7, and Navy followed with a time of 6:14.4.</p>

<p>After the race, however, the officials changed the order of finish for the Cornell and Navy crews.</p>

<p>The statement from the officials was as follows: "It is our ruling that the Cornell boat interfered with the progress of the Navy boat during the 1200 to 1400-meter marks on the course. Due to this interference, we are awarding Navy second place in the race."</p>

<p>"The interference was unfortunate and should not take away anything from the great row by the Syracuse crew," said Navy head coach Rick Clothier. "Their performance was the story of the race."</p>

<p>The Syracuse win is the second-straight for the program, marking just the second time since the three teams began competing for the Goes Trophy in 1955 that the Orange have won the hardware in back-to-back years (1958-59).</p>

<p>Cornell won the remaining four races on the day, allowing the Big Red to wrest possession of the Stagg Trophy from the Orange. Cornell totaled 10 points during the regatta to nine for Syracuse and eight for Navy. Changing the results in the varsity race did not alter the final Stagg Trophy standings.</p>

<p>The Mids last won the Stagg Trophy in 2005, the same year Navy won its third-straight Goes Trophy race.</p>

<p>Navy's crews placed second in both freshman races and third in the remaining two varsity races.</p>

<p>The Mids will not race again until May 13 when Navy travels to Worcester, Mass., to compete in the Eastern Sprints Championship.</p>

<p>First Varsity (Goes Trophy race)
Syracuse, 6:04.8; Navy, 6:14.4<em>; Cornell, 6:06.7</em>
(Navy awarded second place after the conclusion of the race due to interference by the Cornell boat)
Second Varsity
Cornell, 6:14.6; Syracuse, 6:22.8; Navy, 6:27.6
First Freshman
Cornell, 6:18.5; Navy, 6:22.8; Syracuse, 6:28.9
Third Varsity
Cornell, 6:20.1; Syracuse, 6:20.3; Navy, 6:30.6
Second Freshman
Cornell, 6:26.2; Navy, 6:27.3</p>

<p>Stagg Trophy point total
Cornell, 10; Syracuse, 9; Navy, 8</p>

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<p>Rosters Set For Annual Blue-Gold Football Game</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.‹Rosters have been set for the 2007 Navy Football Spring game, which will take place Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. and admission is free.</p>

<p>The Blue team will be coached by the Academic Dean and Provost Bill Miller and he will be assisted by Ken Niumatalolo, Jeff Monken, Chris Culton, Dale Pehrson, Danny O¹Rourke, Justin Davis, Joe Speed and Anthony Piccioni.</p>

<p>The Blue team will be mostly made up of the first team offense and second team defense. Junior Jarod Bryant will take all the snaps at quarterback for the Blue team, as junior starting quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada will miss the scrimmage with an injured right shoulder.</p>

<p>The Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Admiral Rodney Rempt, will coach the Gold team and he will be assisted by Buddy Green, Keith Jones, Ivin Jasper, Brian Bohannon, Todd Spencer, Matt Pritchett and Rob Caldwell.</p>

<p>The Gold team will be mostly made up of the second team offense and first team defense. Sophomore Greg Zingler will take all the snaps at quarterback for the Gold team, as senior Troy Goss will be held out of the scrimmage with a concussion.</p>

<p>The following players will not play in the game due to injury: junior wide receiver Tyree Barnes (knee), senior outside linebacker Matt Wimsatt (shoulder), junior offensive tackle Sander Gossard (knee), sophomore nose guard Andy Lark (toe), junior safety Ketric Buffin (knee), sophomore linebacker Tony Haberer (knee), junior wide receiver T.J. Thiel (knee), junior quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada (shoulder), junior guard Anthony Gaskins (ankle), senior quarterback Troy Goss (head), junior corner Rashawn King (shoulder), senior tackle Josh Meek (Flower Mound, Texas).</p>

<p>Due to all the injuries, all the offensive players will wear Blue jerseys and all the defensive players will wear White jerseys regardless of which team they play for so players will be able to switch teams if necessary due to a lack of depth at some positions.</p>

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<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy water polo team will close out the spring portion of its schedule this Saturday when arch-rival Air Force visits for a two-game series. The first game will begin on Saturday at 9:00 am in Scott Natatorium, while game two is set for Saturday evening at 6:30 pm in Lejeune Hall. Both teams will also compete in the Northeast Spring Championship all weekend at Navy.</p>

<p>"I think it is great to have two rivalry games to wind up our spring season. Air Force is a good team that always comes to play hard and physical," said Navy head coach Mike Schofield, who will open his 23rd year at Navy in the fall with 488 career victories. "We've gotten a lot of good work done this spring, and look forward to this weekend. Hopefully we can get some Navy fans to check out the games. We worked the start times so they did not conflict with the Navy-Johns Hopkins lacrosse game. In fact, our guys lobbied me hard to make sure they could catch the lacrosse game on TV."</p>

<p>The Mids are coming off a record-breaking season in which they posted a 24-7 record, including a 19-1 record against teams from the East Coast. The Mids qualified for their 12th NCAA Tournament appearance and won their 10th CWPA Southern Division Championship and their seventh Eastern title. Navy returns 23-of-26 players from last year's team. The Falcons concluded their fall season ranked 17th in the country and return several of their top players from a year ago. The Mids defeated the Falcons twice last year in the regular season, by margins of 15-10 and 11-7, back on Sept. 9.</p>

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<p>Tournament-Host Navy Tennis Team Awaits Semifinal Foe</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The U.S. Naval Academy will play host to the Patriot League tennis championship this weekend in Annapolis, with the top-seeded Navy team receiving a first-round bye. The three-day event begins Saturday with a trio of quarterfinal matches, continues Sunday with the two semifinal contests and ends Monday with the championship match at 1 p.m.</p>

<p>Navy earned the right to play host to the championship by garnering the top seed in the league after posting a 4-0 league record. In addition to serving as the tournament host, the Mids also received a bye into Sunday's semifinal round by virtue of being the top seed. Navy will play either No. 4 Bucknell or No. 5 Lehigh Sunday at 10 a.m. in the first of the day's two semifinal matches.</p>

<p>Weather permitting, all matches will be played outdoors on the Navy Tennis Courts, with the nearby Severn Valley Tennis & Fitness Club in Gambrills serving as the alternate site should weather force play indoors.</p>

<p>Navy will be in search of its fifth Patriot League title, but first since 1999. The Mids have previously won Patriot League crowns in 1996, '97, '98 and '99. Since last winning the league title, Navy reached the championship match in both 2000 and '01 and advanced to the semifinal round in each of the last five years.</p>

<p>The only previous time Navy has served as the host school for the championship was in 1999 when the Mids won the last of their four-straight league crowns.</p>

<p>The Mids enter the weekend having won their last seven regular season matches, with four of those wins coming over Patriot League foes. Additionally, four of the team's most recent seven victories have been decided by scores of 4-3, including Navy's wins over second-seeded Army and third-seeded Colgate.</p>

<p>Navy has posted 7-0 wins this year over both of its possible semifinal opponents.</p>

<p>"We are honored to have earned the top seed," said Navy head coach John Officer. "We are working hard to prepare for the event. We will have Jason Hill (So., Marietta, Ga.) back in doubles, where he will be teamed with Adrian Lai (Sr., Tucson, Ariz.). The keys for us to play at the top of our games this weekend are to fight for every point, remain calm, and enjoy the competition. We hope we will also receive good fan support for the event."</p>

<p>One of the keys to Navy's success all season has been the play of its doubles teams. The Mids have posted a 10-1 record this season when winning the lone doubles point available in matches. Conversely, Navy is 0-7 on the year when failing to win the doubles point. </p>

<p>Navy has won the doubles point during each match of its current winning streak.</p>

<p>Both of Navy's No. 1 and No. 3 doubles teams completed Patriot League play with respective records of 4-0. Navy's No. 1 team was comprised of Nate Nelms (So., St. Mary's, Ga.) and Johnny Waters (So., Papillion, Neb.), while Alex James (Jr., Visalia, Calif.) and Ramsey Lemaich (Fr., Danville, Calif.) formed the No. 3 duo for the Mids.</p>

<p>In singles, Lemaich was the lone Mid to end the regular season with an unblemished 4-0 record against league foes, with James, Lai, Nelms and Stanley Kahl (Sr., Richland, Pa.) all posting 3-1 records against league opponents.</p>

<p>Prior to Sunday's match, the Mids will recognize their three-member senior class of Stanley Kahl (Richland, Pa.), Nate Malnati (Greeley, Colo.) and team captain Adrian Lai (Tucson, Ariz.) in a brief ceremony.</p>

<p>Due to the security restrictions currently in place at the Naval Academy, vehicle access to The Yard will be limited throughout the three days of the tournament. Only those vehicles with Department of Defense stickers will be allowed to drive onto the Naval Academy grounds. All other fans will need to either park outside of the gates and walk through the security checkpoint inside of gate one, or else park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ($5.) and ride the free shuttle bus to and from the matches. Shuttle buses will be available beginning 30 minutes prior to the first match of the day.</p>

<p>Fans parking at the stadium are asked to provide extra time for themselves Saturday as the venue will also be playing host to Navy's annual spring football game at 12 Noon.</p>

<p>Whether driving their own vehicle, walking on or riding the shuttle bus, all visitors over the age of 16 will be asked to show a government issued identification card (for example, a drivers license) before they are permitted onto the campus.</p>

<p>Patriot League Tournament Schedule
Primary Site -- U.S. Naval Academy
Alternate Indoor Site -- Severn Valley Tennis & Fitness Club (Gambrills, Md.)
Saturday, April 21 -- Quarterfinals
8 a.m. -- #4 Bucknell vs. #5 Lehigh
11:30 a.m. -- #2 Army vs. #7 Holy Cross
3 a.m. -- #3 Colgate vs. #6 Lafayette
Sunday, April 22 -- Semifinals
10 a.m. -- #1 Navy vs. Winner of Bucknell/Lehigh
2 p.m. -- Winner of Army/Holy Cross vs. Winner of Colgate/Lafayette
Monday, April 23 -- Final
1 p.m. -- Winners of two semifinal matches</p>

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<p>NAVY FOOTBALL RENEWS BROADCAST AGREEMENT WITH WBAL RADIO</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced Friday a three-year extension to its partnership with radio giant WBAL (1090 AM) to air Navy football games. WBAL will continue to flagship the Navy Football Radio Network that includes Washington Post Radio (WTWP 1500) in the D.C. area and 1430 WNAV in Annapolis to give Navy the strongest radio network of any college team in the Northeast.</p>

<p>"We are very pleased that WBAL will continue to be our flagship station for Navy football games in the Baltimore market, as well as up and down the Eastern Seaboard," said Gladchuk. "WBAL radio is widely regarded as one of the top radio stations in the country and it is terrific for our fans to have the Navy football games on its wide-reaching air waves."</p>

<p>"There is no doubt that Navy's athletic program is in a class by itself," said Jeff Beauchamp, vice president and station manager of WBAL Radio. "Navy football is a true American tradition and WBAL Radio has had a long tradition of broadcasting college sports. We look forward to our partnership with Navy sports, and to broadcasting the games loud and clear to Navy fans."</p>

<p>In addition to airing every Navy football game, which will include a 60-minute pregame show and a 30-minute postgame show, WBAL will offer additional Navy programming throughout the year.</p>

<p>WBAL Radio, which is also the voice of the Baltimore Ravens, is Maryland's dominant and most powerful radio station. Since 1925, generations of Marylanders have turned to WBAL Radio for news, weather, thought-provoking discussions and sports. As Maryland's only 50,000-watt AM station, WBAL's signal travels substantially further than any other station in the state.</p>

<p>The station's news/talk format is both a source of information and entertainment. WBAL Radio also employs the largest news staff of any radio station in the state, providing in-depth reports on local and regional issues. According to the Arbitron ratings service, WBAL Radio is consistently one of Maryland's most listened-to radio stations.</p>

<p>Navy kicks off the 2007 season Aug. 31 at Temple and concludes the regular season Dec. 1 against Army at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium. Season tickets are still available by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY.</p>

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Make it two straight years Navy will be without its starting quarterback in the spring game. </p>

<p>A year after starter Brian Hampton left with a shoulder injury two plays in, this spring's incumbent, Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, won't dress for the Blue-Gold game today at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Kaheaku-Enhada's right arm is in a sling because of a slightly separated shoulder after linebacker Irv Spencer landed on him during practice Tuesday. </p>

<p>Kaheaku-Enhada replaced Hampton after he went down with a season-ending left knee injury against Rutgers, and the Kapolei, Hawaii, native was a starter for the Midshipmen in the team's final six games. He finished with 507 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns and completed 23 of 48 passes for 384 yards and five touchdowns....

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He wanted to pitch. He had to. Nothing would stop Navy pitcher Mitch Harris from facing Army ace Nick Hill.</p>

<p>Trainers taped up Harris' dislocated left ankle so much that it was like he was wearing a cast.</p>

<p>They added an ankle brace for extra support....

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<p>Navy holding Blue-Gold scrimmage</p>

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Spring football practice is mostly about development and evaluation. It's 15 practices for players to improve their skills technique and for coaches to assess personnel. </p>

<p>Head coach Paul Johnson feels Navy did a decent amount of both during this spring camp, which concludes today with the annual Blue-Gold intrasquad scrimmage....

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<p>Navy Lightweights Edged for Haines Cup</p>

<p>BOSTON, Mass. -- A late surge by Harvard allowed the Crimson to overcome a six-seat deficit to Navy and post a narrow six-tenths of a second victory in the Haines Cup race between the two respective varsity boats, Saturday morning on the Charles River in Boston, Mass.</p>

<p>The Mids (3-3) jumped out to their six-seat advantage by the middle of the varsity race, but when the teams reached the 1700-meter mark on the course both boats were even with each other. The Crimson (4-1) then took a slight lead near the close of the race and managed to hold it at the finish line for the victory. Harvard crossed the line with a winning time of 6:04.5, while Navy finished with a clocking of 6:05.1.</p>

<p>"It was a gutsy race by our guys," said Navy head coach Rob Friedrich. "I'm proud of how we race. I think this shows our speed is improving as the season has gone on and we are looking forward to continuing that as our championship meets quickly approach."</p>

<p>A victory by Navy would have allowed the Mids to maintain possession of the Haines Cup for the fifth time in the last six years, as well as record just their second victory over the Crimson in Boston since the teams began competing for the hardware in 1958. </p>

<p>Harvard's margin of victory is tied for the second-closest Haines Cup race in series history. Only Navy's 46-hundredth of a second victory over the Crimson in 2003 was a closer race than Saturday's was.</p>

<p>The second varsity race also saw the Crimson record a narrow 1.3-second victory, while Navy won the remaining three races on the docket. Among the Navy trio of victories was a nine-tenths of a second win in the second freshman race.</p>

<p>Navy will close out its regular season May 6 when the Mids compete against Penn for the Callow Cup on the Severn River.</p>

<p>Varsity Eight
Harvard, 6:04.5; Navy, 6:05.1
Second Varsity Eight
Harvard, 6:17.6; Navy, 6:18.9
Third Varsity Eight
Navy, 6:25.1; Harvard, 6:52.0
Freshman Eight
Navy, 6:22.9; Harvard, 6:29.7
Second Freshman Eight
Navy, 6:30.6; Harvard, 6:31.5</p>

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<p>Bridgers Wins Admiral Mack Award</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Senior offensive tackle Paul Bridgers (Gaithersburg, Md.) was named the winner of the Vice Admiral William P. Mack Award at halftime of Saturday's annual Blue-Gold football game.</p>

<p>The Admiral Mack Award is given to the player voted by the coaching staff as the most improved player during spring football drills. Bridgers is the fourth offensive tackle to win the award in its 32 years of existence and the second-consecutive offensive tackle to win the award. Andrew McGinn won the award last year.</p>

<p>"Paul had an outstanding spring and will battle for a starting job in the fall," said Johnson. " He is a hard worker and gives great effort."</p>

<p>Bridgers saw action in three games last fall for a Navy team that posted a 9-4 record and won a fourth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief's Trophy. Bridgers earned three varsity letters in football and swimming and four in swimming at Gaithersburg High School. As a senior, he was named Second- Team All-State in football.</p>

<p>The award was initiated in 1976 and is named in honor of Vice Admiral Mack, the Naval Academy superintendent from 1972-75, and was a strong supporter of the school's intercollegiate athletic program.</p>

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<p>Blue Defeats Gold, 10-7, In Annual Blue-Gold Football Game</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Junior quarterback Jarod Bryant (Hoover, Ala.) completed nine of his 15 pass attempts for 135 yards and one touchdown to lead the Blue to a 10-7 victory over the Gold in the annual Blue-Gold football game.</p>

<p>The Blue team consisted of the first team offense and the second team defense, while the Gold consisted of the first team defense and the second team offense. The rest of the players were divided up evenly.</p>

<p>“Today was meant to be a fun day,” said Navy head football coach Paul Johnson. “We divided up the teams evenly and everybody got to play. I don’t think you can take much out of it. The kids flew around and there were some good licks passed, but there were also a lot of mistakes.”</p>

<p>The defensive unit of the Blue team was the difference in the game, forcing five turnovers. Sophomore Darius Terry (Houston, Texas) picked off Gold quarterback Greg Zingler (So./Severna Park, Md.) on two occasions, while J.P. Sniezek (So./McLean, Va.) and Jordan Reagan (Sr./Carrollton, Texas) each intercepted Zingler once. Sophomore outside linebacker Ian Meredith (Signal Mountain, Tenn.) recovered a fumble.</p>

<p>The Blue scored all their points in the second quarter. After Terry thwarted a Gold drive with an interception at the Blue five-yard line, Bryant moved the Blue 70-yards in 11 plays to set up junior kicker Matt Harmon’s (Taylors, S.C.) 43-yard field goal to give the Blue a 3-0 lead.</p>

<p>The Blue took a 10-0 lead into the locker room when Bryant hit senior slot back Zerbin Singleton (Decatur, Ga.) with a perfect 35-yard touchdown strike with 10 seconds left in the half. The touchdown pass came on the first play after Sniezek had intercepted Zingler at the Blue 37 and returned it 27 yards.</p>

<p>Zingler scored the Gold’s only touchdown with a one yard run in the fourth quarter, capping off an eight-play, 64-yard line.</p>

<p>The Blue team rushed for 143 yards on the day, with Bryant leading the way with 64 yards on 27 carries. Sophomore fullback Kevin Campbell (Burke, Va.) rushed for 36 yards on 11 carries.</p>

<p>Senior wide receiver O.J. Washington (Tacoma, Wash.) led the Blue team in receiving with four catches for 35 yards, while senior slot back Reggie Campbell (Sanford, Fla.) caught two passes for 52 yards.</p>

<p>Senior linebacker Jon Alvarado (Baton Rouge, La.) led the Blue defense with 13 tackles and two sacks, while sophomore linebacker Ross Pospisil (Temple, Texas) had eight tackles, two tackles for a loss and a sack. Sophomore outside linebacker Craig Schaefer (Burke, Va.) was in on six tackles and had two sacks.</p>

<p>Junior fullback Eric Kettani (Kirtland, Ohio) led the Gold team with 72 yards rushing on 11 carries. Zingler completed just three of his 17 pass attempts for 50 yards with four interceptions. Senior wide receiver Greg Sudderth (Lilburn, Ga.) caught three passes for 50 yards.</p>

<p>Senior linebacker Irv Spencer (Oakwood Village, Ohio) led the Gold offense with 10 tackles, while junior linebacker Scott Reider (LaPorte, Ind.) recorded eight stops. Michael Walsh (Jr. /Newtown, Pa.), Matt Nechak (So. /Canoga Park, Calif.), Artie Pauls (Jr./Chicago, Ill.) and Chris Kuhar-Pitters (Sr./Spokane, Wash.) all recorded a sack for the Gold.</p>

<p>“I thought the defense improved from the start of the spring until now,” said Johnson. “We still have a ways to go, I don’t think anybody is going to confuse us with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but I think we made progress.”</p>

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<p>For Immediate Release
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>

<p>McCoy Leads Mids to Doubleheader Split at Army</p>

<p>WEST POINT, N.Y. – Navy junior right-handed pitcher Mark McCoy (Parkland, Fla.) fired his first-career nine-inning complete game in the nightcap as the Midshipmen split their Saturday doubleheader against Army at Doubleday Field in West Point. Army rallied to win the first game in eight innings, 4-3, before Navy won game two, 6-4.</p>

<p>With the split, the Midshipmen moved to 30-14 overall and 10-4 in Patriot League play. The Black Knights went to 14-18-1 on the year and 5-7 in league action. With Saturday’s victory in the nightcap, the Midshipmen recorded their first back-to-back 30-win seasons in the program’s 112-year history.</p>

<p>“Our performance in the second game really shows a lot about our team,” stated Navy head coach Paul Kostacopoulos. “We are continually growing as a team and as a program. To come back after losing an emotional first game, bunching hits together in the fourth and maintaining the lead for the win, it’s quite impressive.”</p>

<p>McCoy threw 133 pitches on the afternoon and did not allow a hit over his final-4.2 innings of work. The Navy right-hander retired the last 11 batters he faced and 14 of the final 15 hitters. Overall, he scattered seven hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts.</p>

<p>“Mark McCoy did a tremendous job, really showed me something on the mound,” said Kostacopoulos. “After falling behind 2-0 in the second after a tough opening game, we got the lead and Mark shut them down between the fifth and ninth innings. He got stronger as the game went on. I honestly believe that he threw better in the last half of the game than the first half.”</p>

<p>“I felt like I found mechanics halfway through the game,” stated McCoy. “I was really feeling out my pitchers early on and left balls up in the zone. I started to get the ball down and worked ahead during the later innings.”</p>

<p>For his career, McCoy owns a 2-1 record with a 2.28 ERA in 23.2 innings against the Black Knights.</p>

<p>“I really didn’t understand the Army-Navy rivalry at first, but with this being my third one against them, it’s a lot of fun,” said McCoy. “It really gets the adrenaline flowing and makes you focus that little bit extra.”</p>

<p>Army jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second with a RBI-single and a sacrifice fly, before Navy rattled off six unanswered runs between the third and fourth to grab the lead for good.</p>

<p>In the third inning, junior Mitch Harris (Mt. Holly, N.C.) singled and moved to second as junior Thomas Hamilton (Houston, Texas) was hit by a pitch. After a wild pitch advanced Harris to third, sophomore Joshua Martinez (Denver, Colo.) grounded out to second to bring in Harris.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen exploded for five runs on four hits in the fourth inning to claim a 6-2 advantage. Freshman Mike Hoosier (Pomona, N.Y.) drew a leadoff walk and freshman Steven Soares (Coral Springs, Fla.) doubled down the left field line to move Hoosier to third. Senior B.J. Bickel (Benson, N.C.) tied the game at two with a single to right, then junior Renaldo Hollins (Virginia Beach, Va.) singled to right-center to put the Mids ahead, 3-2. Senior team captain Michael Garcia (Kailua, Hawai’i) delivered a two-run single and Hamilton lifted a sacrifice fly to right for the fifth run of the stanza.</p>

<p>The Black Knights began to chip away, scoring once in the fourth and the fifth, before McCoy shut down the hosts for the remainder of the contest.</p>

<p>Bickel tied his career high with three hits in the ninth spot of the order to lead Navy’s 10-hit attack in game two. Soares went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored, while Hamilton posted a 2-for-3 effort at the plate with a RBI.</p>

<p>The opening game of Saturday’s featured All-American pitchers Harris and Nick Hill squaring off for the first time in the series 101-year history. However, neither pitched factored in the decision.</p>

<p>Harris scattered four hits and one unearned run with two walks and seven strikeouts over five-plus innings on the hill. The Navy junior has struck out more batters than innings pitched in each of his 11 starts this year. Over his last-two starts against Army, Harris owns a 0.82 ERA in 11.0 innings with 13 strikeouts.</p>

<p>Army’s Hill went seven innings, as he gave up eight hits and three runs with one walk and eight strikeouts.</p>

<p>After the two teams were held scoreless over the opening two innings, Navy struck first to claim a 2-0 lead. Bickel led off the inning with a single to center, Hollins laced a single off the pitcher’s glove and Garcia drew a walk to load the bases with nobody out. Hill looked like he might be able to get out of the jam, as he struck out the next-two batters, but freshman Michael Speciale (Pearland, Texas) belted a two-run single in the left-center gap.</p>

<p>The hosts took advantage of two Navy miscues on one play with two outs to pull within one at 2-1.</p>

<p>Following two scoreless innings, the Black Knights chased Harris following back-to-back singles to lead off the sixth. Navy summoned freshman reliever JD Melton (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) to maintain the one-run lead and after a sacrifice moved the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position, Melton struck out the next two batters to get out of the jam.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen carried that momentum with the bats in the top half of the seventh, scoring a run after having nobody on with two outs. Hollins got things going with a single to right and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Garcia proceeded to hit a single through the middle to plate Hollins and give the Mids a 3-1 cushion.</p>

<p>Melton retired the first batter in the bottom of the seventh before the Black Knights staged a rally to force extra innings. Melton hit the nine-hitter in the order before a double down the left field line and a single to the gap in left center knotted the ballgame at three. After a single put the game-winning run on second, Melton induced a groundball double play to continue play one inning. Prior to Saturday, Melton had successfully converted on all nine of his save attempts.</p>

<p>Navy posted back-to-back singles with one out in the eighth before Army called upon closer Milan Dinga, who got out of the inning with two flyouts. Army popped out to open the bottom half of the eighth before back-to-back singles set the stage for Andy Ernesto, who doubled to left center to bring in the game-ending run.</p>

<p>Melton fell to 2-1 on the year, as he yielded six hits and three runs over 2.1 innings with no walks and two strikeouts.</p>

<p>Hollins, Garcia, Speciale and Bickel each tallied a pair of hits as both squads totaled 10 base knocks in the opener. Bickel finished the doubleheader 5-for-7 at the plate with two runs scored.</p>

<p>“B.J. had a great day hitting,” said Kostacopoulos. “It’s great to see a senior have that kind of a day against Army. B.J., Michael (Garcia) and Steven (Soares) all played hard and grinded it out today.”</p>

<p>The two teams will meet again tomorrow for a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Doubleday Field in West Point. Navy freshman right-hander Oliver Drake (Gardner, Mass.) is slated to go against Army’s Cole White in the opener, followed with Navy freshman southpaw Yale Eckert (La Selva Beach, Calif.) matching up with Army’s Drew Clothier in the nightcap.</p>

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<p>For Immediate Release
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Men's Golf Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773</p>

<p>Renninger Atop the Patriot League Leader Board, Navy Third After Two Rounds</p>

<p>LEWISBURG, Pa. - Navy junior Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) is atop the leader board at the 2007 Patriot League Championship after finishing the first 36 holes with a 1-over par 141. Meanwhile the Midshipmen are third in the race for the team title with a 32-over par 592 (298-294 - 592). Navy is just four strokes behind second-place Bucknell (291-297 - 588) and six strokes behind tournament leader Army (293-293 - 586).</p>

<p>Bucknell held the lead a two-stroke lead over Army after the opening 18 holes and a seven-stroke lead over the Midshipmen, however the two service academies played a strong second-round of golf. Army put together back-to-back rounds of 13-over par (293), while the Mids shaved four strokes off their opening-round mark and Bucknell slipped over the second 18 holes.</p>

<p>"It's anybody's tournament right now," said Navy head coach Pat Owen who has led the Midshipmen to four Patriot League titles. "The course is in excellent condition and we couldn't have asked for a better day in terms of the weather. I think the greens were a little tricky, but hopefully we'll do a better job tomorrow.</p>

<p>"We are really looking forward to tomorrow's challenge and playing with the leaders."</p>

<p>Four Army players are among the top 10, including three in the top five. Bucknell has three golfers in the top 10, including a pair in the top five, while two Mids are among the top 10.</p>

<p>Renninger turned in a 2-over par 72 to open the tournament, only to improve in the second round as he shot a 1-under par to grab the lead. The Sidwell Friends product shares the lead with Holy Cross' Matt Czarnecki, who posted a 3-over par 73 in the first round and followed up with the low round of the day, a 2-under par 68.</p>

<p>"Chris really struck it great all day and made some key putts," added Owen, who has had five players under his tutelage win the individual title, including All-American Billy Hurley in 2004.</p>

<p>Sophomore Chip Hardie (Arnold, Md.) is Navy's only other player in the top 10. Hardie produced a 3-over par 73 to open the tournament, but dropped back to ninth in the standings with a 5-over par 75 in the second round. Another sophomore who has been playing well for the Midshipmen is John Montemayor (Woodbridge, Va.) who carded a pair of 75's to sit in 15th, two strokes out of the top 10.</p>

<p>Sophomores Eric Stinson (Spotsylvania, Va.) and Ryan Wielgus (Bethesda, Md.) are tied for 28th with a 15-over par 155. Stinson recorded a 78 in the opening round, followed by a 77 in the second, while Wielgus struggled in the first round where he shot a 10-over par 80. The Bethesda, Md., native, however, finished the first day by posting a 5-over par 75 in the second round. </p>

<p>Rounding out the the six-man team for the Mids is team captain Jeremy Garner (Fayetteville, Ga.) who sits tied for 32nd with a 17-over par 157.</p>

<p>The final round of the 2007 Patriot League Golf Championship is slated for Sunday with the first tee time set for 8:00 am.</p>

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<p>AUBURN, Ala. & BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Navy women's track and field team won four events and finished in the top eight 31 times in two meets on Saturday. The Mids won a pair of events at the Auburn Invitational and won four at the Moravian Greyhound Invitational. </p>

<p>At the Auburn Invitational, where several 2007 world-best performances were recorded, the Mids won a pair of individual titles. Kirsten Andrews won the pole vault with a height of 11-11.75, six inches higher than the second-place finisher from Gardner-Webb. </p>

<p>Navy's other titleist at Auburn came in the javelin throw as Danielle Still recorded a throw of 139-01, five feet further than the second-place throw of 134-01 of Sophia Dentzel of Columbia. </p>

<p>Navy's other top-eight finishes at Auburn came in the 4x100-meter relay with a clocking of 41.73 for seventh place and Jackie Charnigo in the high jump with a leap of 5-3, good for sixth place. Charnigo also finished fourth in the pole vault at 10-11.75. </p>

<p>Meanwhile, at the Moravian Greyhound Invitational, Navy claimed four individual events. </p>

<p>Erin Demchko won the title in the 1,500-meter run with a clocking of 4:41.88, while Alli Moreland was eighth in 4:56.48. The Mids then finished 1-2-3 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with Maureen Dooley claiming the top spot in 11:34.09. Kyleigh Millhouse was second in 11:36.42 and Nicole Kauzlarich was third in 12:06.99. </p>

<p>Navy took three of the top-eight finishes in the discus with Ashlee Smith recording a throw of 37.31 meters for the top spot. Carolynn Hine was third with a throw of 34.88 and Amber Scott was eighth at 29.38 meters. </p>

<p>Navy's last title was in the hammer throw on Friday, when Meghan Joyce won with a meet-record toss of 47.57 meters. Mia Blundette was seventh at 39.05 and Hine was eighth at 37.86. </p>

<p>Navy will compete in the prestigious Penn Relays next weekend at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa.</p>

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<p>Blue-Gold scrimmage showcases unit's spring improvement</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-sp.navyfoot22apr22,1,4261357.story%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-sp.navyfoot22apr22,1,4261357.story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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With two of the top three on the depth chart sidelined by injuries, Navy dressed its remaining two quarterbacks in red jerseys for its annual Blue-Gold spring football game yesterday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.</p>

<p>That is a signal to the defensive units to avoid contact with those players, but the game had hardly begun when Jarod Bryant and Greg Zingler were being flung to the ground by young and eager defenders battling for jobs on a wide-open unit....

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<p>Published in the Washington Times:</p>

<p><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20070422-010232-3210r.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20070422-010232-3210r.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Navy's defense will feature a bevy of new starters next season, and early this spring they certainly looked inexperienced. </p>

<p>There has been some improvement the past few weeks, and yesterday it was the defenses that dominated in a 10-7 victory for the Blue team in the Blue-Gold game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. </p>

<p>"We've got a ton of plebes on defense and a lot of young guys. Coming out of spring we think we got better at certain positions," defensive coordinator Buddy Green said. "It is going to be a big summer for us. ... We are really looking for a whole new crew and over the past 14, 15 days we've seen some progress."...

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<p>Navy def. Bucknell, 4-0</p>

<p>For Immediate Release
Sent Sunday, April 22, 2007
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772</p>

<p>Mids Defeat Bison; Advance to League Championship Match in Tennis</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The top-seeded Navy tennis team posted a 4-0 victory over fourth-seeded Bucknell in the semifinal round of the Patriot League Tournament, Sunday morning at the U.S. Naval Academy. The victory, Navy's eighth in a row, moves the Mids into Monday's 1 p.m. championship match against the winner of Sunday's second semifinal match between No. 2 Army and No. 3 Colgate.</p>

<p>"Our guys really came ready to play today," said Navy head coach John Officer. "They have had the goal of winning the league title all season, and they came focused today to continue striving to accomplish that goal."</p>

<p>Navy took an early 1-0 lead in the doubles portion of the match as Alex James (Jr., Visalia, Calif.) and Ramsey Lemaich (Fr., Danville, Calif.) posted an 8-2 win over Daniel Bednarek and Ben Young at No. 3 doubles. The Mids then won the doubles point when their No. 2 team of Jason Hill (So., Marietta, Ga.) and Adrian Lai (Sr., Tucson, Ariz.) responded to being down a break of serve to the Bison duo of Zach Hascoe and Ira Reibeisen by breaking Bucknell's serve three-straight times to record an 8-4 victory.</p>

<p>"This was Jason's first match in some time because of an injury and he really made a difference out there," said Officer. "He and Adrian did a nice job of bouncing back from losing their serve early in the match."</p>

<p>The Mids then quickly pulled to within match point when Nate Nelms (So., St. Mary's, Ga.) and James lost a combined five games in winning their respective matches at No. 1 and 5 singles. A 6-4, 6-2 victory by Lemaich at No. 6 singles ended the contest a short while later.</p>

<p>Navy led in two of the remaining three singles matches when play was stopped.</p>

<p>"Nate played really well at No. 1 singles, Alex won pretty handily and Ramsey, our freshman in the lineup, recorded the winning point for us," said Officer. </p>

<p>The win improves Navy's record on the year to 14-10, while Bucknell's season comes to a close with a 10-13 record.</p>

<p>The Mids are appearing in their first league title match since 2001 and will be attempting to win their first league championship since 1999.</p>

<p>Navy recorded 4-3 victories over both Army and Colgate during the regular season. </p>

<p>Navy (14-10) def. Bucknell (10-13), 4-0
Doubles (Navy wins the doubles point)
1 - Brenner/Sandburg (B) led Nelms/Waters, 6-5 (unfinished)
2 - Jason Hill/Lai (N) def. Hascoe/Reibeisen, 8-4
3 - James/Lemaich (N) def.Bednarek/Young, 8-2</p>

<p>Singles
1 - Nate Nelms (N) def. Ira Reibeisen, 6-1, 6-1
2 - Ryan Sandburg (B) led Johnny Waters, 6-1, 2-3 (unfinished)
3 - Adrian Lai (N) led Zach Hascoe, 6-4, 2-0 (unfinished)
4 - Stanley Kahl (N) led Jonathan Brenner, 6-3, 5-2 (unfinished)
5 - Alex James (N) def. Ben Young, 6-2, 6-1
6 - Ramsey Lemaich (N) def. Daniel Bednarek, 6-4, 6-2</p>

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<p>Published in the Annapolis Capital:</p>

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Navy junior right-handed pitcher Mark McCoy fired his first-career nine-inning complete game in the nightcap as the Midshipmen split their Saturday doubleheader against Army at Doubleday Field in West Point. Army rallied to win the first game in eight innings, 4-3, before Navy won game two, 6-4.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen moved to 30-14 overall and 10-4 in Patriot League play. The Black Knights went to 14-18-1 on the year and 5-7 in league action. The Midshipmen recorded their first back-to-back 30-win seasons in the program's 112-year history....

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