AIR FORCE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose Media Transcript

The Richard Petty Motorsports front row of pole-sitter Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose finished practice early at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Both men spoke to Ford Racing about why they didn’t take advantage of the whole session and what their expectations are for tomorrow night.  ARIC ALMIROLA – No. 43 U.S. Air Force Ford Fusion – YOU FINISHED EARLY.  WHY?  “We’re...
Via Start 'N' Park Blog  |  3 days ago

Almirola to Go 600 Miles with U.S. Air Force

Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports team will carry the colors of the U.S. Air Force this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series marks the Memorial Day holiday and pays tribute to the nation's fallen military.  Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway is the first of two primary sponsorship races for the Air Force, which is also an associate...

Air Force RB Clark dismissed

Air Force running back Asher Clark is no longer enrolled at the academy amid a newspaper report that he was caught up in an investigation into illegal drug use. Academy spokesman David Cannon says the Privacy Act precludes him from disclosing the reason for Clark's dismissal that comes less than a week before graduation. The (Colorado Springs) Gazette, citing sources it did...
Via AP on Fox  |  11 days ago

Air Force RB Asher Clark dismissed from academy

Air Force running back Asher Clark is no longer enrolled at the academy amid a newspaper report that he was caught up in an investigation into illegal drug use. Academy spokesman David Cannon says the Privacy Act precludes him from disclosing the reason for Clark's dismissal that comes less than a week before graduation. The (Colorado Springs) Gazette, citing sources it did...
Via AP on Fox  |  11 days ago

Teaching Fundamentals Through Games: Air Force Football

One of my first courses in my graduate work on Coaching Education asked us to develop and teach a game that helped build the skills of our sport.   While there was certainly a variety of sports represented in the class of 60, 15 of us were football coaches.  We each independently wrote up our proposal and submitted it to our professor feeling good about what we planned on doing...
Via Full Throttle Online  |  11 days ago

Speedway Children’s Charities Gala to Honor Executive Director Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Sadler

On Friday, May 25, retired U.S. Air Force Major General Thomas M. Sadler, executive director of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC), will be honored at the 32nd annual NRA Foundation Speedway Children’s Charities Gala. Sadler is being recognized for his dedication to Speedway Children’s Charities’ mission of helping children in educational, financial, social and medical...

Obama Honors Air Force, Mimics Heisman

The Obamas continue a love affair with the Heisman. Michelle Obama mimicked the famous stiff-arm... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Via Lost Lettermen  |  April 24, 2012

New HBU football coach Shealy ready to play

HOUSTON -- It is a Texas school and it is going to hire Texas coaches and recruit Texas kids and for as long as Vic Shealy and his Texas-born wife are the first family of Houston Baptist University football, that's what it's going to be. It's going to be Texas, Texas and Texas. "We are a Texas football school," Shealy said. So begins the branding of Houston...
Via Fox Sports Houston  |  April 09, 2012

Cornell upsets Michigan reminder for BC-Air Force

Friday night Cornell -- a 4 seed -- upset Michigan in overtime. In a survive and advance formula everything is heightened. I hope Jerry York reminded his guys of that as BC gets ready to take on another plucky 4 seed in Air Force. The other higher seed to fall was Miami of Ohio. They were knocked out by UMass Lowell. BC starts its run at 4 PM on Saturday. The game is on ESPN U.
Via Eagle in Atlanta  |  March 23, 2012

Pilipovich named Air Force hoops coach

Air Force athletic director Hans Meuh has seen enough to remove the interim title of men's basketball coach Dave Pilipovich. The contract is still being finalized. Pilipovich took over after Meuh fired coach Jeff Reynolds on Feb. 8 and he won two of his first three games, including a 58-56 thriller over then-No. 13 San Diego State, the program's first win over a top-20...
Via Fox Sports  |  March 03, 2012

Falcons fall to UNM men 86-56

Coming off a pair of road losses in Mountain West Conference play, the New Mexico men’s basketball team was in need of a confidence-building win. The Lobos got exactly that, dominating the Air Force Academy in an 86-56 win before 15,152 at The Pit in a game that wasn’t as close as the scoreboard would indicate. UNM plays Boise St. with a chance to win at least a piece of the MWC title.
Via newmexico.scout.com  |  March 01, 2012

New UFC Champ Carlos Condit to visit Eglin Air Force Base March 2-3

UFC Interim Welterweight Champion “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit will visit Eglin Air Force Base in Florida March 2-3 to meet with many of the brave men and women serving the U.S. military domestically and internationally. The trip will be sponsored by Military Debt Management Agency, a non-profit charitable organization which assists military personnel in obtaining...
Via MMASucka  |  February 09, 2012

Air Force fires hoops coach Reynolds

Air Force has fired Jeff Reynolds as men's basketball coach after five seasons. The school announced the decision Wednesday. The (Colorado Springs) Gazette first reported the firing. Assistant coach Dave Pilipovich will step in as the interim coach. Under the 55-year-old Reynolds, the Falcons are 11-10 this season with a 1-6 mark in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons...
Via Fox Sports  |  February 08, 2012

Report: Air Force fires coach Jeff Reynolds

The Air Force Academy has called a news conference for Wednesday to discuss its men's basketball program amid reports that Jeff Reynolds is out as head coach. The (Colorado Springs) Gazette, citing a source it didn't name, said Reynolds had been fired and assistant Dave Pilipovich will be the interim coach. Air Force officials didn't immediately return calls from The...
Via AP on Fox  |  February 08, 2012

Lobo women throttle Air Force 67-44

A complete game against visiting Air Force produced a complete win for the UNM women’s basketball team – it’s first in Mountain West Conference play this season. The Lobo women led from the outset to defeat the Falcons 67-44 before an announced crowd of 6,594 at The Pit Tuesday night. Starting guards Jayme Jackson and Caroline Durbin each scored 13 points to lead UNM to the win.
Via newmexico.scout.com  |  January 31, 2012
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