Second Basketball Scouting Report: American
The Navy Midshipmen are down to their final few regular season games. Tonight, they get one more crack at one of the Patriot League’s two best teams.
Second Basketball Scouting Report: Holy Cross
The Navy Midshipmen can’t expect to win when an opponent scores more than 70 points. Coach Ed DeChellis will have to get a much better defensive performance from his team on Sunday against Holy Cross.
Temple football: Previewing a tough non-conference schedule for 2014
The 2014 Temple Football schedule was released Wednesday afternoon. The Owls have a tough non-conference schedule ahead of them. They open on the road against the SEC and finish against the Big 10.
Temple will be the visitors for Vanderbilt’s home opener before returning home to play the Navy Midshipmen and Delaware State. Temple will finish their non-conference games in Happy...
Venturini leads Navy to 71-61 victory over Colgate
Brandon Venturini scored 19 points and had a career-high eight assists to lead Navy to a 71-61 victory over Colgate Saturday night.
Navy led throughout but Colgate charged back to trail only 35-32 after Chad Johnson made a layup to start the second half. Navy quickly responded with seven unanswered points. Clayton Graham hit a jump shot to cut the lead to 43-39 with 12:49 remaining...
Worth Smith hoping to position Navy men's basketball team for a run
Life is a lot different for Worth Smith than many undergraduates across the nation. The Navy junior men's basketball player's life is very regimented.
Every day, the Navy forward wakes up, showers and he shaves. He dresses sharp, and makes sure his shoes are clean.
At 7 a.m., Smith heads to formation, then breakfast, then class from 7:55 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and lunch...
Navy men's basketball team searching for answers, end to five-game losing streak
Ed DeChellis is a head coach in search of answers. Unfortunately, with each passing game, the Navy men’s basketball team presents more and more questions.
Navy has lost 11 of its last 13 games and is off to a dismal 2-8 start in the Patriot League. DeChellis and his staff have tried all sorts of strategies to turn things around and are quickly running out of options.
DeChellis...
Lehigh ends 5-game skid, beats Navy 68-66 OT
Mackey McKnight scored in the final second of overtime to boost Lehigh over Navy 68-66 Wednesday night, breaking a five-game losing streak and beating Navy for the eighth-straight time.
The Mountain Hawks (9-11, 2-5 Patriot League) had trailed much of the second half, catching up at 47-47 on a Stefan Cvrkalj 3-pointer and forging overtime at 58-58 when Mackey scored with 19 seconds...
Navy suspends leading scorer Tilman Dunbar for remainder of season
After winning just two games in Patriot League play last season the Navy Midshipmen had hopes of improving their standing within the league despite being picked to finish last in the preseason poll. That process became a lot tougher on Tuesday, as the Naval Academy made the decision to suspend leading scorer Tilman Dunbar for the remainder of the season according to Bill Wagner of...
Venturini propels Navy past Lafayette 79-71
Brandon Venturini scored 28 points and drilled 8 of 9 3-pointers as Navy defeated Lafayette 79-71 Sunday.
Navy (6-7, 1-1 Patriot League) shot 51.1 percent from the field and was 11 of 14 from beyond the arc. Thurgood Wynn scored 15 points and Worth Smith added 14 with six rebounds.
The Midshipmen overcame a 33-29 halftime deficit and opened the second half on a 17-6 run, with Venturini...
Loyola (Md) defeats Navy in OT 63-57
Dylon Cormier scored 20 points, including 12 of 12 from the free-throw line and Loyola (Md.) made its Patriot League debut Thursday night by defeating Navy in overtime 63-57.
Denzel Brito hit a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left in overtime to put the Greyhounds up five. It was his first 3-pointer since Dec. 2 against West Virginia.
Jarred Jones blocked a 3-point attempt by Navy'...
Navy runs past Middle Tennessee 24-6 in AF Bowl
Keenan Reynolds has two more seasons at Navy and a chance to join another select group of players.
A half-century after Hall of Famer and two-time Super Bowl champion Roger Staubach won the Heisman Trophy playing for the Midshipmen, their current quarterback is now only the fourth player to rush for more than 30 touchdowns in a season.
Reynolds ran for two more TDs, giving the...
Navy tops Middle Tenn. 24-6 in Armed Forces Bowl
Middle Tennessee State quickly found out how difficult it would be trying to stop Navy's triple-option offense.
The Midshipmen ran 10 consecutive times on the game's opening drive, with quarterback Keenan Reynolds going 3 yards for the first of his two touchdowns to put them ahead to stay in a 24-6 victory Monday in the Armed Forces Bowl.
''It hurts to lose this...
Middle Tenn. loses 24-6 to Navy in Armed Forces
Middle Tennessee State quickly found out how difficult it would be trying to stop Navy's triple-option offense.
The Midshipmen ran 10 consecutive times on the game's opening drive, with quarterback Keenan Reynolds going 3 yards for the first of his two touchdowns to put them ahead to stay in a 24-6 victory Monday in the Armed Forces Bowl.
''It hurts to lose this...
Armed Forces Bowl Review: The "D" Gets An "A"
Keenan Reynolds coughed up the pigskin. Two Middle Tennessee defenders tried to rattle Navy's cage, and succeeded for three quarters. Yet, Navy's defense wouldn't allow the Midshipmen to lose another bowl game. The Buddy (Green) System worked again for Navy on an immensely satisfying Monday afternoon in the Lone Star State.
Reynolds carries Navy past MTSU to capture Armed Forces Bowl
Keenan Reynolds ran for two more touchdowns and Navy won for only the second time its last seven bowl games, beating Middle Tennessee State 24-6 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Monday.
Reynolds had a 3-yard score to cap the opening drive for Navy (9-4), and added a 1-yarder in the fourth quarter. Already with the NCAA record for touchdowns rushing by a quarterback, Reynolds upped his...
Armed Forces Bowl Preview: Middle Tennessee vs. Navy
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders(8-4) vs. Navy Midshipmen(8-4), 12/30 11:45pm ET ESPN, Line Navy (-6.5)
The service academies often get overlooked in the number of eyeballs watching driven world of modern college football. Today that changes at least in some small part with the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. This year’s Armed Forces Bowl features...
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Nay Midshipmen: Betting Odds, Point Spread and tv info
On Monday the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and Navy Midshipmen will face off against one another in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.
Middle Tennessee and Navy both enter this game with 8-4 records.
Coverage of the Armed Forces Bowl between Middle Tennessee and Navy will air on ESPN beginning at 11:45 pm ET from Amon Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, TX.
The Odds: The Navy Midshipmen...
Armed Forces Bowl breakdown: Middle Tennessee vs. Navy
Middle Tennessee vs. Navy
Monday, Dec. 30, 11:45 am, ESPN
KEY MATCHUP
There aren't many opportunities for teams to play against option-based offenses in games, so imagine how difficult it is to simulate it in practice situations. But that's where the Middle Tennessee defense stands as it prepares for Navy's attack that features sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds,...
Armed Forces Bowl: Two-game bowl slide could come to an end for Navy
Middle Tennessee State (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4)
Monday, Dec. 30, 11:45 a.m. EST, ESPN
Line: Navy by 6.5
How Middle Tennessee State got here: Middle Tennessee lost two of its first three Conference USA game, which made it basically impossible to get back into the race for a conference championship. After a three-game losing skid, the Blue Raiders did knock off Marshall 51-49,...
White's 3 lifts N. Kentucky over Navy 72-65
Tyler White knocked down a 3-point shot with 30 seconds remaining as Northern Kentucky held off Navy 72-65 on Saturday.
Worth Smith hit a 3 with 1:08 to play to pull Navy (5-5) within 66-65 but after a timeout White responded for the Norse (4-7). After a Smith miss, Northern Kentucky secured the game at the foul line, starting with a pair of free throws from Todd Johnson at 17 seconds...
Middle Tennessee-Navy Preview
Now that Navy is making an appearance, the Armed Forces Bowl is at last fully deserving of the name. Middle Tennessee even has a military connection for this one.
The Midshipmen will face the Blue Raiders on Dec. 30 at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, in the 11th edition of this bowl.
The Armed Forces Bowl has previously featured both Army (2010...
Army's skid against Navy reaches 12 with 34-7 loss
Walking off the muddy field after another disheartening loss to Navy, embattled Army coach Rich Ellerson probably wondered if he would get another chance to beat his school's biggest rival.
The Black Knights offered little resistance Saturday in a 34-7 defeat, their 12th straight in a lopsided series that Army once dominated.
''I love that football team,'' Ellerson...
Army and Navy: More than a Tradition and Always a Classic
Beginning in 1890, the Army and Navy game has become not only an annual Tradition, but a true Classic. When these two Academies meet, regular season records go out the window.
Army this afternoon was looking for its first win against Navy since 2001 but lost to their rival 34-7. The Midshipmen with QB Keenan Reynolds were too much for the Black Knights. Reynolds rushed for 136 yards...
Reynolds leads Navy run to 12th consecutive win over Army
Keenan Reynolds ran through steady snow and swirling wind into the NCAA record book, helping Navy beat Army 34-7 on Saturday for its 12th consecutive victory in the series.
Reynolds scored on touchdown runs of 47 yards, 11 yards and 1 yard. The sophomore has 29 rushing touchdowns, breaking the single-season mark for a quarterback previously held by Ricky Dobbs (Navy, 2009) and Collin...
Video: Cadet thinks his Navy Midshipmen are the cat’s meow
Navy was only leading Army 3-0 at the end of the first quarter, but this guy still thinks his academy is the cat's meow.
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