Defense Carries Navy To Season-Opening Win
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Navy relies on its defense throughout an easy 10-2 victory over VMI on Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Wake Forest spent the preseason working to improve a defense that ranked among the worst in the Atlantic Coast Conference last season.
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In the first four games of the season, the University of Miami had one of the best defenses in the country. Offseason talk was proving to be true that this group of defenders
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Ray Rice became the career rushing leader at No. 15 Rutgers, and still had to share the spotlight with his defense. Rice rushed for 175 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the Scarlet Knights defense intercepted three passes and made a big fourth-quarter stand to hold off stubborn Navy 41-24 on Friday night.
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In the first game of the season, the GiantsÂ defense was solid but was undone by a few critical flaws.
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PHILADELPHIA -- All that was missing from the patriotic fervor of the traditional rivalry between Army and Navy was competition.
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If the Midshipmen (8-3) win the 107th Army-Navy game Saturday would, they will capture the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy outright for the fourth straight year and make the senior class the first in school history to go 8-0 against Army and Air Force.
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The Irish held their second day of practice on Wednesday in preparation for their game against Navy this weekend. Many think the key to the Irish winning this game will be stopping the Midshipmen on offense.
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Navy sophomore guard Kaleo Kina finishes with 18 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals as the Midshipmen beat William & Mary, 79-63.
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Alfonso Soriano's first season with the Nationals may be remembered for the sheer offensive numbers, but he is most proud of his defense.
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In his final game, Aaron Polanco embarrassed the nation&#39;s eighth-best rush defense. He ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, and Navy capped the academy&#39;s
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As Notre Dame and Navy prepare to face one another Oct. 16, both squads reach the season&#39;s midpoint in much better condition than they were one year ago.
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No. 1 UCLA survived its first serious challenge of the season with solid defense and the late scoring touch of Arron Afflalo.
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You can&#39;t blame Navy fullback Kyle Eckel for saying the Midshipmen&#39;s game Saturday with Notre Dame is more important to the players than the annual intraservice bloodletting with Army.
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Navy shoots a paltry 39.6 percent from the field and Bucknell's John Griffin scores 15 points as the Bison rally on the road to drop the Mids, 78-63, Friday night.
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Aaron Polanco runs for two touchdowns and throws for another, and Navy uses a 40-point first half to cruise past Rutgers, 54-21, Saturday.
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ATLANTA - Michael Vick brought his running shoes to the Falcons&#39; home opener, but it was the Atlanta defense that saved the game in a 34-17 win over the St.