Soldiers in Iraq Enjoy College Hoops Game
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Troops at Camp Fallujah and Camp Cooke in Iraq were able to watch Saturday's telecast of the annual basketball game between Kentucky and Louisville.
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They played a frenetic game, a collage of runs and dunks and discombobulating defense that would have held the court at any park or recreation center. The Almighty could not be immediately reached for comment, but if church-league basketball is your thing then the George Washington University Colonials may be your team.
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When a fellow Tennessee National Guardsman raised a pointed question to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld this week, Iraq war veteran Brandon Sandrell was proud.
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Bee Staff Writer. They don&#39;t just remember the scores. They remember the plays, the turning tides, the goal-line stands, the masses rushing onto the field at Cal&#39;s Memorial Stadium.
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About 3,500 soldiers in the 2nd Brigade of Fort Hoodâs 1st Cavalry Division are among the US troops whose tours of duty in Iraq have been extended by the Pentagon.
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CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Louisiana soldiers donned purple, green and gold and climbed onto Army trucks transformed into floats for an early Mardi Gras celebration Sunday, parading through this base west of Baghdad and pelting troops with colorful beads, coins and candies in true New Orleans style.
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A group of US soldiers take legal action to try to prevent the army extending their tours of duty in Iraq.
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In a new sign of mounting strain from the war in Iraq, the Army has extended the combat tours of about 4,000 soldiers who would otherwise be returning home, defense officials said Monday.
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Counterinsurgency tactics put a big premium on winning hearts and minds. For soldiers undergoing training at Fort Polk, La., it seems to be sticking.
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FORT LEWIS - Family and friends of the six Fort Lewis-based Stryker soldiers who died in the mess-hall bombing in Mosul, Iraq, last week gathered here yesterday not just to honor the fallen, but &quot;to nurture those who are yet alive,&quot; an Army chaplain said
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NO. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 91, NO. 8 KENTUCKY 78: At Chapel Hill, NC - Rashad McCants scored 28 points, Sean May had 14 points and 19 rebounds and Jawad Williams tipped in a miss to thwart a second-half rally by
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With shouts of "Merry Christmas, devil dogs," Navy corpsmen clad in elf caps and antlers brought some cheer Friday to Marines spending the holidays in the Iraqi desert.
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About 1,000 soldiers at this sprawling western Baghdad base took a break Tuesday from the war's day-to-day grind to be entertained by comedian Robin Williams, former NFL quarterback John Elway, and sportscaster and model Leeann Tweeden.
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And not just because the Cavaliers&#39; 1-3-1 zone was too much for the visiting Wildcats, but because nothing - uncharacteristically - seemed to go right in a 78-60 loss to Virginia at University Hall in front of 7,792 fans, some of whom stormed the court
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Army senior Jarell Brown scores on a driving layup with 13 seconds left for the final points in Army's 69-67 victory in Annapolis, atoning for Navy's football rout last fall.
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The University of Massachusetts knows the feeling. It was glad Boston College experienced it last night.
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There&#39;s room on the Thanksgiving-week sports buffet for more than just pigskin. College hoops traditionally has used the long weekend as a backdrop for big-time matchups and anticipated debuts.