"... I couldn’t help but think of how many people had helped me along the way. One of those people I wanted to personally thank for opening doors was Jimmy Raye. This book tells how some of those doors got pushed open. I’m sure you will enjoy reading about the journey!" - Tony DungyArmy West Point
Fatigues but not fatigue for Army hoops
One ongoing college basketball storyline this season has been Duke’s six-man rotation. Might fatigue overtake head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s team?Publicly, the West Point graduate who led Army to the 1969 NIT semifinals can’t scoff at the idea of college-aged athletes suffering...
England original building block for Monken at Army West Point
Every successful coach looks back with pride at the players that provided the foundation to building a program.If Army West Point football coach Jeff Monken succeeds at turning around the Black Knights, count on him someday mentioning Rhyan England among others. The sophomore...
Army West Point experiences tradition with first win
A recent college football tradition since 9/11 has been Army, Navy or Air Force opponents standing with the service academy players as they sing their alma mater, win or lose.The Eastern Michigan players did so last weekend at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti despite falling to the...
Carnegie and Army West Point seniors face tough decision
Army West Point’s Chris Carnegie and his fellow seniors – known colloquially as “firsties” – must shake off a season-opening loss at the same time they make a pressing decision they’ll learn the answer to in the fall.“We’ll find out in November,” he said.Other college teams that...
Army West Point coach casts future with soph QB
Army West Point’s Jeff Monken did more than name a starting quarterback when he announced Ahmad Bradshaw is the man. The second-year head coach also cast his future with the sophomore from Chicago’s grittiest South Side streets.Bradshaw, a 5-foot-11, 198-pounder from Gwendolyn...
Moss hopes backward drills propel Army West Point forward
Anyone strolling across the West Point campus last spring or summer – cadets, professors, staff members or civilians – that spotted Xavier Moss running backwards must have assumed it was some kind of academy punishment.Actually, Moss was working on backpedaling fundamentals for...
Army fullback Kemper blocking obstacles
A day before Army West Point’s Aaron Kemper took the field for the Black Knights’ second fall camp scrimmage on Saturday, he explained the conundrum high school backs face in the transition to college.You can’t carry the ball unless you’re on the field. And if you can’t...