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Midshipmen handle Bearcats, extend home game streak to 16 (PHOTOS)
Navy really needed their defense to handle Cincinnati yesterday and they just did not have it. However, thanks to the offense, they eeked out a 42-32 win that was closer than the scoreboard indicates. This extends Navy’s winning streak at home to 16 games. Despite Navy coming up with a pair of touchdowns in the […]
76th Annual Brigade Boxing Championship does not disappoint (PHOTOS)
The 76th Annual Brigade Boxing Championship was held last night at Alumni Hall at the US Naval Academy. The evening started off with a dislocated shoulder in the first bout, but eventually heated up with several intense performances by Stephanie Simon, Evan Stargil, Josh Looney, and Bee Nguyen to name a few. A full write-up […]
$2 million and still counting from the MD Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge
As press time, the dollars were still being counted (and accepted) for the annual Maryland Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge. More than $2 million has been raised so far and organizers are still counting the money raised during the event and turned in by plungers. More than 2,000 people participated and jumped in the chilly […]
Navy unable to keep the streak alive, loses to Army 21-17 (PHOTOS)
And the streak has ended. After a 14-year winning streak, the Navy Midshipmen could not keep it alive and succumbed to the Army Black Knights, 21-17, yesterday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. With the loss to Army, Navy suffered its first setback against its biggest rival since Dec. 1, 2001, when the Black Knights dealt […]
Temple easily defeats Navy (34-10) in AAC Championship Game
The Temple University Owls handed the Navy Midshipmen their first home defeat in fifteen games and took the American Athletic Conference title at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium yesterday afternoon. Saturday’s game was the first conference championship game in Navy’s 136-year history of intercollegiate football. Temple was strong out of the gate and did not stop […]
Navy defeats Tulsa 42-40, takes top spot in AAC West
Navy quarterback Will Worth ran for 122 yards and scored three touchdowns and the Midshipmen took control of the American Athletic Conference’s West Division with a 42-40 victory over Tulsa on Saturday in Annapolis. Navy (7-2) is now looking to earn a spot, and possibly host, the AAC championship game on Dec. 3 which looks to […]
Photos: Navy comes out victorious over Uconn, 28-24
Navy came out strong today against the Uconn Huskies, but it seemed to be falling apart after halftime as they blew a 21 point lead. In the end, with Uconn in the lead, Navy got to work and scored to re-capture the lead. However, the Uconn offense was strong and they marched the ball to […]
Cirque du Soleil’s “Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities” showing at Tysons Galleria
This weekend the amazing Cirque Du Soleil and it’s famous Grand Chapiteau (big top) returned to the D.M.V. area for its 35th production “Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities”. With the new MGM Casino taking over much of the National Harbor real estate, Cirque has found a new home for it’s bright blue and yellow big top […]
1184 Plebes, Class of 2020, take Oath of Office in Tecumseh Court
Last night, 1184 plebes, including 17 international students took the Oath of Office to finalize their move from civilian to enlisted personnel in the US Navy. The 6pm ceremony took place in Tecumseh Court in the shadows of Bancroft Hall, their dormitory for the next 4 years. This class has 331 women which is the […]
I Day 2016 in photos
Induction Day. I-Day. The day in late June where 1200 young men and women (along with their families) invade Annapolis and the United States Naval Academy to begin their military career. Plebes (freshmen/4th class Midshipmen) began arriving at 6am to begin the process that included instruction, a new uniform, and a fresh haircut to start […]
#Snowzilla photos from Annapolis
Snowzilla dumped 14″ of snow in Annapolis overnight and there is more on the way. A stroll around town really highlighted the beauty of Annapolis. All images © 2016 Kevin Carroll | A Digital Cure Photography [do action=”blackwall-hitch”/]
Navy dominates Pitt in the 2015 Military Bowl, 44-28 (PHOTOS)
The Navy Midshipmen sent their senior players out in style yesterday at the 2015 Military Bowl in Annapolis. Not only did the team advance to a school record 11-2 for the season, but the game highlighted just how versatile and talented a player star Quarterback (and game MVP) Keenan Reynolds really is. Two weeks ago, […]
PHOTOS: Navy Football bowl bound, Keenan Reynolds one step closer to record in defeat of South Florida
[do action=”fringe”/] Navy defeated University of South Florida on Halloween 29-17 in a hard fought game that saw Navy trailing early in the game and continually behind the South Florida Bulls until deep in the 4th quarter. QB Keenan Reynolds, 1st Class Midshipman scored twice in the fourth quarter to tie the NCAA record for rushing touchdowns, […]
PHOTOS: Navy defeats Tulane 31-14
[do action=”fringe”/] Don’t let the score fool you. This game was not the blowout indicated by the numbers. The Tulane Green Wave aptly figured out the vaunted triple option that Navy is known for and forced Navy into a weaker passing game. Quarterback Keenan Reynolds did score two touchdowns and is currently in second place in […]
Navy trounces Colgate 48-10 in season opener (PHOTOS)
[do action=”fringe”/] It was an opening quarter, in the first game of the season, in a new conference, and nearly 30,000 people in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium were questioning how good of a team the Navy would field this year. But those fears were allayed fairly quickly. Colgate was the first to score with […]
AwesomeCON brought out some colorful characters
Awesome Con, Washington DC’s premiere comic con and pop culture convention, was back at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, last week. Annapolis based Third Eye Comics was a major vendor and sponsor of the event. Third Eye is consistently ranked as one of the top ten comic book stores in the nation. Awesome Con is still […]
Big names turn out for Global Citizen Earth Day rally in DC
The Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day rally to stop climate change and end world poverty fell a little short on Saturday! What promised to be a wonderful musical lineup, was thwarted a bit by a lack of shade, little food options, and a DC requirement to include many speakers in order to not be classified […]
More than 5000 take the plunge for Special Olympics (PHOTOS)
…the land of the free and the home of the brave……… And with that 5000 seemingly sane people ran toward the frigid waters of the Chesapeake Bay yesterday afternoon at 1pm. Some sort of religious ritual? Nope! Cult? Nope! A great cause? BINGO! It was the 19th annual Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge to […]
Virginia Tech defeats Cincinnati 33-17 in Annapolis Military Bowl (PHOTOS)
The 2014 Military Bowl rolled into Annapolis this morning and began with a 5K Run, followed by a parade led by the famed Budweiser Clydesdales and several Medal of Honor recipients, followed by an amazing tailgate, followed by a thorough whomping of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats by the Hokies of Virginia Tech. A capacity […]
Navy defeats Army 17-10 in 115th match up (PHOTOS)
The Black Knights were ready to stop the streak. And for a while, it looked like they might just do that when they scored in the opening minutes of the 115th Army-Navy Game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. That touchdown came from a blocked Navy punt and a quick recovery and run in for […]
Navy rolls past Georgia Southern, needs 1 win for a bowl
The USNA Midshipmen rolled past the Georgia Southern Eagles yesterday by a score of 52-19. While Navy was the favorite, this win was critical in their quest for bowl eligibility for the season. With this win and two more games left in the season it is likely that Navy will be traveling to San Diego for […]
Navy trounces San Jose State 41-31 (PHOTOS)
[do action=”schuh”/] In what could have been an epic re-match, the San Jose State Spartans just let the USNA Midshipmen run all over them in a 41-31 loss. Last year’s game was tight. They went into triple overtime and the Navy win secured a bowl spot for Navy. Back in 2011, a missed field goal […]
