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A great thrill today to see many great men and women graduate from West Point, including a bunch of the academy’s outstanding athletes that I’ve covered over the last few years. 1,031 cadets were commissioned officers today at the U.S. Military Academy’s historic Michie Stadium following a speech from the highest ranking uniformed officer in the U.S. military, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. …
Bryce Harper.
Know the name? He’s the most hated, most adored and certainly the most well-known Minor Leaguer taking the field every night this spring.
The 18-year-old Las Vegas, Nev., native was the No. 1 pick in the 2010 Major League Draft, going to the Washington Nationals on a record $9.9 million contract thanks to Scott Boras. A converted outfielder with power and speed, Harper is riding the bus in Class A Hagerstown these days, about two months after declaring his intentions to make the Nats’ Opening Day roster. …
Army is only a handful of years removed from their forgettable losing campaigns — they went 3-9 three straight years from 2006-08 — but heading into the fall, third-year head coach Rich Ellerson has reason to smile.
“The good news, is people aren’t as excited about playing us as they used to be,” Ellerson told ESPN.com earlier this month. “We’re one of those programs now.” …
I recently worked with West Point Magazine, the new official publication of the West Point Association of Graduates, on two sports stories. One, which followed the Army hockey team for a weekend in February, was published in the April/Spring edition of the magazine, which is sent to over 50,000 West Point alums. …
Army’s lacrosse team, ranked No. 19 in the nation following their loss in the Patriot League playoffs, will host Johns Hopkins (No.
April has been a busy month as usual with baseball starting and the weather sorta kinda getting slightly warmer in the northeast.