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Army grad closing in on majors

Chris Rowley, who will turn 27 in August, is a phone call from becoming the first West Point graduate to play in the major leagues.

Air Force safety Weston Steelhammer on the sidelines during a game at Army in November, 2016.<br>Stars and Stripes

Weston Steelhammer, other Air Force grads won't be in NFL training camps

The Department of Defense’s policy would have allowed players to apply to serve their time on reserve status to pursue professional sports, but that rule was changed just before the NFL draft in Apri.

Teammates congratulate Xavier Moss, Army football #9, after an interception in the 1st quarter of the 2016 Army Navy Game in Baltimore, Md., Dec. 10, 2016<br>James K. McCann/U.S. Army

Mooney, fellow grads rejoice in Army breakthrough against Navy

One of Collin Mooney's favorite T-shirts is a replica of the 82nd Airborne jerseys that Army football players wore for the Army-Navy game in December.

Andrew Gugliemini, left, a wrestling coach and referee from Bradenton, Florida, speaks to attendees of a youth football refereeing clinic at Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany. Gugliemini was invited by Child and Youth Services to teach the clinic in order to ensure Germany-based officials pass their annual certification exam.<br>Dan Stoutamire/Stars and Stripes

Florida referee brought in to school football officials at German military bases

Youth sports managers brought in a ringer to lead a weeklong football refereeing clinic in Wiesbaden, which will form the foundation for certification of youth football referees in Germany this year.

Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson enters for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev., on Thursday, July 20, 2017.<br>Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journa/Pool/AP

The Juice will be loose: O.J. Simpson granted parole

O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel-room heist, successfully making his case for freedom in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America's enduring fascination with the former football star.

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Army football prospect battles back from torn ACL

One year ago, Andrew Hipp tore his left anterior cruciate ligament while running a route on the last play of Army's camp. Hipp's road back was fueled on returning to West Point and impressing Army's coaches.