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SMU wide receiver Reggie Roberson Jr. (21) runs in for touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Navy, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas.<br>Ryan Michalesko/The Dallas Morning News via AP

SMU goes for win in OT, tops Navy 31-30 on 2-point pass

Hunter Thedford caught a 2-point conversion pass in the first overtime on a play that led to several minutes of discussion by officials and a review before it was held up, and SMU beat Navy 31-30 on Saturday for its first win over the Midshipmen in 20 years.

University of Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair is seen in high school on September 16, 2016. McNair died Wednesday, June 13, 2018, two weeks after collapsing during a team workout. <br>Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun/TNS University of Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair is seen in high school on September 16, 2016. McNair died Wednesday, June 13, 2018, two weeks after collapsing during a team workout. <br>Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun/TNS
Report lays out timeline that led to University of Maryland football player’s death
The U.S. Air Force Academy football team rallies together to pump each other up before the Air Force vs. Navy game at Falcon Stadium at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., Oct. 1, 2016. <br>Dennis Hoffman/U.S. Air Force photo The U.S. Air Force Academy football team rallies together to pump each other up before the Air Force vs. Navy game at Falcon Stadium at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., Oct. 1, 2016. <br>Dennis Hoffman/U.S. Air Force photo
Air Force employs fast and furious approach in practice to simulate Utah State's style
Navy slotback C.J. Williams gains big yards on a catch in the first quarter against Lehigh at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.<br>Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette/TNS
Navy slotback C.J. Williams gains big yards on a catch in the first quarter against Lehigh at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.<br>Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette/TNS

Sophomore slotback emerges as playmaker for Navy football

The Navy coaching staff is certainly happy the underrated two-star recruit chose the academy. After serving on the scout team and playing junior varsity as a plebe, CJ Williams has emerged as a real playmaker this season.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. speaks with his pit crew as he ended his NASCAR career following the Ford EcoBoost 400 on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.<br>Carl Juste/Miami Herald/TNS
Dale Earnhardt Jr. speaks with his pit crew as he ended his NASCAR career following the Ford EcoBoost 400 on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.<br>Carl Juste/Miami Herald/TNS

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will do double duty at Richmond: as a driver and analyst

When Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced his retirement from racing in April 2017, he still had a contract with Hellmann's to drive one race in 2018. He chose Friday's Xfinity Series race in Richmond. Then he'll don a headset in the booth for the call of Saturday's Cup Series event.

<br>Stripes illustration
<br>Stripes illustration

Army football to face stiff challenge from fifth-ranked Oklahoma

Army has the Herculean task of playing the nation's No. 5 team in Norman, Okla., where the Sooners have lost fewer games (10) than they have won Big 12 titles (11) over the last 19 seasons. The Black Knights are a 33-point underdog.

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Sports Perspectives

A member of the United States Military Academy football team wears the 82nd Airborne Division patch alongside an emblem honoring fallen Cadet Brandon Jackson during the season opener at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2018. <br>Brian Stephenson/U.S. Army
A member of the United States Military Academy football team wears the 82nd Airborne Division patch alongside an emblem honoring fallen Cadet Brandon Jackson during the season opener at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2018. <br>Brian Stephenson/U.S. Army

Column

With military challenged like never before, football as important as ever at West Point

A football titan but decades of futility, as Army comes to Oklahoma on Saturday night, the Black Knights are no longer standing on the side of the road.

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u.s. sports

SMU wide receiver Reggie Roberson Jr. (21) runs in for touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Navy, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas.<br>Ryan Michalesko/The Dallas Morning News via AP
SMU wide receiver Reggie Roberson Jr. (21) runs in for touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Navy, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas.<br>Ryan Michalesko/The Dallas Morning News via AP

SMU goes for win in OT, tops Navy 31-30 on 2-point pass

Hunter Thedford caught a 2-point conversion pass in the first overtime on a play that led to several minutes of discussion by officials and a review before it was held up, and SMU beat Navy 31-30 on Saturday for its first win over the Midshipmen in 20 years.

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Guam High quarterback RaSean Jacobs tumbles into the end zone between teammate Drew Mestas and Simon Sanchez's Dylan Cabe.<br>Donna Rhodes/Special to Stripes
Guam High quarterback RaSean Jacobs tumbles into the end zone between teammate Drew Mestas and Simon Sanchez's Dylan Cabe.<br>Donna Rhodes/Special to Stripes

Defense leads Guam past Simon Sanchez

RaSean Jacobs ran 10 times for 125 yards, scored two touchdowns and had a two-point conversion for Panthers.

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europe sports

Hohenfels' Jayquan Jefferson runs with the ball from AFNORTH's David Immel during a game at Hohenfels, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. <br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes
Hohenfels' Jayquan Jefferson runs with the ball from AFNORTH's David Immel during a game at Hohenfels, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. <br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

Hohenfels' mistakes fuel AFNORTH scoring binge

It wasn’t until the score was 30-0 that the Tigers scored their first of two touchdowns.