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Maryland football fan Bob Baker has been going to games since he was an undergrad in the mid-1960s and hasn't missed a game since 1976.

The Capital has learned that Navy’s 1963 football team will be immortalized through a documentary film that is in the works.

Roger Staubach, Bert Jones and Bailey Howell are part of This Week in Sports for Nov. 26-Dec. 2.

P.J. Fleck has Gophers off to 3-0 start going into Saturday's game against Maryland

As a junior, Manges led Maryland to 11 straight victories, a No. 4 ranking and a berth in the Cotton Bowl, earning a Sports Illustrated cover along the way.

College Football Hall of Famer and former Navy head coach Wayne Hardin has passed away at the age of 91. Hardin suffered a massive stroke on Tuesday and passed away this morning.

Navy football has its "Beat Army" slogan on new uniforms this weekend, just in case you needed a reminder.

Next week, the Mids will play Army West Point at M&T Bank Stadium and the conditions could not be better for the Black Knights to end their 14-game losing streak in the legendary rivalry.

Navy, Western Michigan could put bowl selections on hold

The Greyhounds and Mids were picked to finish first and second, respectively, in a preseason poll of the league's head coaches and sports information directors.

New Maryland football coach DJ Durkin won't coach Michigan in its bowl game.

Even with Michigan State's star quarterback out, Maryland (2-8, 0-6 Big Ten Conference) didn't pose much of an upset threat. The Terps turned the ball over five times.

When Maryland travels to East Lansing, Mich., this weekend to face Michigan State, the Terps know they're going to face a Spartans squad in an interesting predicament. Late Saturday night, Michigan State fell to Nebraska on a controversial call on a late touchdown pass, where the officials elected not to call a penalty that would have wiped out the result. The Cornhuskers beat the Spartans, 39-38. The loss was Michigan State's first of the season and knocked them all the way from No. 6 to No. 14

"You look at the discussions and the things that are being talked about nationally, the excitement, it's a 180-degree turn from the conversations that were going on a year ago," Penn State coach and former Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin said Thursday.

The Big Ten deserves respect after Ohio State beat Oregon in Monday's college football playoff national championship game.

Edwin H. Brandt Jr., a retired Baltimore Sun editor and author who led its sports department and covered classic 1950s Baltimore Orioles and Colts games, died of stroke complications.

Fifty years ago, Army defeated favored Navy, 11-8, behind Rollie Stichweh, a quarterback who outplayed his celebrated rival, Roger Staubach, that day.

The Maryland football team learned Sunday that it will play Stanford in the Foster Farms Bowl on Dec. 30 at Levi¿s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

For five years Tom Gilburg punted for the Colts, averaging 41.4 yards a boot before quitting in 1966 with a bum knee. Three times, he finished among the NFL's top 10 punters while doubling as a second-string offensive tackle.

Arkansas fullback Kiero Small has worked out for the San Diego Chargers and the Atlanta Falcons and visited the Cleveland Browns. Small also participated in the Ravens' local prospect day.

Missouri defensive end Michael Sam conducted a formal meeting with the Ravens on Friday night at the NFL scouting combine, according to a league source.

The significance of Missouri defensive end and NFL draft prospect Michael Sam's ground-breaking announcement that he's gay immediately struck a chord with former Ravens linebacker and special-teams ace Brendon Ayanbadejo.

In 1963, Navy beat Army, 21-15, in a game deeply etched in the lore of their 144-year rivalry. The game was a legacy to President John F. Kennedy, who'd been assassinated in Dallas 15 days earlier.

Joe Flacco, Sean Schaefer and George Franke are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for Oct. 27-Nov. 2

Playing a game that both teams were unsure would ever happen because of the U.S. government shutdown, the Midshipmen overcame a slow start offensively and a sloppy start defensively to beat Air Force 28-10, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Navy's 28-10 victory was its most one-sided since 1978 in what had become an annual down-to-the-wire series.

The department of defense has ordered the stoppage of all service academy intercollegiate athletics as a result of the government shutdown, putting Saturday's Navy-Air Force football game in question.

Roger Staubach, Jim Gentile and Buddy Young are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for Sept. 29-Oct. 5

Jamal Lewis, Eric Davis and Johnny Unitas are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for Sept. 15-21

Priest Holmes, Jim Palmer and Dick Nolan are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for September 30 to October 6

Mark Manges, Tom Phoebus and Jack Fisher are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for September 9 to September 15

In just his second full training camp, Kindle has plenty of ground to make up. But with each bull rush of an offensive lineman, each burst off the edge toward the quarterback, the outside linebacker gains some traction in his long road back.

Next Level Player of the Year: Tavon Austin, West Virginia

Gary Crowton might be fool's gold. The new Maryland offensive boss comes in with a shiny resume. The man won a national title at LSU. He directed the offense for Oregon¿s 2005 squad that went 10-1 and won the Fiesta Bowl behind Kellen Clemens' savvy play. Simply put, he seems like a home run. Don¿t fall for it -- yet.