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By Edward Lee and The Baltimore Sun | December 11, 2013
When Navy junior Obi Uzoma finishes a drill for the outside linebackers, he has a vested interest in watching the rest of the position's players go through, and it has nothing to do with protecting his turf as the primary backup to starter Jordan Drake. Uzoma's intrigue stems from the presence of his younger brother, freshman Nnamdi Uzoma. The 6-foot-3, 231-pound Obi Uzoma said he and his younger brother compare notes "after every game, after every major scrimmage, after every practice.
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By Mike Klingaman, The Baltimore Sun | October 27, 2013
Oct. 28, 2006: Delaware's Joe Flacco passes for four touchdowns, but Towson's Sean Schaefer throws for five as the visiting Tigers (6-2) upend the Blue Hens, 49-35. Nov. 2, 1982: Oakland Mills' girls soccer team ends rival Wilde Lake's 58-game winning streak, 3-1. Theresa O'Donnell scores twice in the hard-fought contest in which six players are injured. Oct. 28, 1978: John Manns, 16, a junior at Mergenthaler, becomes the first Maryland high school football player to die from injuries received during a game.
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By Don Markus, The Baltimore Sun | September 6, 2013
As season openers go, a road game at Indiana on Saturday doesn't seem as daunting for Navy as going to Dublin, Ireland, to play Notre Dame last year. It might be just as tough, however, given Navy's problems against the Hoosiers for more than a half last season in Annapolis, as well as what Indiana did against Indiana State last week. A year after surviving a 31-30 shootout at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Navy (0-0) will face much-improved Indiana (1-0) in Bloomington, Ind., at 6 p.m. Saturday.
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By Don Markus, The Baltimore Sun | August 14, 2013
Wave Ryder first gained national attention last November when Navy's junior safety was part of an answer on "Jeopardy. " The category was "Great College Football Names. " The answer - "Perhaps the most appropriate name ever, Wave Ryder, of this service academy. " Ryder said he heard about Alex Trebek mentioning his name on television from a friend who was watching the show "and was shocked as much as everyone else. " It wasn't that big a surprise when the same answer popped up again on another "Jeopardy" competition this summer.
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By Katherine Dunn, The Baltimore Sun | May 9, 2013
Working in naval intelligence seems a perfect fit for Jasmine DePompeo's first assignment when she graduates later this month from the Naval Academy. For years, she's seen things on the lacrosse field that others don't pick up on. The playmaker for the No. 11 Midshipmen, DePompeo excels at setting up her teammates from behind the crease. As the attacker watches a play develop, her mind flips through a handful of options as she looks for an opening to whip a quick pass through. If it's there, she'll find it. DePompeo set a Patriot League single-season record with 65 assists this spring.
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By Patrick Stevens, For The Baltimore Sun | April 20, 2013
Between errant shots, shaky decisions or a growing sense of uneasiness, No. 13 Johns Hopkins appeared vulnerable to yet another late-season loss to Navy on Saturday. Then the second half arrived. The Blue Jays scored 11 straight goals to close the game, routing the Midshipmen, 15-4, before 3,646 at Homewood Field. Mike Poppleton won 15 of 17 faceoffs, Brandon Benn scored five goals and John Kaestner added three goals and three assists for Hopkins (8-4), which lost to Navy in two of the previous three years.