Navy Sports Blog http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/blog/6/NavySportsBlog.html Capital sports writer Bill Wagner shares items from his Navy notebook. E-mail Bill.]]> en-us Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:10:02 -0500 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:45:37 -0500 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html PHP 5.2.6 nlundskow@capitalgazette.com (Nick Lundskow) erikwiffin@capitalgazette.com (Erik Wiffin) 60 Back-and-Forth http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843211/BackandForth.html    Promising sophomore Mike Stukel continued to practice at quarterback this week, but he will be back at slotback as soon as classmate Kriss Proctor recovers from an ankle injury suffered against Temple.

  Stukel has flip-flopped between...

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:45:16 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843211/BackandForth.html Injury Update http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843209/InjuryUpdate.html    Navy starting quarterback Ricky Dobbs looked outstanding in practice yesterday, running with no obvious discomfort and throwing some great passes. Head coach Ken Niumatalolo agreed that Dobbs performed at a high level and wondered whether two weeks off might have energized the junior.

  "(Dobbs) had a great practice. I’m very excited about what I saw. I’m always looking to see if he’s dragging his leg or anything....

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:45:36 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843209/InjuryUpdate.html Interesting Niumat Note http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843207/InterestingNiumatNote.html Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo is a cousin of Irish freshman linebacker Manti Te'o's father, Brian. Niumatalolo, a former quarterback at the University of Hawaii, was born in the same town (Laie, Hawaii) where Manti Te'o and Notre Dame teammate Roby Toma are from. Both players from Hawaii know the coach very well, Brian Te'o said. ]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:08:53 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843207/InterestingNiumatNote.html Eckel Signs With Saints http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843206/EckelSignsWithSaints.html    For those who may have missed it, former Naval Academy fullback Kyle Eckel signed with the New Orleans Saints last week as a replacement for the injured Heath Evans. Eckel played for New Orleans in Monday night's 35-27 victory over Atlanta. and got mentioned on television as "former Naval Academy standout." Navy sports information director Scott Strasemeier said Eckel had been doing sports radio in Philadelphia after being released by his hometown Eagles just...

]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:47:05 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843206/EckelSignsWithSaints.html Navy Sports Chat http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843205/NavySportsChat.html Date: November 3, 2009]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:30:42 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843205/NavySportsChat.html Navy Luncheon Notes http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843203/NavyLuncheonNotes.html     The Navy Football Luncheon series continued yesterday with head coach Ken Niumatalolo candidly discussing various aspects of the team with Pete Medhurst of the Navy Radio Network then answering questions from the audience. 

    Here are some of the comments from Niumatalolo.

    (on the 27-24 loss to Temple)

    "It was a tough loss for our kids. You talk about the highs and lows of sports. We...

]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:32:21 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843203/NavyLuncheonNotes.html All Beat Up http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843202/AllBeatUp.html    Navy cornerback Blake Carter has come out of games lately feeling as though he's been involved with a traumatic accident. "After every game it feels like I was in a car crash, or maybe even a plane crash," he said.

   Navy has played nine games without a bye and won't get one until Nov. 21 -- after 11 games have been played. Just about every...

]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:11:58 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843202/AllBeatUp.html EagleBank Bowl Announcement http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843201/EagleBankBowlAnnouncement.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CONTACT:   Teri Washington, WCSA
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]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:36:48 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843201/EagleBankBowlAnnouncement.html Curry is Probable http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843191/CurryisProbable.html    Quarterback Ricky Dobbs isn't the only key player Navy hopes to get back in time for Saturday's showdown with 19th-ranked Notre Dame in South Bend. Head coach Ken Niumatalolo characterized slotback Marcus Curry (ankle) as "probable" for the game.

    Curry, who has sat out the last two games, is Navy's most dangerous slotback and ranks third on the team with 393 yards rushing.

 

]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:40:20 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843191/CurryisProbable.html Dobbs Will Play http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843190/DobbsWillPlay.html     Head coach Ken Niumatalolo said after practice on Monday night that Ricky Dobbs would start on Saturday against Notre Dame. Dobbs said he "feels great" and would be "100 percent" ready to go by the time the 2:30 p.m. kickoff rolls around.

    Dobbs said his right knee, which has a cracked bone, felt a little "tight" during conditioning drills on Monday -- primarily because he's been resting that leg so much over the past...

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