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Jim Donaldson

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Retired Providence Journal Sports Columnist

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As a former Navy officer, and the son of a Navy aviator who flew dive bombers in WW II, and the nephew of a Navy captain, I was delighted to see the Midshipmen trounce Army this afternoon, 34-13. Army QB Bryson Daily was highly hyped, but outplayed today by Navy QB Blake Horvath.

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Coach Charles Huff left for So. Mississippi after leading the Thundering Herd to the Sun Belt title, prompting mass player movement to the portal and resulting in withdrawal from bowl game vs. Army Football, which now will play La. Tech (5-7 this season). Sad situation.

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Classic New England Patriots start: Move the ball, drive killed by holding penalty, kicker misses FG. Arizona Cardinals use good field position to move to FG booted by a former Pats kicker. (Pats new guy misses, old Pats guy makes). On Pats next possession - LT Lowe can't pass block, Maye sacked

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I just shake my head watching New England Patriots. Twice, in shadow of goal posts, Pats can't gain even a yard and turn the ball over on downs. Next possession, a silly turnover when Cardinals intercept a ball that goes through hands of a NE receiver. It's painful. And pathetic. #NFL

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We see shots of the Krafts, father and son, just about every week, but don't often see other owners. I wonder why that is. #NFL

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burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/c… Recruited well in Europe. Winning goal by a German. Tying goal by Hungarian. Goalkeeper from Germany. Key goal in semis by an Israeli.

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Been a lot of chat on "X," wondering why New England Patriots didn't have rookie Drake Maye try QB sneak on short yardage vs. Arizona Cardinals. How about letting him run out of the shotgun in that situation, like Army QB Bryson Daily?

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Once was an NCAA hoops coach who, when asked at press conference at regionals if, in his wildest dreams, he ever thought his team would reach the Elite Eight, replied: "My wildest dreams aren't about basketball."

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Although they're in the same state, Notre Dame Football and Indiana Football have played just once since 1958, and that was back in 1991. The Irish & Hoosiers did play regularly in the '50s. Notre Dame has played much more often against another instate rival - Purdue Football

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Kristaps Porzingis isn't the definition of "durable." Among the amazing things about #TomBrady is that, with the exception of the '08 season, he NEVER missed a start because of injury in his 23-year, #NFL career. Some guys are distressingly "injury-prone." @Celtics New England Patriots

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To win a Super Bowl, it helps to be lucky - particularly in regard to injuries - as well as good. Would love to see Detroit Lions play for the #NFL title, but think they're too banged up to get to the Big Game.

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#JerodMayo is the latest in a looong list of former assistants to #BillBelichick who have struggled to win as #NFL head coaches, joining the likes of Josh McDaniels, Matt Patricia, Eric Mangini, Romeo Crennell, Joe Judge, Brian Daboll, and Brian Flores. Doesn't speak well for BB.

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First, there were major problems with the Washington Bridge. Now, The RiBridges system was hacked and the personal data of hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders was stolen by cybercriminals. I'd say it's a bridge too far to expect Governor Dan McKee to be re-elected.

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Should have happened years ago. Ivies compete for national titles in all other sports. There was no good reason football wasn't one of them.

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wsj.com/opinion/all-th… Sadly, The New York Times long ago opted for advocacy journalism over objective journalism on its once highly-respected news pages.