Author: BRENT BRIGGEMAN [email protected]
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Former Pine Creek, Nebraska star JoJo Domann picks up long snapping as he awaits camp with Indianapolis Colts
JoJo Domann caught a football from one of his many young admirers at the Pro Football Camp on Wednesday, cradled his hands around it, held it over his head and spun it right back. In doing so, the versatile player who starred at multiple positions at Pine Creek before becoming a defensive mainstay for Nebraska,…
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Preseason magazine heaps praise on Air Force football team, individuals
Air Force football received somewhat rare preseason praise with the release of the Athlon Sports college football preview magazine. The magazine included four Falcons among its 24 first-team All-Mountain West offense and defense picks. Only San Diego State, with five, had more. Boise State matched Air Force’s four. Wyoming had just one first-team pick and…
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If Pac-12 loses UCLA and USC, as reports suggest, implications could reach Colorado’s teams
It is possible that Colorado’s trip to Falcon Stadium in September will be a preview of more to come. And it’s conceivable that the Rocky Mountain Showdown could soon take on conference implications. Or it’s in the realm of possibility that the Buffaloes could in some form re-team with their former Big 12 partners. For…
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Driver finishes race to Pikes Peak summit after car rolls ‘end over end’ twice
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the 100th running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Levi Shirley may have pulled off a race first. Shirley flipped his 2014 Campbell Ent. Single Seat IFS two or three times yet…
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Hill Climb driver finishes run up Pikes Peak despite rolling car after landing on all four wheels
In the 100th running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Levi Shirley may have pulled off a race first. Shirley flipped his 2014 Campbell Ent. Single Seat IFS two or three times yet finished the race. “When you’re rolling, you’re thinking of the weeks and hours to be here down the drain,” said…
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Much riding on ace Paul Skenes as Air Force opens the NCAA Tournament vs. No. 9 Texas
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Top seed, top target: Capturing conference rarely converts to playoff success in NHL
A No. 1 seed in the NHL means little when it comes to capturing the ultimate prize. Though the Colorado Avalanche enter the playoffs with the best record in the Western Conference, it has been 14 years since that distinction accompanied a team into the Stanley Cup Finals. Since Detroit skated to a Presidents’ Trophy…
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Air Force’s Brandon Lewis signs as undrafted free agent with Tennessee Titans
Brandon Lewis thought his football dreams reached their zenith when Air Force swooped in with a Division I offer. Now, he has an NFL contract. Lewis signed as an undrafted free agent Sunday with the Tennessee Titans, completing a meteoric rise that didn’t really start lifting off until the final weeks of his senior season.…
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Pine Creek grad JoJo Domann signs with Indianapolis Colts as undrafted free agent
Pine Creek graduate JoJo Domann signed as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts after going undrafted this weekend. Domann was a second-team All-American this past year as a senior with Nebraska, making 72 tackles with nine for a loss. He also had two sacks, two forced fumbles and two interceptions before missing the season’s…
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Air Force defensive lineman Jordan Jackson drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round
When Jordan Jackson’s phone rang on Saturday, he tempered the enthusiasm of his family and friends who had gathered in his Jacksonville, Fla. home. “I thought it was a joke,” he said. “I told everyone, ‘It’s not the real thing.’” It was real. The New Orleans Saints took the Air Force graduate with the 15th…