12 November 2008

In October, Ryan Howard's wood and Chrissie Wellington's iron were all the material needed to determine who would win the United States Sports Academy's Male and Female Athlete of the Month honors.

12 November 2008

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher J. C. Romero edged out Tampa Bay Rays centerfielder B. J. Upton as the World Series rivals raced to the wire for the United States Sports Academy's Alabama Athlete of the Month honor.

4 November 2008

The United States Sports Academy's 2002 Sport Artist of the Year, painter Mina Papatheodorou-Valyraki, was awarded the "Guirlande d'Honneur" at the 26^th Milano International FICTS Festival in Italy. FICTS stands for "Federation International Cinéma Television Sportifs." The federation honored Papatheodorou-Valyraki during the festival's opening ceremony at Palazzo Marini in Milan, Italy.

4 November 2008

After smatterings of national media attention focused on Mike Leach and his graduate coaching education last week, the Texas Tech head football coach and United States Sports Academy graduate's team upset No. 1-ranked Texas and then leapfrogged several national powerhouses to move from No. 7 to No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ratings.