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BALTIMORE -- Army-Navy is Americas Game. Thats the way Jeff Monken sees it, and he brings a solid argument to back up the assertion.Now in his third season as Armys head coach, Monken previously spent six years as an assistant at Navy. Having been an integral part of the annual duel between the esteemed service academies, Monken considers it to be the epitome of college football.On Saturday, he will proudly stand on the sideline, delighted to again be a part of something special.Every young man thats playing in the game and 9,000 other college-aged students dressed in uniform sitting in the stands have all made a pledge of commitment to serve this nation, Monken said. Ultimately, theyll put their lives on the line for all of us who arent willing to make that commitment. If people dont see this as Americas Game, I dont know that theyre paying close enough attention.It doesnt matter that neither Army (6-5) nor Navy (9-3) are in the Top 25, or that the Midshipmen have defeated the Black Knights 14 times in a row.Its just a great rivalry thats been a part of the college football landscape for over a century, Monken said.When their football careers end, the players are obligated to begin serving in the military. Those already in battle will be represented Saturday by several men who may ultimately be by their side.For all the soldiers who are laying in foxholes all over the world, chasing bad guys and standing in the gap between the freedom we enjoy and the people that want to take it from us, what an honor and privilege to represent them in a game like this where the whole nation gets to watch, Monken said.Each team wants to win, but theyre all in this thing together.Were both fierce competitors. Theyve got warriors on their side, weve got warriors on our side, Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said. We want to beat each other, but theres a mutual respect because both schools know what these young men will be doing for their country when theyre done playing football.---Some things to know about the Army-Navy game, the 117th installment of a rivalry that began in 1890:THE STREAK: Army hasnt won since 2001 and now trails in the series 60-49-7. I dont think theres a streak, Army senior linebacker Andrew King said. The 2016 Army team has not faced the 2016 Navy team, so were 0-0 heading into this matchup, looking to go 1-0. Monken, conversely, refused to hide from the obvious You cant avoid it, he said. Everybody talks about it. Everybody says whens it going to end and whos going to end it? Theres a sense of responsibility to get a victory in this game.PLAYING FOR NO. 28: Army suffered a somber loss when sophomore cornerback Brandon Jackson was killed in a one-car crash in September. The Black Knights have dedicated the rest of the season to his memory and their gold helmets have a commemorative sticker with his number on the back. Hes definitely in our thoughts, King said. I know hed love to be out here playing with us. I know hes looking down on us.ON THE REBOUND: Navy is coming off a 34-10 defeat to Temple in the American Athletic Conference title game. Obviously its a devastating loss, Niumatalolo said. But were hoping for the same results following our other two losses. We lost to Air Force, came back and beat Houston. Lost to South Florida, came back to beat Notre Dame . So hopefully after the loss to Temple we can come back to beat our rivals.DEPLETED BY INJURY: Navy quarterback Zach Abey will make his first college start after Will Worth broke his foot against Temple. The Midshipmen also lost slot back Toneo Gulley (foot) in that game. Niumatalolo expects his team to work through it. Its who they are as people, he said. When you come to a service academy you have to deal with a lot of things, a lot of adversity. These kids become resilient. To lose these key players, its tough, but the next guy steps up.BACK TO BALTIMORE: The game has been held in Philadelphia 10 times in 13 years since 2002. Baltimore hosted in 2007 and 2014, and Landover, Maryland was the site in 2011. Navy has won three straight in Baltimore after starting with defeats in 1924 and 1944.---AP Sports Writer John Kekis in New York contributed.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Cheap Jordan Shoes . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. Wholesale Jordan Shoes From China . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. 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NAPA, Calif. -- Scott Piercy began the new PGA Tour season by pouring in putts and setting the course record at Silverado, a 10-under 62 for a two-shot lead Thursday in the Safeway Open.Conditions were practically perfect in the morning, and Piercy took advantage. He made 12 birdies, only three of them from inside 10 feet, and he even missed a pair of birdie chances from inside 8 feet.He wasnt alone in attacking Silverado.Paul Casey, coming off a pair of runner-up finishes in the FedEx Cup playoffs that signaled a return to form, birdied his last three holes for a 64. Patton Kizzire also shot a 64.Jon Rahm of Spain, who earned his PGA Tour card from sponsor exemptions last season after wrapping up his college career at Arizona State, began his PGA Tour career as a member in fine fashion. He made a hole-in-one -- the first one of his life -- on his second hole, the par-3 11th. His 7-iron from 173 yards flew straight into the cup.Phil Mickelson, playing a domestic PGA Tour event in the fall for the first time in a decade, overcame a bogey-bogey start to post a 69, along with playing partner and defending champion Emiliano Grillo. Bill Haas was added to that group when Tiger Woods withdrew and showed no vulnerability in his game by posting a 66, the best score of the afternoon.LPGA KEB HANABANK CHAMPIONSHIPINCHEON, South Korea -- Se Ri Pak ended her Hall of Fame career in tears in front of her adoring home fans in the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship.Overcome at the end of the sunny afternoon at Sky 72, Pak cried nearly throughout a retirement ceremony on the 18th hole. The Little Angels childrens choir sang, players wore SE RI hats and farewell messages were played in a video montage.It mattered little to the fans and players, many of them drawn to golf by Pak, that she shot an 8-over 80 and was tied for last -- 15 strokes behind leader Alison Lee -- before withdrawing.Hampered by left shoulder problems, the 399-year-old Pak said in March that this season would be her last and she stepped away as planned after the first round of the tours lone South Korean event.ddddddddddddak won 25 LPGA Tour titles -- the last in 2010 -- and five majors, two of them during a rookie season in 1998 that gave womens golf its biggest boost since Nancy Lopez. She was the youngest player to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame when she was enshrined in 2007 at age 30.Playing alongside defending champion Lexi Thompson and Chinese star Shanshan Feng in the final group, Pak bogeyed the first hole and four of the first six. She bogeyed the first five holes on the back nine, birdied the par-4 15th and closed with three straight pars.Lee shot a 65 to take a three-stroke lead. The 21-year-old American birdied the final two holes and four of the last six on the Jack Nicklaus-designed Ocean Course.BRITISH MASTERSWATFORD, England -- Lee Westwood returned to form with a 4-under 67 in the first round at the British Masters, leaving the Englishman a shot out of the lead.Westwood failed to win any of his three matches in Europes loss to the United States in the Ryder Cup and missed the cut last week in the Dunhill Links Championship.Westwood birdied five of his first eight holes at The Grove.Finlands Mikko Ilonen, Scotlands Marc Warren, Englands Tommy Fleetwood and South Africas Richard Sterne shared the lead at 66.MACAU OPENMACAU -- Ian Poulter shot a 7-under 64 in his return from a four-month layoff because of a foot ailment for a share of the Macau Open lead.The Englishman didnt play competitively for 14 weeks because of an arthritic joint in his right foot that made it difficult to walk and now requires him to wear a special insole.Spains Carlos Pigem also shot 64. Thailands Chapchai Nirat opened with a 65. ' ' '