Mike Buley should always show up late and run scared.

Air Force won the 13th annual Rainier Cup golf tourna-ment in late June against Army and Navy with a final score of 91.5.

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — A combat controller, who last year was lying in a hospital fighting for his life, is now riding his bicycle across America as part of his rehabilitation and to inspire other wounded warriors.

William Rider was named Male Athlete of the Tournament after winning the featherweight division at the 2010 U.S. National Taekwondo Championships on July 4 in Orlando, Fla.

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It wasn’t the crisp, cool mountain air or the sweet scent of alpine flowers that took my breath away atop Hurricane Hill in the Olympic National Forest. It was the wild 350-pound black bear foraging near a pond a mere 250 feet downhill from me that gave me pause.

If nothing else, it should be warmer and drier.

Anyone who has rushed from one flight to another knows that it’s a nerve-wracking experience. It can be even worse in track and field, however.

Janae Jackson, who took up the sport less than a year ago at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Boxing Academy, placed fourth in her weight class at last month’s 2010 USA Boxing Junior National Championships at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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What could be better than an 8K run on the Fourth of July?

All eyes will be transfixed skyward when the Patriot Jets aerobatic demonstration team takes to the skies during Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo 2010.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – The pressure of driving iron through sand, running from bunker to bunker or dealing with the threats from a nearby woodline while desperately trying not to hit innocent civilians is nothing new for most combat veterans.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Staff Sgt. John Nunn won the 20-kilometer race walk June 27 at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Nunn, 32, a race walker in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program who trains in San Diego, won the race in 1 hour, 29 minutes and 21.60 seconds.

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They really do have a lot in common.

Mud-covered patriots and junior college football.

Never two without three.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Dremiel Byers of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program has been selected as the 2009 Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling.

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Water plays a big role in every triathlon. Usually, however, it’s confined to the swim portion of the race.

Eric, Derek and Jerry: They might sound like characters from a TV sitcom, but what they accomplished with the Armed Forces Men’s Volleyball Team was no laughing matter.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Three Soldiers earned berths in the 2010 FILA Wrestling World Championships by winning their weight classes at the U.S. World Team Trials June 10 to 11 at the Mid-America Center.

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The U.S. Air Force Academy football team has the second-highest multi-year Academic Progress Rate of any team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, according to a report issued June 9 by NCAA officials.

SEATTLE — Spectators cheered as I Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe of Joint Base Lewis-McChord stepped up to the Safeco Field pitcher’s mound, June 18, and threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Seattle Mariners’ home game against the Cincinnati Reds on “Army Night,” a celebration of the Army‘s 235th birthday.

FORT BENNING, Ga. — The Army prevailed once again as Soldiers from U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit dominated the competition at the 51st Interservice Pistol Championship matches held June 14 to 18.

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TACOMA — As the 14th Engineer Battalion neared the finish line, the unit’s command sergeant major pleaded with his commander.

Mike Mai knows how to deal with pressure. Good thing.