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The federal government shutdown prompted the Air Force Academy on Saturday to call off sports events and upended plans for military outside the U.S. wanting to follow the NFL’s conference playoff games on TV and radio.
Games involving the Army and Navy men’s basketball teams were played as scheduled.
Hours after the partial shutdown took effect Vincent Rey Jersey , the Air Force Academy said both home and away events have been postponed. Among them were the men’s and women’s basketball games at Fresno State
The American Forces Network, which broadcasts American radio and television programming in Europe and other locations outside the U.S., put a message on its Facebook page that said its services would not be available ”due to the government shutdown.”
The notice sparked angry reactions from viewers, with several noting the timing couldn’t have been worse. The two NFL conference championships are Sunday – Minnesota vs. Philadelphia and Jacksonville vs. New England.
”During NFL PLAYOFFS?!” one post read. ”AFN, start a GoFundMe & broadcast these games! Make it happen!”
The Air Force Academy’s online sports calendar lists seven competitions that had been set for Saturday. In addition to the basketball Authentic Albert Wilson Jersey , there men’s and women’s swimming at UNLV, men’s hockey against Sacred Heart at the academy and men’s gymnastics against Oklahoma at the academy.
The rifle team was scheduled to compete against TCU, the Coast Guard and Ohio State at TCU.
On Sunday, the academy has tennis and wrestling events scheduled.
Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl linebacker Ryan Shazier won’t play again this season.
Yet he remains very much a part of the team even after injuring his spine against Cincinnati last month.
Shazier attended practice on Wednesday for the first time since undergoing spine stabilization surgery on Dec. 6.
Shazier posted a photo on Instagram from the team’s indoor training facility as Pittsburgh prepared to host Jacksonville in the divisional round of the playoffs. Shazier is pictured in a wheelchair wearing sweatpants and a Steelers jacket, a visit that gave his teammates a needed jolt.
”It was awesome to see him Authentic Daniel Kilgore Jersey ,” guard Ramon Foster said. ”Everybody is worried but him and it proves that he’s as strong as it gets.”
The extent of Shazier’s injury has not been released. In his Instagram post, he said his visit to the facility was ”a first down” in his recovery. Shazier wrote he has been ”making strides” over the past month but added he is ”far from done.” The 25-year-old says he is ”working harder than ever” to get back.
The Steelers host the Jaguars on Sunday and the winner will advance to the AFC title game. Shazier is helping his team prepare. Defensive end Cam Heyward said Shazier is helping break down film like a scout, an extension of his role as the defensive play caller.
”He was the quarterback of the defense,” outside linebacker Bud Dupree. ”He was the person who knew things were coming before the play was snapped. He helps us out a lot too, even while he is in the hospital.”
Updates on Shazier’s condition have been sparse Authentic Josh Sitton Jersey , though his father Vernon said in a TV interview last week he believes Shazier will play again. Not that it matters to his teammates. For now, Shazier’s presence is merely enough.
”It’s amazing to see and just to have the attitude he has after all he’s been through man, it’s pretty impressive,” guard David DeCastro. ”I don’t know if I’d be able to do the same.”
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