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For
fans complaining that the government shutdown could scrub one of the
biggest college football games of the weekend, United Airlines may be saving the Navy-Air Force game, originally scheduled for Saturday in Annapolis.
With the service academies saying they must call off their athletic events in light of the budget freeze, United said Wednesday it would fly the Air Force team to the game at no charge.“We hate cancellations, so we’re offering to fly @AF_Academy to this year’s Air Force-Navy game. Re-tweet if you agree,” the airline posted on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon.
Read More HereWith the service academies saying they must call off their athletic events in light of the budget freeze, United said Wednesday it would fly the Air Force team to the game at no charge.“We hate cancellations, so we’re offering to fly @AF_Academy to this year’s Air Force-Navy game. Re-tweet if you agree,” the airline posted on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon.
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Air Force game against Navy will be played, sources tell ESPN
The
Defense Department said Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, that it has temporarily
suspended all sports competitions at the service academies as a result
of the partial government shutdown. (Associated Press file)
A source had told ESPN earlier Wednesday that "non-government funding" would take care of costs for the games.
"Not a dime of expenses: travel, game expenses, anything. Not one dime of government money will be spent," the source said.
Earlier Wednesday, a spokesman for the defense department told The Denver Post that "a legal review will determine if there is to be any change in the policy," in reference to a directive Tuesday suspending all intercollegiate sports activities at the service academies.
Even if Air Force is authorized
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