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The academy will hold Induction Day, also known as I-Day on June 29 or June 30, with a swearing-in ceremony at 7 p.m. June 30.

The academy will not have the incoming midshipmen undergo a restriction of movement period due to low COVID-19 cases and a high rate of vaccination among incoming plebes.

This morning, rain or shine, Naval Academy midshipmen of the Class of 2021 will be part of a historic moment. They will hear the first commencement address in U.S. history by anyone with this title: Madam Vice President.

Does Sammy Sosa have a case for the Hall of Fame? Share this story Joe Posnanski is a writer whose work I’ve enjoyed for many years. Recently, he’s been writing a series about who he considers the 100 best players in MLB history who are eligible to be in the Hall of Fame, but aren’t. Today in The Athletic, he examined the HoF cases for Sammy Sosa and Gary Sheffield, who he ranks as tied for 24th-best among those 100 players. We’re not concerned with Sheffield here; you can make your own...

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Gold. from the first moments of induction day, through a grueling six weeks of plebe summer, you endured and you persevered. and then the rest of the brigade returned and the real test began. you developed morally, mentally, and physically. you poured yourselves into military tactics, seamanship, navigation, ethics, and engineering. and when hard work wasnt enough, like generations before you, you gathered your pennies and sought favor from the all powerful tecumseh.