Athletics at all service academies suspended after government shutdown

Published: Oct. 1, 2013 at 12:51 PM HST|Updated: Oct. 1, 2013 at 12:55 PM HST
Coin toss at the 2009 Army-Navy Game. Courtesy: DOD.
Coin toss at the 2009 Army-Navy Game. Courtesy: DOD.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The U.S. Department of Defense has suspended athletics at all U.S. service academies, including 2013 University of Hawaii football opponents Navy and Army, as a result of the government shutdown.

Athletics at the U.S. Air Force Academy, a member of the Mountain West Conference, of which Hawaii is also a member, were also suspended.

We will have more information on this developing story as soon as it becomes available.

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