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span and hadnt started a season 2-0 in two decades.Were going to face a 2-0 team that is very confident right now, Kugler said.

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EL PASO, Texas -- Heavy hearts because of the death of a teammate haunt the Army Black Knights as they begin a three-game road trip trying to keep their season-opening win streak going.These are great kids, and they are remarkably resilient, coach Jeff Monken said. West Point does have a way of preparing all of its people to be able to persevere through tough times. I have no doubt that this team will persevere and prevail through this adversity.Army (2-0) meets UTEP (1-1) on Saturday night in the Sun Bowl with the sudden death of defensive back Brandon Jackson still fresh on the mind. The 20-year-old sophomore defensive back from Queens, New York, was killed in a single-car crash early last Sunday, hours after Army had defeated Rice in its home opener at Michie Stadium.When you lose somebody you love, it is tough. This is no exception, Monken said. Our guys are having a tough time and are reeling right now.This will be the first meeting between Army and UTEP, and Miners coach Sean Kugler knows it will be charged with emotion.I havent dealt with losing a player. I have dealt with a personal loss, Kugler said. Youve got to deal with it in your own way. I cant even come close to speak to how Army is going to deal with that.I know theyll rally around that guy and play their hearts out. In a situation like that, thats all you can do.The Miners, who are coming off a 41-7 loss at No. 11 Texas , will have quarterback Zack Greenlee back in the lineup. He missed the game against the Longhorns and was doubtful earlier in the week with a slight ligament tear in his left knee, a separated shoulder, and a broken finger on his throwing (right) hand. But Kugler said Thursday on his radio show that he expected Greenlee to start.A graduate transfer from Fresno State, Greenlee passed for 229 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in the Miners season-opening win over New Mexico State.Other things of note when Army travels to UTEP on Saturday night:RUN RUN RUN: Armys triple option ranks fourth in the nation in rushing with an average of 338.5 yards. Andy Davidson leads the team with two straight 100-yard games.KEEPING UP WITH JONES: UTEP tailback Aaron Jones rushed for 249 yards on 31 carries against New Mexico State to open the season and had 123 yards on the ground and scored in last weeks loss at Texas.WHAT TURNOVERS? Plagued more often than not by turnovers, the Black Knights are in unfamiliar territory to start the season. Theyre fifth in the nation in turnover margin at a plus-2.5. Army already has four interceptions, just two less than it nabbed the entire 2015 season. The Black Knights finished 113th (-0.92) in turnover margin last year.ARMY ADVANTAGE? Army has been stationed in El Paso since the border with Mexico was established more than 160 years ago. According to the Texas State Historical Association, after the end of the Mexican War the U.S. needed to defend the new border and maintain law and order, so a military post was re-established on the Rio Grande in January 1854 when the Army rented quarters at a hacienda in El Paso. On March 8, 1854, the official name of the post became Fort Bliss, in memory of Lt. Col. William Wallace Smith Bliss, Gen. Zachary Taylors chief of staff during the Mexican War and later his son-in-law.CONFIDENT CADETS: Despite the tragic death of Jackson, if Army enters the Sun Bowl displaying a good dose of swagger, itll be understandable. Before last weeks win over Rice, the Black Knights hadnt won two straight in a 70-game span and hadnt started a season 2-0 in two decades.Were going to face a 2-0 team that is very confident right now, Kugler said. They are playing energized football. Im sure that theyre thinking they can come down here and be 3-0.---AP Sports Writer Schuyler Dixon in Dallas contributed to this report.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Cheap Ravens Jerseys . 1, meaning problems for the doping controls at both major international sports events next year. The World Anti-Doping Agency provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facilitys accreditation will be imposed. Baltimore Ravens Jerseys China . 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Warriors veteran Manu Vatuvei says his NRL side have overcome their early-season skittishness to hit their straps at just the right time.Vatuvei told reporters on Wednesday the atmosphere around the eighth-placed club with four games remaining was unlike any in recent years.That confidence would help cement the side in the top eight, he said.The 30-year-old is one of five remaining Warriors to have taken part in the clubs 2011 grand final defeat, which was their most recent taste of finals footy.The buzz around the club and the boys is really positive, Vatuvei said.Even (when) things dont go our way, weve just got to keep that energy up.The Warriors showed increased defensive grit in their 24-14 win over Gold Coast last week, holding out the Jarryd Hayne-inspired Titans on numerous occasions.The side missed only 16 tackles in the away victory - their sixth in nine games.Five-eighth Thomas Leuluai put the Warriors increased steel down to a settled squad and improved fluency, with coach Andrew McFadden naming an unchanged line-up for Saturdays match against the Rabbitohs.Jazz Tevaga retains his role at hooker in the absence of the crocked Issac Luke, whos expected to return in three weeks.Everyones understanding thheir roles a bit better, Leuluai said.ddddddddddddConsistency with line-ups and combinations on the edge is whats helping.Theres periods of the game where its tough and were hanging in there and then maybe coming over the top of teams, which we probably havent been known for.However, Leuluai, who will return to the Super League at the end of the season, remained unsatisfied with his sides attacking performance.Offensive execution needed to improve if the Warriors were to make a real fist of their final four games.Nothing is secure, the 31-year-old Leuluai said.Were eighth and you can jump that, or go up or drop right out if things slip.South Sydney go into the match at lowly 14th on the ladder but can be encouraged by last weeks golden-point loss to the Storm.Vatuvei and Leuluai were surprised by how the Rabbitohs season has panned out, with the side well out of the finals hunt.Theyre a team that shouldve been up there in the top eight, Vatuvei said.With the season theyve had, Im sure they want to come here and play their best, with some of their best players back like (Greg) Inglis. 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