The Defense Department says it has temporarily suspended all sports competitions at the service academies as a result of the partial government shutdown.

 

The decision jeopardizes this weekend's football games Army at Boston College andAir Force at Navy.

A Pentagon spokesman, Army Col. Steve Warren, says the suspension is being reviewed by Pentagon lawyers to determine whether funds used for these activities are congressionally appropriated funds.

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