The Anchors Aweigh podcast is proud to welcome aboard our Navy Men's Lacrosse Insider. Former Navy men's lacrosse standout and 2002 academy graduate Eddie McKinnon will join the pod periodically during the season to talk Navy men's lacrosse. In our interview segment, we talk to Navy radio play-by-play announcer Joe Miller about the Army-Navy basketball doubleheader.

Two Stars will be on the line Saturday as the Army-Navy basketball doubleheader is held at Alumni Hall in Annapolis. The women's game tips off at 11 a.m. with the men's game to follow at approximately 1:30 p.m. We preview the showdown on the hardwood between the archrivals by interviewing Navy men's coach Ed DeChellis and women's coach Tim Taylor.

Brian Ellis, a 1993 Naval Academy graduate, was killed in the aviation accident above Ronald Reagan National Airport last week. Ellis --- a former Navy football player, Marine Corps officer and decorated helicopter pilot --- was 53 years old. During the interview segment, we preview Navy men's and women's lacrosse by talking to coaches Joe Amplo and Cindy Timchal.

Army-Navy basketball takes center stage Sunday with a doubleheader held at Cristl Arena on the West Point campus. The Army-Navy women's game tips off at 1 p.m. with the men's game to follow at approximately 3 p.m. Both contests will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. We preview the big doubleheader by interviewing Navy men's coach Ed DeChellis and women's coach Tim Taylor.

Mike James of The Mid Report joins the podcast to discuss why some television talking heads are calling for the Army-Navy Game to be moved off the second Saturday of December. During the interview segment, we put the spotlight on Navy indoor track and field. Jamie Cook, Director of Navy Track and Field, discusses the state of the program.

We are thrilled to announce The Graduate Annapolis has stepped up as presenting sponsor of the Anchors Aweigh podcast. The luxury, five-star hotel located on West Street in downtown Annapolis initially came aboard as sponsor of the podcast for the 2024 season. We talk to Jeff Clark, Director of Sales for The Graduate, about the sponsorship relationship. During the interview segment, we discuss Navy women's basketball with radio play-by-play announcer Joe Miller.