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Army and Notre Dame have at least one thing in common this season: Each has had trouble against option attacks. Bob Cousy Jersey .When they meet on Saturday in San Antonio at the Alamodome, Army (5-4) just might have a small edge. The Black Knights use the clock-chewing triple option, and the Irish (3-6) are reeling from a one-point loss to Navy, their third setback in four games in what so far is the worst of Brian Kellys seven seasons as head coach.The chance to play in a bowl game is still a possibility for both teams. Kelly said he planned no changes.Were all going through a tough spot, but were persevering, Kelly said. Its not where anybody wants to be. But were handling the situation as best we can and were trying to make certain that everything that we do makes us stronger for right now and for the future.The Black Knights are coming off a 31-12 loss at home to Air Force, whose option was in high gear. Despite a subpar showing against the Falcons -- 144 yards on 40 carries -- Army still ranks second nationally in rushing (320.3 yards per game), averaging 5.3 yards per carry.Defensively, another challenge of playing a triple-option team that ... runs the ball very, very well and can be opportunistic throwing the football, Kelly said. So, focus is on, obviously, the details and the execution. In a large degree, we were able to do a lot of those things well last week, but not as well as Navy.Notre Dames six losses have come by a combined 29 points (4.8 per game), and all were one-possession games.That happens, Army coach Jeff Monken said. Theyve had opportunities to win a lot of football games and just havent had a break go their way or the other team has made a play. Thats sports.Last week, trailing 28-24 midway through the fourth quarter Kelly opted for a 31-yard field goal instead of gambling on fourth-and-4 deep in Navy territory. He made the call even though his defense had not forced a punt, and Notre Dame never got the ball back, finishing the game with just six possessions.Navy ran out the clock with its triple-option offense, converting two huge fourth-down plays on the final drive.We learned quite a bit the last week. We definitely learned how to value our possession on the offensive side of the ball, Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer said. When you have the opportunity to take shots, youve got to be successful with them because your possessions are limited when youre playing against a triple-option team.Other things to know when Army plays Notre Dame on Saturday:KELLY-HOLTZ CONNECTIONKelly will tie Lou Holtz for the most losses at Notre Dame with his next defeat. Holtz had a 100-30-2 record in 11 seasons at South Bend. Kelly is 58-29 in seven seasons at Notre Dame and just 14-13 in his last 27 games with the Irish. Charlie Weis is next in losses with a 35-27 record in five seasons.STOUT DEFENSEThe Army defense is fifth in the nation in passing yards allowed per game (166.6) and sixth in total defense (286.4). Its also 13th in the country in scoring defense (18.1 points).NAVY HANGOVERNotre Dame has often struggled in the week after playing Navy, going 3-6 the past nine seasons. The streak includes losses to Air Force in 2007, Syracuse in 2008 and Tulsa in 2010, narrow victories against Wake Forest in 2011 and Purdue in 2012, losses to Pittsburgh in 2009 and 2013 and Arizona State in 2014. The Irish beat USC 41-31 last season.SHAMROCK SERIESNotre Dame is 7-0 in Shamrock Series games, which are officially home games played at neutral sites. The series was started in 2009 when the Irish beat Washington State 40-14 in the Alamodome. San Antonio is the first repeat site for the game, and Army is the first repeat opponent. The Irish beat the Black Knights 27-3 at Yankee Stadium in 2010.HISTORY LESSONIn this storied rivalry , Notre Dame has beaten Army 14 straight times and the last time it lost to Navy and Army in the same season was 1944. That year, the second-ranked Irish lost to No. 6 Navy 32-13 and a week later, after dropping three spots in the AP poll, they lost to top-ranked Army 59-0 in the largest loss in Notre Dame history.---AP Sports Writer Tom Coyne in South Bend, Indiana contributed.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 .---Follow Kekis on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Greek1947 John Havlicek Celtics Jersey . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. Gordon Hayward Celtics Jersey .ca. 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FC Dallas is unbeaten at home this season but most avoid the temptation of looking ahead to Tuesdays U.S. Open Cup final against the New England Revolution.Colorado (11-5-10) is fourth in the Western Conference with 43 points. The Rapids are 1-3-3 in their last seven matches and 2-5-6 on the road this season.FC Dallas is 1-0-1 against Colorado this season. FC Dallas eliminated the Rapids from the U.S. Open Cup in June and played them to a dramatic 1-1 draw in MLS competition in July.FC Dallas will keep close tabs on Colorados Shkelzen Gashi and Kevin Doyle. Gashi leads the team with five goals. Doyle has four goals and two assists. The Rapids are last in the league in scoring wiith 28 goals, but they are unbeaten when Doyle makes his mark on the score sheet. Red Auerbach Celtics Jersey. Colorado will focus much of its attention on Michael Barrios, Maximiliano Urruti and Mauro Diaz. Barrios leads FC Dallas with eight goals. Urruti has seven goals and three assists. Diaz has five goals and a team-high 11 assists.The Rapids have already been stung by Urruti, who scored an extra-time game-winner to knock them out of the U.S. Open Cup in June. FC Dallas is 9-0-1 this season when Urruti records a goal or an assist.On Thursday, FC Dallas announced that it had signed Paxton Pomykal from the FC Dallas Academy. Pomykal is a defensive midfielder and a member of the under-18 U.S. national team. At 16 years and 265 days old, Pomykal is the second youngest homegrown player in club history behind Alejandro Zendejas, who was 16 years and 236 days old when he signed with the club in 2014. ' ' '