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WEST POINT, N.Y. -- After five straight losing seasons, coach Jeff Monken and Army bid farewell to Michie Stadium Saturday hoping for a big finish.Back over .500? Check. Still alive for a bowl? Check.Beat Navy for the first time since 2001?Well see in three weeks.Before all that, the Black Knights had to take care of Morgan State -- and they had little trouble doing so. Andy Davidson ran for two touchdowns on 111 yards, Cole Macek added two more scores and 108 yards and Army crushed the Bears 60-3. Darnell Woolfolk added a score on 104 yards to keep the Black Knights (6-5) in the hunt for their first bowl game since 2010, thanks to their largest margin of victory since 1958.But first comes Navy.I dont know a bigger football game, said Monken. Thats a goal of ours as a program, to play in the postseason. Itd be great to have that opportunity, but we have no control over getting in right now. We have one game in the world right now and thats the Army-Navy game.Armys triple option, which stalled badly in a 44-6 loss to Notre Dame a week ago, returned to form against an FCS defense that came in allowing 32 points per game. The Black Knights scored on their first two drives and led 29-3 by halftime.The nations No. 2 rushing offense wound up with 504 yards, 561 total yards, as Army clinched its second six-win season since 1996.Chris Andrews (8 for 20) threw for 79 yards for the Bears (2-8, 2-5 MEAC), who converted just three of 16 third downs. Morgan State, which hasnt won a road game since October 2015, failed to score a touchdown for the second time this year and was held to 124 yards of offense.Armys defense clamped down on Morgan States opening drive, forcing a three-and-out, and the Black Knights scored on their ensuing possession, capped by Davidsons 23-yard score.After forcing another punt, the Black Knights got into the red zone on Woolfolks 42-yard rush to the 5. Ahmad Bradshaw ran in on a keeper one play later and the Black Knights led 13-0.Stymied on the ground, the overmatched Bears caught a break in the second quarter when they recovered an Army fumble on one of their five first-half punts. That set up a drive from the Army 19, but Morgan State had to settle for a field goal for its only score.Armys 249 yards of offense in the first half bested its entire effort in the loss to Notre Dame. A big chunk of that came on Jordan Asberrys first carry. The sophomore took a pitch from Bradshaw at midfield, got to the right sideline and then picked up a block to score with 2:45 left in the half. The Black Knights got another touchdown two minutes later when Bradshaw found streaking Edgar Poe for a 31-yard score.Army, the nations 10th-best defense, racked up six sacks and senior Jeremy Timpf had 10 tackles in his 35th straight start.Theres been a lot of work put into this program the last few years, Timpf said. A lot of sweat and blood has been poured on the field.THE TAKEAWAYMorgan State: The freefall under first-year interim head coach Fred Farrier continued for the Bears, losers of six straight. The result wasnt nearly as close as the programs first meeting, a 28-12 Army victory in 2013.Army: Coming off lopsided losses to Air Force and Notre Dame, the matchup with Morgan State on senior day was a must-win as Army tries to qualify for a bowl. Army is holding its breath since its victory against another FCS foe, Lafayette, doesnt count toward that goal.TRIBUTE TO 28In addition to a new tattoo, Morgan State freshman Rico Kennedy wore No. 28 to honor his best friend, Armys Brandon Jackson, who died in car crash earlier this season. I miss him, I love him, and Im always going to play for him, Kennedy said.UP NEXT:Morgan State: The Bears are at Savannah State on Saturday in a game postponed by Hurricane Matthew back on Oct. 8.Army: The Black Knights are off until Dec. 10s trip to Baltimore to face Navy. Army hasnt won the rivalry game since 2001. After the game, Poe was ready to focus on the Midshipmen.Were tired of hearing, `Is this the year? Thats the most annoying thing I get asked every day. Im ready for it to just happen, he said. Zemgus Girgensons Jersey . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Tage Thompson Jersey . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. https://www.cheapsabres.com/1603v-colin-miller-jersey-sabres.html . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. 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After playing West Ham to a 1-1 draw last Sunday, they put the Hammers to the sword in the cup quarterfinals Wednesday in a 4-1 romp at Old Trafford as Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a brace around a pair of second-half goals by Anthony Martial.I am always expecting this, especially because we are playing so well, manager Jose Mourinho told MUTV, the teams official website. We are doing it in the cups: four against Feyenoord, four Fenerbahce, four West Ham. In the Premier League, apart from four against Leicester and three Swansea, the matches are all about zero and one.And that has been the rub in Mourinhos first season at Old Trafford as United (5-5-3) enter the weekend in sixth place but 11 points back of his former side Chelsea. Despite being 35 years old, Ibrahimovic is still in top form as evidenced by his team-high 11 goals in all competitions. The manager is hoping for better things to come from the 21-year-old Martial after his two goals Wednesday.He is working harder than before, to be honest, Mourinho said regarding the France international. When you score goals I think it helps for happiness to be back. As an attacking player you can play very, very well, but if there are no goals then the happiness is not there.United will face Hull City in the EFL Cups two-legged semifinal next month, and Mourinho will be back on the touchline after serving a one-match ban for kicking a water bottle during last Sundays contest. But one player who wont be available is Wayne Rooney. The Everton academy graduate picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in Wednesdays win and will not have the opportunity to match Sir Bobby Charltons all-time club record of 249 goals.Mourinho, though, will have the services of midfielders Paul Pogba and Marouane Fellaini after they both served bans for yellow card accumulations. Wide back Luke Shaw, however, is out after suffering an injury Wednesday.After a blazing start under new manager Ronald Koeman, Everton (5-4-4) have spit the bit somewhat by going 1-3-4 over their last eight matches in league play. The managers return to Saint Marys was an unhappy one, as his former Southampton side came away with a 1-0 victory last Sunday.Like United, the offence has dried uup for the Toffees to a degree.dddddddddddd After netting 10 goals in their first five matches, Everton have claimed just six in the last eight while the defence has shipped 12 in that span. Despite the struggles, Koeman is pleased with where his team is at this point.First of all you need to work hard and thats the best way to turn things around, he told Evertons official website Friday. We know we play Sunday at home in a big game against a big club. Still we are in a good position in the table and, if somebody had said to me at the beginning of the season that Everton at the beginning of December will be seventh and if they beat Manchester United we will go sixth, I would be happy.Koeman caused a bit of angst amongst his Merseyside faithful this week when he Tweeted out a picture of his familys Christmas tree that had a little too much red to his supporters liking. Within an hour, he tweeted out a second picture of the tree in a more neutral white theme and added, I Think there are more serious problems in the world, than making a big story out of a #ChristmasTree !!!Romelu Lukaku has seven of Evertons 16 league goals but he has failed to score in the last three Premier League matches. The Belgium international recorded a hat trick against United in a wild 5-5 draw in 2013 while playing for West Bromwich Albion, but he has failed to score in seven matches against them while donning the Toffees kit.While Lukaku always draws the most attention given his ability to create purple patches of goals, his teammates know they must also deliver to end Evertons current struggles.The results havent gone the way wed have wanted the last couple and its up to us boys to put it right, winger Yannick Bolasie said. Everton against Manchester United, its always been a big game, especially at Goodison and Im sure the fans are going to be up for it.But us boys have got to be equal and ready to stand up and put in a hard effort.Everton will be at full strength for this match, with midfielder Muhamed Besic the only player unavailable as he continues recovering from a torn ACL that has prevented him from making his season debut.Manchester United did the double over Everton in league play, posting clean sheets in both victories and running out 3-0 victors in last seasons corresponding fixture. They also posted a 2-1 victory at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup semifinals, with Martial finding the winner deep in stoppage time.Everton had won four of the six prior meetings before last season but are only 8-8-34 versus the Red Devils in all competitions in the Premier League era. ' ' '