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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo offered a unique strategy when asked about defending Houstons high-powered offense on Saturday.Were trying to petition to the NCAA to see if we can play 15 guys on the field, Niumatalolo said.No. 6 Houston (5-0, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) opened the season by scoring 33 points against then-third ranked Oklahoma and has not slowed down. Employing a multiple spread offense conceived by head coach Tom Herman, the Cougars rank 19th in the Football Bowl Subdivision in total offense with 506 yards per game and 12th in scoring offense with an average of 44.2 points.Quarterback Greg Ward Jr. leads the nations 25th -ranked passing offense (304.6 yards). Ward has completed 99 of 140 passes for 1,325 yards and eight touchdowns.Ward was a really good player last year and hes even better this year, Niumatalolo said. Nobody has been able to slow him down. Hes very patient in the pocket and is well-coached.Navys defensive staff spent Sunday and Monday reviewing film of Houstons five games this season and saw every possible defensive scheme. Some teams rushed three defenders and dropped eight in coverage while others rushed four and dropped seven. Oklahoma was among the opponents that unleashed a bunch of blitzes on Ward with little success.Were like everybody else in the country -- were still searching for answers on how to stop him, Niumatalolo said of Ward.Some things to know about the Houston-Navy matchup.TOUGH ON DEFENSE, TOO: Houston is far from one-dimensional. The Cougars are third in the country in scoring defense and sixth in total defense, holding opponents to 11.2 points and 250 yards.You dont become (No. 6) in the country by just being good in one phase, Niumatalolo said. Theyre ranked where they are for a reason. Theyre just so good in so many places. A well-coached team with so many good players is a tough combination.Inside linebacker Steven Taylor leads the Houston defense with 27 tackles (six for loss) and 5 + sacks. Strong safety Garrett Davis has 26 tackles (four for loss). The Cougars suffered a self-inflicted setback when starting linebackers Tyus Bowser and Matthew Adams got into a fight during a team event before the Connecticut game.Bowser, who had 18 tackles through four games, sustained a broken bone in his face and will miss several games. Adams didnt play against Connecticut because of disciplinary reasons, but is scheduled to start against Navy (3-1, 2-0).Houston held Navy to 147 rushing yards in last years meeting, which decided the West Division representative in the inaugural AAC championship game. The Cougars, who came into the contest with one conference loss, won a tiebreaker over the Midshipmen by virtue of their 52-31 victory.TOUGH STRETCH: The Midshipmen are in the midst of their most challenging stretch of the season.Navy is coming off a disappointing defeat at the hands of service academy rival Air Force. A 28-14 loss in Colorado Springs likely means the coveted Commander-in-Chiefs Trophy will be departing Annapolis.After getting your butt whipped by one of your rivals, a team like Houston wakes you up pretty quickly. There cant be any lingering effects or this game will get ugly real quickly, Niumatalolo said.Navy faces a quick turnaround after this one, traveling to East Carolina for a nationally-televised contest next Thursday night.HISTORIC VISIT: Saturday will be just the ninth time in the history of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium that an AP Top 10 team has visited. Last time came in 2001, when Georgia Tech laid a 70-7 whipping on Navy.Houston will be the highest-ranked team to play at the 53-year-old facility since second-ranked South Carolina in 1984. The Midshipmen upset the Gamecocks, 38-21, that year.STREAKING: Navy has won 12 straight home games dating back to 2014. On Saturday, the Midshipmen will be seeking to equal the school record for consecutive victories at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.Navy won the first 13 games it played at the facility after it opened in September 1959.Houston, on the other hand, has won 19 of its last 20 games with the lone loss coming at Connecticut last November. The Cougars avenged that defeat by routing the Huskies, 42-14 on Sept. 29. Wholesale Air Max .Y. - New Orleans forward Anthony Davis was chosen Friday to replace the injured Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star game that will be played in his home city. Air Max Uk Cheap Online . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. 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NEW YORK -- Yoenis Cespedes opted out of the remaining two years of his contract with the New York Mets on Saturday to become a free agent again.Acquired by the Mets from Detroit at the July 31 trade deadline in 2015, Cespedes had 17 home runs and 44 RBI in 57 games with the Mets down the stretch, helping them reach the World Series for the first time since 2000.After finding a slow market in a free-agent class that also included Jason Heyward, Alex Gordon and Justin Upton, Cespedes made a surprise return to the Mets when New York agreed in January to a $75 million, three-year contract that allowed him to opt out after one season and $27.5 million.Cespedes had 31 homers and 86 RBI in 132 games, slowed after injuring his right quadriceps on July 8. He hit one home run after Sept. 11.The 31-year-old slugger gives up $47.5 million -- $23.75 million in each of the next two years.After helpiing the Chicago Cubs win their first World Series title since 1908, outfielder Dexter Fowler declined his part of a $9 million mutual option in favor of a $5 million buyout.ddddddddddddOther outfielders on the free-agent market include major league home run leader Mark Trumbo, Jose Bautista, Carlos Beltran, Josh Reddick and Matt Holliday.Pitcher Jaime Garcias $12 million option was exercised by St. Louis, and outfielder Cameron Maybins $9 million option was exercised by the Los Angeles Angels, who acquired him from Detroit on Friday.Kansas City declined its $7 million option on 33-year-old right-hander Luke Hochevar, whose season was cut short by surgery in August to relieve numbness caused by thoracic outlet syndrome. Hochevar will receive a $500,000 buyout. ' ' '