ERST LESEN! » ed little time going for the finish.The first tim

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Things sure do get wild in West Virginia whenever Oklahoma comes to town.In the first meeting of top 10 teams in the Big 12 this season, the eighth-ranked Sooners (8-2, 7-0 Big 12, No. 9 CFP) will try to keep their faint national playoff hopes going on Saturday night, along with the consolation prize of moving closer to a league title.Then theres No. 10 West Virginia, which badly wants its first league crown but needs some help along the way.The Mountaineers (8-1, 5-1, No. 14 CFP) also want to put to rest the notion that its not up to par with Oklahoma, which is the only Big 12 team that West Virginia hasnt beaten since joining the league in 2012.Ive been here a long time, 0-4 against Oklahoma, said West Virginia center Tyler Orlosky. Obviously you want to win this game and itll set you up for the rest of the season, finish out strong. And hopefully we do.West Virginia has the Big 12s stingiest defense, allowing 20.6 points per game. Chances out that goes out the window in a series that has seen two high-scoring games in Morgantown.In 2012, Oklahoma needed a last-second TD pass by Landry Jones to beat the Mountaineers 50-49 in a game that featured 1,440 yards of offense .Two years later, the teams combined for 1,013 yards, Oklahomas Samaje Perine ran for 242 yards and four scores , and the Sooners won 45-33.Oklahoma has a 14-game conference winning streak. Its last three road games have been decided by 10 points or less.Theres always a certain challenge and energy to playing on the road to a rowdy crowd, said Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops. The guys kind of unify, and bond, and its sort of you against all of them, and you can get a charge out of that.---Some other things to note when the Sooners and Mountaineers meet on what could be a cold, rainy night:TITLE FOCUS: Oklahoma or No. 13 Oklahoma State can win the Big 12 title if one of them wins their remaining games. The Sooners can wrap it up with a win Saturday coupled with an Oklahoma State loss at TCU. The Cowboys and Sooners meet Dec. 3. West Virginia takes the title if it wins its remaining three games and Oklahoma State loses once.QBS PERFORMING DIFFERENTLY: Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has thrown 17 TDs with two interceptions in his last four games. West Virginias Skyler Howard has five interceptions in his last three but hopes to take advantage of a Sooners defense that is allowing an average of 297 yards.HONORING TAVON: Oklahoma wide receiver Dede Westbrook revealed this week that he wears No. 11 in honor of Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Tavon Austin, who currently wears the same number. Austin starred at West Virginia. In 2012, he had a school-record 344 rushing yards and league-record 572 all-purpose yards against the Sooners, a performance that Westbrook enjoyed watching while attending junior college. That guy was awesome, Westbrook said.WVU RBS: Coach Dana Holgorsen said he wasnt sure of the status of West Virginia running backs Rushel Shell and Justin Crawford, who playing sparingly last week with injuries. That left freshman Kennedy McKoy to get the bulk of the carries in a 24-20 win over Texas . McKoy ran for 73 yards and West Virginia had a season-low 114 yards on the ground in struggling to close out the Longhorns after building a two-touchdown lead.PASS RUSHERS APPLY: If the Mountaineers want to get to Mayfield, theyd better get busy. West Virginia has just 17 sacks this season. Noble Nwachukwu, who is tied for the team lead with three, sat out the Texas game with a leg injury. Holgorsen said he expects Nwachukwu to be ready this week.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.orgJurickson Profar Athletics Jersey . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Athletics Jerseys China . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. https://www.cheapathleticsonline.com/1185m-jorge-mateo-jersey-athletics.html . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. Sean Manaea Athletics Jersey . Dusautoir, the former World Player of the Year, sustained a torn bicep playing for Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. The flanker, who has played 65 times for France, is expected to be out for up to four months. Mike Andrews Jersey .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night.LAS VEGAS -- Elevated to the main event just one day before Saturdays UFC 200 card, Amanda Nunes proved more than comfortable in a headlining role.Nunes (13-4) made an emphatic statement to the rest of the 135-pound division, scoring a first-round submission win over Miesha Tate to capture the UFC womens bantamweight title at T-Mobile Arena.I feel amazing, said Nunes, who along with Tate replaced Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier in the main event after Jones was pulled for a doping violation Wednesday. Every fighter has something to change to evolve. I am this kind of fighter. I always have to work to try to make things happen in my life. Everybody knows that I respect Miesha a lot, but Im the new champion.A native of Brazil, Nunes was dominant on her feet with a flawless display of boxing.Known for her explosive striking early in fights, Nunes was aggressive but never reckless. She bloodied Tates face with a series of stiff jabs and overhand rights before taking her back on the ground and securing a rear-naked choke.Referee Herb Dean waved off the fight at 3 minutes, 16 seconds of Round 1 after Tate tapped out.We knew that she was a fast starter, Tate said. She caught me fair and square. This is what I have been saying about Amanda. Shes a dangerous fighter. I got careless, and it cost me really big.UFC president Dana White told SportsCenter after the fight that Nunes broke Tates nose before submitting her.I didnt see that coming, White said of Nunes victory. Miesha Tate is well known for being tough, durable, having a great chin and taking punishment, but she couldnt take the punishment Amanda Nunes brought out tonight.Nunes, who closed as a plus-250 underdog, continued the recent trend of upset wins in UFC title fights, specifically at womens bantamweight. Tate (18-6) was making her first title defense after dramatically submitting Hollly Holm late in Round 5 in March, only four months after Holm shocked Ronda Rousey.ddddddddddddTate traded punches evenly with Nunes in the early going and was successful in her first takedown attempt less than one minute in. But Nunes was quickly able to reach her feet and, moments later, changed the tenor of the fight for good when she caught Tate with a short knee to the face.Nunes was patient, however, and picked her spots with lead right hands and combinations. Soon enough, the body language of Tate, known for her ability to absorb punishment and keep fighting back, took a change for the worse.One final knee to the face sent Tate to the canvas, where Nunes wasted little time going for the finish.The first time I saw that she was a little hurt, I controlled myself because I knew she would come back strong in the next round, Nunes said. But I kept coming, and eventually knew that this was happening.Nunes, 28, becomes the UFCs first female Brazilian champion. She entered the bout as the hottest fighter in the division and the No. 4-ranked womens bantamweight by ESPN. She won her fourth straight fight and improved to 6-1 since making her UFC debut in 2013.The loss for Tate snapped a five-fight winning streak dating to her 2013 loss to Rousey in their rematch.Right now Im going to go and get my thoughts back together and regroup before getting back to the gym, Tate said. I always come back stronger from these things. I will come back stronger, I promise you. I will come back strong from this.Regarding Rouseys impending return, White said that she will come back when she is ready.That woman worked hard for three and a half years, White said. I feel shell be back by the end of this year or early next year. ' ' '