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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.org Deandre Baker Giants Jersey . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. 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It was quite mysterious how the giant global racing and breeding establishment Coolmore demanded the names of their horses that went into quarantine in Ireland last Wednesday were not released publicly. Not even Racing Victoria were allowed to utter them.It seems, though, that Coolmore may just have been buying themselves more time to decide exactly in which directions they would head with their highly successful troupe of international contenders.The release of the second acceptances -- one of a five-stage process of nomination before actually making the final field -- for the $3.15 million BMW Caulfield Cup and $3 million Cox Plate brought some more clarity to the international participation in this years carnival.Four horses remain on the Coolmore list of possible Melbourne-bound runners, while two slightly lesser lights were not included in the second acceptances submitted; Group II winner Idaho, who unseated his rider in the English St Leger Stakes earlier in September, and third placegetter in that same race Housesofparliament were not among the acceptances.It was quite mysterious how the giant global racing and breeding establishment Coolmore demanded the names of their horses that went into quarantine in Ireland last Wednesday were not released publicly. Not even Racing Victoria were allowed to utter them.It seems, though, that Coolmore may just have been buying themselves more time to decide exactly in which directions they would head with their highly successful troupe of international contenders.The release of the second acceptances -- one of a five-stage process of nomination before actually making the final field -- for the $3.15 million BMW Caulfield Cup and $3 million Cox Plate brought some more clarity to the international participation in this years carnival.Four horses remain on the Coolmore list of possible Melbourne-bound runners, while two slightly lesser lights were not included in the second acceptances submitted; Group II winner Idaho, who unseated his rider in the English St Leger Stakes earlier in September, and third placegetter in that same race Housesofparliament were not among the acceptances.Of the ones still on their list, we look at where they currently fit in the feature race outlook:HIGHLAND REEL (IRE) -- (Trainer: Aidan OBrien)Last start: 10/9/16 - 7th Group I Irish Champion Stakes, 2000m at Leopardstown (IRE)Last win: 23/7/16 - 1st Group I King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, 2400m at Ascot (UK)Highland Reel ran third in the 2015 Cox Plate, finishing more than five lengths behind Winx, since when he has shown himself to be a very adept 2400 metres performer in winning the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase in December, over the very smart French-trained Flintshire, and added another at the highest level at Ascot in June.The feedback after the 2015 Cox Plate from the stables travelling staff was that Highland Reel didnt quite handle the tight-turning Valley course but still returned a much better result than many track-watchers had predicted. As top weight with 58kg for this years Caulfield Cup, the consistently turning Caulfield circuit could present a similar issue.Either way, Highland Reel will be at home over the mile-and-a-half trip and is one of the five equal favourites with UBET for the event at $15.BONDI BEACH (IRE) -- (Trainer: Aidan OBrien)Last start: 10/9/16 - 3rd Group 3 Enterprise Stakes, 2400m at Leopardstown (IRE)Last win: 15/5/16 - 1st Group 3 Vintage Crop Stakes, 2400m at Navan (IRE)Yet to win at Group 1 level, Bondi Beach is partly owned by four-time Melbourne Cup-winning owner Lloyd Williams.This will be this four-year-olds second visit to Melbourne. In 2015 he finished 16th but less than seven lengths behind Prince Of Penzanze in that most famous of Melbourne Cups.UBET rate Bondi Beach a $31 chance for the Caulfield Cup and he is well in the race with 55kg. He seemed a rather easy horse to dismiss as a winning chance in 2015, but his Australian racing experience means he could be a much better conveyance in returning to familiar surroundings in 2016.ORDER OF ST GEORGE (IRE) -- (Trainer: Aidan OBrien)Last start: 11/9/16 - 2nd Group I Irish St Leger, 2800m at The Curragh (IRE)Last win: 20/8/16 - 1st Group III Irish St Leger Trial, 2800m at The Curragh (IRE)The 2015 Irish St Leger and 2016 Ascot Gold Cup winner has had Melbourne on his radar for some time, helped along somewhat by his being part-owned by Lloyd Williams.Order Of St George has been allocated 58kg for the Caullfield Cup, equal-top weight with Highland Reel, but Williams told Sky Sports Radio there was a 95 percent chance the galloper would instead head to France to run in the Group 1 Prix de lArc de Triomphe (2400m) at Chantilly on 2 October; that would then rule him out of making the trip to Melbourne.ddddddddddddWilliams said the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate options were kept open in case the seven-time winning four-year-old faces soft conditions in France. So, the Coolmore team wont be looking to the skies for inspiration but for something more obvious - the weather.SIR ISAAC NEWTON (IRE) -- (Trainer: Aidan OBrien)Last start: 10/9/16 - 10th Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes, 2000m at Leopardstown (IRE)Last win: 26/6/16 - 1st Group 3 International Stakes, 2000m at The Curragh (IRE)Competing in most of his races over 2000 metres, Sir Isaac Newton has been allocated 54.5kg in the Caulfield Cup for his win in the International Stakes having previously defeated Godolphins Second Wave -- who is also making the trip to Melbourne -- in the Listed Wolverton Handicap (2000m) at Royal Ascot in June.While Coolmore are correct to have a high opinion of this four-year-old by their champion stallion Galileo, he may want to find quite a few lengths before the Melbourne feature race days if hell be earning Aiden OBrien another of Australias most sought-after trophies.UBET Market UpdateMelbourne CupOur Melbourne Cup market has been adjusted more than a few times in the past week after a shock victory in the Irish St Leger, the unveiling of the weights, and several leading international contenders pulling the pin. As it stands, Wicklow Brave, from the powerful Willie Mullins stable, is the outright $15 favourite having leaped into calculations with a storming win in the Irish St Leger over former cup favourite Order Of St George and 2015 Melbourne and Caulfield Cup placegetter Trip To Paris. Prior to his victory in the final Irish classic of the season, Wicklow Brave was rated $35 to take out the race that stops the nation. Ascot Gold Cup winner Order Of St George had headed the Cup Futures for months, but he was ruled out of travelling to Australia and will instead head to France to contest the Prix de lArc de Triomphe. 2014 Melbourne Cup champion Protectionist is also doubtful to make the trip. As a result, the Aiden OBrien-trained colt Idaho has been promoted to the second line of betting at $17, alongside top Australian contender Signoff, who was fourth in the great race in 2014 and absent from the 2015 edition due to a leg injury. After opening at $41, the Darren Weir stayer has been backed and backed all year, including one wager of $1000 at $41, and is, by the length of the Flemington straight, the worst result for the UBET fixed odds team. Money has also for Japanese hope Carren Mirotic -- $36 into $19 -- who was beaten a lip in the recent Group 1 Tenno Sho. Gun hoop Tommy Berry has been booked to ride Curren Mirotic, who easily accounted for Fame Game, last years top Melbourne Cup fancy, in the vaunted spring feature.Click here for?UBETs Melbourne Cup market.Caulfield CupAs for the Caulfield Cup, the big mover has been Exosphere, no relation to the recently retired Godolphin colt by the same name. Recently purchased from European giant Juddmonte by a Melbourne-based syndicate who intend to aim him at the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, the five-year-old stallion has been backed in from $51 to $15 co-favouritism. Given the interest, and the fact hell be trained by cups legend Lee Freedman, our traders will be keeping Exosphere very safe. He beat UK St Leger winner Simple Verse by four lengths and Big Orange, who ran fifth in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, by nine lengths, in the Group 2 Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket so hes a serious horse. Fellow import Hartnell, who blew them away in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes, is also $15, in from $26 prior to the slashing seven and three-quarter length win, alongside well-travelled Irish stayer Highland Reel, Godolphin four-year-old Scottish and the best credentialed Australian horse, ATC Derby runner-up Jameka, from the Ciaron Maher camp. Mick Kent stallion Tarzino, well below his best thus far this preparation, is the best backed runner at $17, although most of that investment came in March after his Group 1 Rosehill Guineas win.Click here for?UBETs Caulfield Cup market. ' ' '