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NORMAN, Okla. -- Its another high-stakes Bedlam game for Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.The Cowboys have emerged in the past decade under coach Mike Gundy, turning the showdown into much more than just a yearly meeting between schools from the same state.Oklahoma leads the series 85-18-7, but Saturdays meeting will be the second straight that will decide the Big 12 title. A win for the Cowboys would be their second over the Sooners in three years and second straight in Norman, and it would give them their second conference title under Gundy. Matchups in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013 also affected the conference title race.I think whats encouraging for the state of Oklahoma is that for a considerable number of times over the last six years, these two schools have gotten together to decide a conference championship, and I dont think we can ask for anything else, Gundy said.Seventh-ranked Oklahoma (9-2, 8-0, No. 9 CFP) has won eight straight since a rough start, while No. 11 Oklahoma State (9-2, 7-1, No. 10 CFP) has won seven in a row since losing to Baylor. Both teams still have an outside shot at reaching the College Football Playoff.The only thing that we can control is how we play Saturday, Gundy said. What I told them is that I wanted them to play how theyve played the last two months because as a coach its enjoyable to watch them. They play for each other. There arent any selfish players on the field, and I would fully expect them to play that way Saturday. Then, we can worry about the playoff system next Monday.Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph has much to gain against the Sooners. While Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has been mentioned in the Heisman Trophy race and is the defending Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, Rudolph could shake things up by outplaying his more decorated counterpart and getting a win.Rudolph barely played during Oklahomas 58-23 win last season . But he is healthy this season.Its what you look forward to all season long, and last year, I kind of let it slip through my grip, he said. Injuries happen, but I was kind of angry that I wasnt able to play and be at 100 percent. Ive got a completely different mindset this year, and Im ready to get out there and play in the game.Here are some things to watch Saturday:MAYFIELD TO NY? Mayfield, who leads the nation in passing efficiency, could make a serious statement to Heisman voters with a strong performance. He wasnt invited to New York for last years Heisman ceremony and finished fourth in the balloting. Mayfield wants the invite, but he knows he has to handle business first.The Heisman stuff is not going to matter if we dont win, so we want to put ourselves in a good position to see what happens with the rest of the country and see what we can do, Mayfield said.HEISMAN CONTENDER II: Oklahoma receiver Dede Westbrook is rising on Heisman lists, too. He has 11 touchdown receptions of at least 40 yards this season, the most of any FBS player since 1998. He is averaging 150 yards receiving during conference play.TAYLOR TOUGH: Oklahoma State defensive tackle Vincent Taylor has been a force all season. He leads the team with 11.5 tackles for loss, and leads the nation with four blocked kicks.JAMES WASHINGTON: Amid the hype around Westbrook around the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma States James Washington has put together an impressive season, too. The junior has at least 100 yards receiving in four of his past six games and has 1,159 yards and nine touchdowns this season. His breakaway speed will cause problems, especially if the Cowboys can establish the run.He reminds of the big-play, strong guys theyve had at Oklahoma State, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. Like Dez (Bryant) and those guys that not only had speed but the physical presence to shove you out of the way and get the football because of how physical their presence is.IN THE MIX: Oklahomas Joe Mixon is one of the nations most dangerous players. The sophomore ranks second nationally behind Christian McCaffrey with 195 all-purpose yards per game. Hes a force as a runner, receiver and return man. Hes big -- listed at 225 pounds, but likely much bigger -- and he has breakaway speed.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP . Air Max 270 Lilas . However, he did make them miss him a little less. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Mandy Bujold and Mikaela Mayer barely missed out on the debut of womens boxing at the London Olympics.The Canadian flyweight and the American lightweight both stuck with their sport after that qualifying disappointment, and they both celebrated victories in their long-awaited Olympic debuts Friday.They both realize theyve accomplished no small feat, given how their sport has grown in the ensuing four years.When you watch the girls fight and you watch the guys fight, theres really no difference, Bujold said. I think the girls actually go for it more, because weve got the two-minute rounds. Its all excitement.Four years after the womens boxing tournament was the best thing in the London ring, the encore has begun in Brazil. With fast-paced bouts and charismatic fighters, Riocentro Pavilion 6 buzzed with excitement when women led off both sessions, starting with a thrilling first bout.After peppering her larger, favored opponent with punches for four furious rounds, Ukraine light flyweight Tetyana Kob celebrated by doing the splits while her hand was raised by the referee in victory.The competition has just shot through the roof, Mayer said moments after dominating Micronesias Jennifer Chieng. You go to a tournament, and if you want to get that gold medal, there arent a lot of pushover fights. These girls are experienced. Theyve got Olympic medals.Just as professional womens MMA rapidly became vital to that sports image and health over the past four years, the smaller world of amateur boxing has realized that its female competition is one of its most important assets.The International Boxing Association (AIBA) aggressively backed the womens sport for years, and President Ching-Kuo Wu is determined to add more fighters and weight classes to the next Olympics. The current field is only 36 boxers in three weight classes, due to IOC restrictions on the total number of Olympic athletes, but Wu wants five womens weight categories at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, calling it vital for equality.All three gold medalists from London are back to defend their titles in Rio fights featuring four two-minute rounds, rather than the threee three-minute rounds fought by men.dddddddddddd The women are still wearing headgear, while the men fight increasingly bloody bouts without the protection, but AIBA is expected to remove the gear from the women next year as well.AIBA is getting much, much better at showcasing the women and really appreciating the talent we have, Bujold said after beating Uzbekistans Yodgoroy Mirzaeva to reach the quarterfinals. I love seeing it, because Ive grown up in this sport. Seeing it grow, seeing it get into the Olympics, and now seeing the elite women out there (in Rio), its amazing.Olympic committees around the world responded to the success of womens boxing in London by pumping money into their national programs -- and USA Boxing used that to its entire teams advantage. After Claressa Shields gold medal and Marlen Esparzas bronze, the Americans secured funds from the USOC to hire Walsh as womens head coach, but he oversees all eight men and women on the Olympic team.The (womens) sport has grown immensely, said veteran coach Billy Walsh, who helped Irelands Katie Taylor to the first Olympic lightweight gold medal in London. The last world championships in May, the standard was fantastic, and its only getting better each year.The world still hasnt changed completely, however. Cuba, the most successful Olympic boxing nation behind only the U.S., still hasnt sent a female fighter to the Olympics. A competition gap also exists among nations with more established boxing cultures, even at the top level: Shields hasnt lost a fight in four years since London, although her dominance is a reflection of her singular talent as well.But the worldwide growth of womens boxing isnt slowing down. A record 236 boxers from 73 nations fought at the womens world championships in Kazakhstan earlier this year.Its so hard to qualify for the Olympics now, Mayer said. No one is just there, trust me. If youre there, you know how to hold your own. Qualifying is the toughest part. At this level, we are professionals. These are not amateurs. ' ' '