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DALLAS -- Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy knows Mason Rudolph has to feel better physically, even without talking to the junior quarterback about how he feels.Rudolph played the second half of a game with a broken foot late last season, then got in only one series in the regular-season finale against Oklahoma before playing far from fully healthy in the Sugar Bowl. The Cowboys lost all three of those games after a 10-0 start.When we finished spring ball, he was very close to being pain free, Gundy said Monday, the first day of Big 12 football media days.I would guess that he feels like he did prior to the injury, and hes had a really good summer. ... He looks really good. His strength levels are the highest theyve ever been.While the Cowboys get a healthy Rudolph back, TCU has former Texas A&M transfer Kenny Hill and sophomore Foster Sawyer competing to succeed dual-threat quarterback Trevone Boykin.Its going to be a healthy (competition). They improved this spring, Horned Frogs coach Gary Patterson said. Im kind of excited about this season.Oklahoma State and TCU finished tied for second in the conference last season behind champion Oklahoma, which is the overwhelming preseason pick this season to win its 10th Big 12 title after last season becoming the leagues first team to make the new College Football Playoff. The Horned Frogs and Cowboys are picked to finish second and third, respectively, in that media poll.The Sooners will be among five teams to take part Tuesday in the second day of media days, joining Baylor, Kansas State, Texas and West Virginia.Baylor was still prominent Monday, with Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby addressing several questions about the sexual assault scandal that led to the departure of coach Art Briles, plus the demotion of school President Ken Starr and resignation of athletic director Ian McCaw.Mack Rhoades, who had been at Missouri the past 15 months, was introduced as Baylors new AD in Dallas.Also Monday at Big 12 football media days:HEAVY HEART: Second-year Kansas coach David Beaty, whose late father was a retired Dallas police officer, said he was excited to be home, but that his heart hurts for Dallas and other communities across the country that are suffering and in pain.The Big 12 media days are at the Omni Dallas, a downtown Dallas hotel only a couple of blocks from where a shooter killed five officers on July 7, after police-involved shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Minnesota the previous two days. Then on Sunday, three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers investigating a report of a man with an assault rifle were killed.I pray that we will begin to listen to one another, love one another and get to the hard work of healing our nation, to the issues that were facing right now, Beaty said.I believe that college football can be an example in the midst of our struggles in America. Young men from all walks of life, different backgrounds coming together, listening to one another, working hard together, learning from one another, fighting together for a common goal. I think society can learn a lot from these young and Im excited about working with some of them at KU.OFF THE DIAMOND: Patrick Mahomes has gone from two-sport athlete at Texas Tech to standout starting quarterback.After leading the nation with 393 total yards per game last season, the dual-threat quarterback gave up baseball to focus solely on the gridiron. Coach Kliff Kingsbury expects that to make Mahomes a more refined, athletic and polished quarterback.Its the first full offseason hes ever had as a football player ... the weight room, film with his teammates, working on mechanics and working on his footwork, Kingsbury said.He worked on becoming a better all-around quarterback and last year made spectacular plays, really carried us at times, moving around and making things happen. This year, were going to work on things with him, when the ordinary play is there lets take it. When you have to be extraordinary, you have that ability to go do it.Mahomes father, Pat, played for six different teams over 11 seasons in Major League Baseball.The younger Mahomes, who appeared in three Tech baseball games during the 2015 season, threw for 4,653 yards while 36 touchdowns last fall while running for 456 yards and 10 touchdowns.NEW KID IN TOWN: Matt Campbell was introduced last November as Iowa States head coach on his 36th birthday, and is the youngest head coach for any Power Five conference team.Campbell, 35-15 in the past four-plus seasons at Toledo, supplanted Kingsbury as the youngest Power Five coach. Kingsbury turns 37 next month, more than 3 1/2 months before Campbells next birthday. Running Shoes Clearance Online . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Discount Running Shoes Online . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. http://www.runningshoesclearance.com/ . After Martin Skrtel put the Reds in front from close range at Stamford Bridge after only four minutes, Hazard hit back in the 17th with a superb strike. Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th. Running Shoes Clearance Sale . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. Running Shoes Clearance . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. TORONTO -- Tampa Bays Blake Snell was fired up for his first career start against the Toronto Blue Jays.Torontos big bats gave the Rays rookie a harsh lesson about life in the major leagues.J.A. Happ and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as Happ became the first 16-game winner in the majors, and the Blue Jays beat Snell and the Rays 7-0 on Wednesday night.Snell (3-5) worked a career-low 1 2/3 innings and matched a career-worst by allowing five runs, two earned, and five hits. He threw 68 pitches, 37 strikes.Thats the first time weve really seen him struggle, manager Kevin Cash said. It wasnt for lack of stuff, he had the stuff going. It was lack of command and location with his pitches.Troy Tulowitzki homered and had a season-high five RBI and Justin Smoak also connected for the Blue Jays, whose 162 homers this season are second only to Baltimore. The Orioles entered play Wednesday with 170.Snell said he was really pumped up to face the defending AL East champions, whose 551 runs are second in the AL to Boston.I should have attacked more but Ill learn, Snell said. Its exciting for me because I know Im going to face them again. Thats one bad start, you could say, but what I learn from it is so much greater than the real outcome.Tulowitzki hit a two-out, three-run homer off Snell in the first inning, his 19th.I was surprised the way he got to it, Snell said.The drive snapped a streak of 17 straight solo home runs by Toronto, which hadnt gone deep with a man on base since Josh Donaldsons two-run homer in the first inning of a July 20 win at Arizona.All three runs were unearned after Rays right fielder Steven Souza Jr. was charged with an error when he dropped Donaldsons foul fly ball.I had to run a long way but that ball has got to be caught, a disappointed Souza said.Snell ran into trouble again in the second and could not finish the inning. After Devon Travis hit an RBI single, Donaldson reached on a fielders choice and went to second on a balk. Snell walked Edwin Encarrnacion and Russell Martin to load the bases for Tulowitzki, who walked on a full-count pitch to bring home another run.dddddddddddd Dylan Floro came on and retired Melvin Upton Jr. to end the rally.Happ (16-3) allowed four hits, all singles, to win his 10th consecutive decision.Joe Biagini, Jason Grilli and Ryan Tepera worked one inning each to complete Torontos seventh shutout.Cash said Happ lived up to a scouting report that suggested the Rays would see plenty of fastballs, especially four-seamers.We knew we were going to get it, we just werent able to handle it, Cash said.Toronto has won Happs past 11 outings and is 18-5 when he starts.Thats a team number right there, those wins, Happ said after passing Bostons Rick Porcello and Washingtons Stephen Strasburg for the major league lead. But it feels good to go out there and give us a chance to win consistently. Thats always been my goal.STARTING STRONGRays starting pitchers have allowed three earned runs or fewer in 21 consecutive games, the longest such run in team history.TRAINERS ROOMRays: SS Matt Duffy (left Achilles) went 0 for 4 in a rehab game at Triple-A Durham. Duffy is expected to make his Rays debut Friday. Hell come right an and play shortstop for us, Cash said. ... INF Richie Shaffer was optioned to Durham following Wednesdays game to open a spot for Duffy.Blue Jays: OF Junior Lake was selected from Triple-A Buffalo to replace Bautista.UP NEXTRays: Tampa Bay is off Thursday before opening a three-game series against the Yankees on Friday. RHP Chris Archer (6-15, 4.26) starts against LHP CC Sabathia (6-9, 4.18). Archer is 5-3 with a 2.13 ERA in 11 career starts against New York.Blue Jays: After a day off Thursday, Toronto begins a three-game series against Houston on Friday. LHP Francisco Liriano (6-11, 5.34) makes his second start for Toronto. He will face RHP Joe Musgrove (0-0, 0.79). ' ' '