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WACO, Texas -- Seth Russell has been keeping an eye the past few weeks on a determined receiver in Ishmael Zamora and a frustrated one in Chris Platt.What the Baylor quarterback saw from the pair of sophomores against Oklahoma State didnt surprise him.Russell threw four touchdown passes, including an 89-yarder to Platt for the go-ahead score in the third quarter, and the No. 16 Bears held on to beat the Cowboys 35-24 on Saturday night in the weather-delayed Big 12 opener for both teams.Zamora had career highs of 175 yards receiving and two touchdowns on eight catches in his season debut for the Bears after a three-game suspension over a video of him whipping his dog that surfaced during the summer. Platt also had two TDs.He never takes any days off, Russell said about Zamora. When he was suspended, he never griped one day. He came to work, and it showed tonight.As for Platt, Russell said its been difficult for the young receiver to shake off a case of the drops in recent games.I just kept trying to encourage him, Russell said. Hes a soft-spoken guy. He came out firing and he did some great things like we knew he would.Baylor earned its fourth consecutive 4-0 start in its first big test after a light nonconference schedule.The game was stopped by lightning for about 1 1/2 hours after the Bears scored on the opening series.The Cowboys (2-2) lost three fumbles, including the second by Justice Hill after he picked up a first down at the Baylor 2 with Oklahoma State trailing 28-24 with 9 minutes remaining. Hill, who had 122 yards rushing, was originally ruled down, but the call was overturned on review.This game was pretty easy to see, coach Mike Gundy said. Travel on the road and turn the ball over three times and then your defense gives up way too many big plays.With leading Baylor receiver KD Cannon out for most of the game with a groin injury, Zamoras first TD came when Russells high pass went through Lynx Hawthornes hands and into the sophomores arms. Because the defense converged on Hawthorne, Zamora raced untouched down the sideline for the final 30 yards on the 38-yard play.Platt, who had 114 yards receiving, was 5 yards behind Ashton Lampkin on the sideline after a stutter-and-go route when he caught Russells pass in stride and easily outran everyone to the end zone. Russell was 18 of 28 for 387 yards with an interception.I probably havent opened up like that since high school, Platt said.A week after throwing for a national season-high 540 yards to beat Pittsburgh in another weather-delayed game for the Cowboys, Mason Rudolph was 27 of 45 for 279 yards with an interception.It was the first loss in a true road game for Rudolph since his debut as a freshman at Baylor two years ago, a span that included six straight road wins. Baylor is the only Big 12 team the junior hasnt beaten.I think (Gundy) was not happy with our ball security and just kind of mishandling the ball a few times, Rudolph said. Its reasonable for him to be upset, and weve got to correct it.POLL IMPLICATIONSBaylor: The Bears figure to move up since No. 8 Michigan State and 12th-ranked Georgia lost in blowouts, while the three teams immediately behind them in the rankings (Arkansas, LSU and Florida) also lost.THE TAKEAWAYOklahoma State: Who knows what would have happened if the Cowboys hadnt fumbled inside the Baylor 5 on what looked to be a go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter. Add that to the what-if list that started with a disputed loss when officials mistakenly allowed an untimed down for Central Michigans winning score.Baylor: The Bears have been something of an afterthought in the Big 12 race since a tumultuous offseason marked by allegations of mishandled sexual assault cases that led to the dismissal of two-time league champion coach Art Briles along with school President Ken Starr and athletic director Ian McCaw. But the Bears are the only 4-0 team, and the only other unbeaten team is West Virginia (3-0).UP NEXTOklahoma State: The Cowboys host No. 21 Texas next week. The Longhorns were off this week.Baylor: The Bears have their two easiest Big 12 games on paper at Iowa State next week and then Oct. 15 at home against Kansas. There are two byes in the mix as well before a visit to the Longhorns on Oct. 29.---Online: The APs college football page, http://collegefootball.ap.org Lyle Overbay Jersey . Shot outdoors against the stunning backdrop of Banff, Alta., the networks 30-minute original production airs tonight at 8pm et/5pm pt on TSN2. The four All-Star teams will play for $100,000 in prize money during TSNs annual skins game, airing live this weekend on TSN from The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre. Stephen Drew Jersey . On June 12, just as the sun sets on the magnificent historical city of Sao Paulo the inventors, innovators and purveyors of “joga bonitowill” open their campaign. 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Stefan Crichton Jersey PARIS -- American businessman Frank McCourt is buying French soccer club Marseille from Russian-born billionaire Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, heralding a new chapter for a team that has fallen into the shadow of bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain.At a news conference on Monday in Marseilles city hall, Mayor Jean-Claude Godin said he was satisfied with the impending sale, joking that McCourt will need to put in some dough to revitalize the team.McCourt, the 63-year-old former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, pledged to do everything so the club can be champions again.McCourt sold the Dodgers for $2 billion in 2012 to Guggenheim Baseball Management.In a separate statement Monday, Marseille said that both parties wish to complete the deal between now and the end of the year.Marseille is affectionately known as LOM (an abbreviation of Olympique Marseille, its official name) and the confident club moto Droit au But translates as Straight to Goal. But making the nine-time French champion successful again is a tall order given how the teams fortunes have crumbled lately.Marseille remains the only French side to win the Champions League -- beating the powerful AC Milan 1-0 in 1993 for its biggest achievement and triggering wild celebrations in the soccer-mad southern seaport.However, it has fallen behind since PSG was taken over by Qatari investors five years ago.While PSG has won the past four French titles, Marseille has struggled to keep up, finishing a miserable 13th last season and failing to qualify for European competition.McCourt pledged to bring back the good times.Helping the club achieve success both on and off the pitch would be an honor and privilege, he said. My ambition would be to help return the club to championship form, to deliver the best fan experience in all of football, to strengthen the clubs ties with supporters and the city of Marseille, and to guide the club to long-term financial stability.That is some task.Althoough some players at Marseille enjoy support bordering on devotion, the notoriously volatile fans can also turn on them.dddddddddddd Marseilles home form was so bad last year that it was regularly jeered at Stade Velodrome.Marseille has not won a trophy since winning the League Cup in 2012, under former coach Didier Deschamps.Deschamps, now Frances national team coach, was captain when Marseille won the European title in `93 and he proved an instant success as coach, winning the league title in his first campaign during the 2009-10 season and adding three League Cup titles.Since he left four years ago, Marseilles subsequent managers have found it tough going.Last season, Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa walked out just one game into the new season -- even though he said he was about to sign a new contract -- and was hurriedly replaced by Spanish coach Michel. But Michel was fired near the end of the campaign and replaced by Franck Passi, a Marseille midfielder in the late 1980s who is currently in charge.During one match late last season, tensions spilled over during the first half of a 5-2 home loss to Rennes.As a protest against the teams woeful home form, fans refrained from supporting their team in the first 15 minutes. But the move backfired as Rennes went 3-0 up inside 13 minutes, and when some angry Marseille fans tried to enter the pitch, riot police intervened.The 54-year-old Louis-Dreyfus became one of the richest women in the world after she married French businessman Robert Louis-Dreyfus in 1992, and took over Marseille when he died from leukemia in 2009.Marseille turns a page in its history, she said. Im sure Frank McCourt is the best choice to take over from my family and to ensure a great future for Marseille.---Associated Press writer Thomas Adamson in Paris contributed to this report. ' ' '