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Texas coach Charlie Strong went home and sat around for a couple of hours after the Longhorns opened their season with a double-overtime victory over No. Sacha Kljestan USA Jersey . 10 Notre Dame. Then, without any sleep, he went back to work Monday morning.It was just an impressive win and I was just so happy for the players. It was hard to just rest your mind after that win, Strong said during the Big 12 coaches teleconference, often clearing his throat while sounding excited and exhausted after the 50-47 victory Sunday night.I was rooting for Texas to be able to win that game, West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said, knowing that big wins like that are good for the conference overall.That was also a great way for the league to finish the opening weekend after falling in other big games. The Longhorns, coming off consecutive losing records in Strongs first two seasons, were the only winner among the three Big 12 teams with non-conference openers against top-15 opponents, though West Virginia did win over Missouri, now in the SEC after previously being in the Big 12.Kansas State lost 26-13 at No. 8 Stanford on Friday night before No. 3 Oklahoma, the overwhelming preseason favorite to win its 10th Big 12 title, fell 33-23 to No. 15 Houston.Both sides of the ball were inconsistent, said Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, whose team gets a chance to correct things at home Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe before sixth-ranked Ohio State visits Norman the following week.The Longhorns started last season with a 38-3 loss at Notre Dame, and then went 5-7 while beating Oklahoma and Baylor away from home and losing three games by a field goal or less. In this opener, they went ahead by 17 points before the Irish regained the lead and then, immediately after Texas went back ahead late, returned a blocked PAT for a two-point conversion that tied the game.This game, it does so much for the confidence when you have a young team. You just want to make sure that it builds and that we dont allow them to get full of themselves, Strong said. Last year, we probably would have lost this game.Some other notes from the Labor Day edition of the Big 12 coaches teleconference:- For the first time since the 2014 season, Kansas is coming off a victory.Jayhawks coach David Beaty said it was great to see how players and students reacted after a 55-6 win over FCS Rhode Island. That snapped a 15-game losing streak, including a 0-12 debut last season under Beaty.The Jayhawks, who host Ohio next, havent won consecutive games since starting 2-0 in 2011 and then losing their last 10 games that season. They won their 2012 opener before finishing 1-11, and had opening wins in 2013 and 2014 on the way to 3-9 records.- Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was sacked five times by Houston, and the Sooners finished with only 70 yards rushing even with the running duo of Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon. But when questioned about the offensive line Monday, Stoops defended the big men up front.Actually, the offensive line was one of our better groups. They actually played pretty well, said Stoops, adding how things changed in the third quarter after Houston returned a missed field goal for a touchdown and the Sooners were suddenly down 16 points after fumbles on consecutive drives after that. Maybe we still could have (run) some, but in the end, when youre down 16, it doesnt lend itself to having a lot of patience.- Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the national leader in total yards last season, got off to an impressive start with 540 total yards and six touchdowns against Stephen F. Austin. Coach Kliff Kingsbury was impressed by the junior quarterback for more than his 483 yards passing and 57 yards rushing.His vision seeing the field, his operation, Kingsbury said. He checked us into some things early in the game on Saturday he wouldnt have gotten to last year. Its just becoming second nature. Everythings slowed down for him. Hes healthy again, so hes running really well, and so hes playing at a high level. Much higher than last year.---Online: AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org Jesse Gonzalez USA Jersey . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. Erik Palmer-Brown USA Jersey . Once again, DeLaet finished tied for second at a PGA Tour stop on the weekend, this time at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The pride of Weyburn, Sask. http:///...Copa-America-Jersey/ . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. ORLANDO, Fla. -- After Atlantas offense exploded on them two nights earlier, the Toronto Raptors faced a similar situation in the first quarter Sunday night -- they were leaving Orlando players open, and the inferior Magic were knocking down shots.Only this time, Toronto turned things around. It got back to its defensive principles in the second quarter, and by the second half, Orlando couldnt find an open shot while the Raptors pulled away for a 109-79 victory.Toronto limited the Magic to 28 second-half points and 41 percent shooting, which was in stark contrast to Friday night when Atlanta shot nearly 54 percent from the floor while beating the Raptors 125-121.That was big for us after a lackluster defensive game against Atlanta, said Toronto coach Dwane Casey, whose team has eclipsed 100 points an NBA-best 15 straight times.Thats the way we have to play if we are going to be important, relevant in this league. We have to play with that defensive intensity every night.The Raptors stepped up defensively in the second half, turning a four-point halftime lead into an 84-64 edge by the end of third quarter. Orlando, which has struggled offensively throughout the season, managed just 13 points in the game-changing third quarter.The Magic were 3 for 21 from 3-point range. Evan Fournier led Orlando with 15 points but was plagued by foul trouble and turnovers.We didnt start the game following our game plan very well. We had a good first quarter, said Orlando coach Frank Vogel, whose team dropped to 5-10 at home this season. We didnt play team basketball and it got worse as the game went on. They made their runs and we gave in versus responding.Much of that was because the Magic had few answers for guard DeMar DeRozan and Jonas Valanciunas. Aaron Gordon and Jeff Green took turns getting beat off the dribblee and on pullup jumpers by DeRozan, who finished with a game-high 31 points for his fourth-straight 30-point effort. Walker Zimmerman USA Jersey. Valanciunas dominated his old teammates Bismack Biyombo and Nikola Vucevic in the post, getting 16 points and 13 rebounds.Just trying to bounce back from a loss, it sucks coming off a loss, DeRozan said. You just want to do whatever you can to get a win and that was my whole mindset tonight.TEMPORARY PROMOTIONRookie Fred VanVleet benefited from extra playing time Sunday with Cory Joseph not dressed due to flu-like symptoms.VanVleet, who has been back-and-forth to the D-League this season, had four points, four assists and three steals in 22 minutes.He came in and there was no let up, Casey said with a smile. I told somebody Cory better hurry up and get well. Footsteps are behind him.UNHAPPY REUNIONBiyombo likely saw his first matchup with his former Raptors teammates going differently than it did Sunday night.He had eight points, three blocked shots and 12 rebounds, but the Magic center also had four turnovers and did little to slow Valanciunas.TIP-INSRaptors: Pascal Siakam had four blocked shots in the first half but also had four fouls before halftime.Magic: Guard Jodie Meeks got a flagrant-1 for a hard foul on Lowry with 6:28 play in the second quarter. ... Elfrid Payton scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting off the bench in the first half. ... Orlando has not won back-to-back home games since defeating New Orleans and Dallas on Nov. 16 and Nov. 19, respectively. The Magic beat Brooklyn at home on Friday night.UP NEXTRaptors: Toronto returns home to take on Brooklyn on Tuesday night.Magic: Orlando goes on the road to face Miami on Tuesday night. ' ' '