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NORMAN, Okla. -- A year ago, new Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley was still installing his Air Raid system while trying to figure out who would be his quarterback.By the end of the season, he had won the Broyles Award for the nations top assistant coach, quarterback Baker Mayfield had finished fourth in the Heisman balloting and the Sooners had qualified for the College Football Playoff.We played better as we went on, Riley said. Part of that, it was Year 1, and it was just a progression of it. We knew what our identity was the entire way, we just werent great at it, yet. Kind of around midseason, we started playing better and got some confidence, and we were able to take it from there.Now a much wealthier man after a significant raise, the 32-year-old Riley has much of the talent from last years squad back, including Mayfield and fellow Heisman candidate Samaje Perine at running back for the third-ranked Sooners.Not only is our team more equipped and totally now understands our offense -- whats required and all the little nuances of it, but now also, coach Riley knows what he has to work with, where a year ago, hes still piecing all that together, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. I just feel like overall, theres a lot more confidence and its a lot more fluid.Oklahoma will need all the offense it can get. The Sooners open with No. 15 Houston on Sept. 3 at Reliant Stadium, then host No. 6 Ohio State two weeks later. There will be no time for a slow start like the offense had last year.Theres certainly an expectation we have to be play better, Riley said. I think our guys have a strong understanding if we dont, were going to be in trouble. We play some real good teams in the beginning. We have to be very good, very early.Stoops has no doubt that Riley will have the team ready. Overall, the Sooners ranked fourth in school history in points per game (43.5), third in yards per game (530.2) and third in yards per play (6.80) last season. The Sooners posted huge numbers in two of their most critical games last year, victories over Baylor and Oklahoma State.Lincoln is really organized and very detailed and/or sure of what he wants to do, Stoops said. Therefore, the things we put on the field have been well rehearsed. Hes got a great feel for play-calling and mixing the run and the pass. Hes a great communicator with the coaches and the players.With Riley calling the shots, Mayfields 2015 season was one of the best at Oklahoma. He passed for 3,700 yards and 36 touchdowns, and his completion percentage was second in school history for a single season.Mayfield said Rileys value goes beyond the game plan.Hes not a guy thats going to yell at you, but at the same time, he can kind of crack the whip when he needs to, Mayfield said. I respect him a lot because he knows when to flip the switch and be serious, but at the same time, hes a guy you can just talk to and I very much enjoy that, to be able to go into the meeting room and when were not talking about football, to just be able to relax.Rileys biggest challenge will be finding ways to fill the void left by receiver Sterling Shepard, who has moved on to the NFL. Dede Westbrook, last years No. 2 receiver, had 46 catches for 743 yards last season. Mark Andrews, an All-Big 12 selection last season, had seven touchdown grabs. Geno Lewis, a transfer from Penn State, should fit in immediately.Stoops said balance is what Rileys offense is all about. The hope is more equal distribution of touches makes the offense even more difficult to defend.I think well be further along than that this year, where well have more guys contribute, Stoops said. Hopefully, in some of those games, 10 guys have receptions, multiple guys have several receptions. Thats what this offense is designed to do. I think well be more that way this year.---Freelance writer Murray Evans in Norman, Oklahoma, contributed to this report.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: (at)CliffBruntAP .Air Jordan 1 High OG Fearless White Mens . Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey last Sunday. The fine is the fourth this season for Goldson. He was fined $30,000 for a hit on the New York Jets Jeff Cumberland in Week 1. Retro Air Jordan 1 OG Chicago White Mens .In my heart and mind Im competing for India, luge competitor Shiva Keshavan told The Associated Press in an email interview. 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The Padres swept the Giants at San Francisco last week and in San Diego in the first series after the All-Star break. The Giants had swept the Padres three times in the first two months of the season.Panik, who had been in an 0-for-24 slump, doubled to right-center opening the eighth against Christian Friedrich (5-11). His fly ball ticked off the end of Renfroes glove, hit the ground and bounced over the fence. Kelby Tomlinson, pinch-hitting for Samardzija, singled to left to put runners on the corners and chase Friedrich. Brad Hand came on and induced Eduardo Nunez to hit into a force, with Panik holding at third. Pagan then hit a blooper that landed just fair and brought in Panik.Renfroe fielded Paniks hit and made a strong throw, but first baseman Wil Myers cut it off.Since there was no other play there, Wil probably wants to let that ball go, manager Andy Green said. I think hed say that right now. I dont think were accustomed to Hunter Renfroes arm yet. That is a very unique play to see a ball drop on the line like that and see a guy coming up firing like that. I dont know how far up the line it was going to be to Hedgy (catcher Austin Hedges), but I thought it was going to be close enough to be an interesting play at the plate. ... Theres some arm strength there.Hunter Pence doubled with two outs to bring in Nunez.I felt good. I felt like I did as well as I could have, honestly, said Renfroe, San Diegos first-round pick in the 2013 amateur draft. I could hhave done a little better defensively, touching the ball; just missed that reach there.dddddddddddd Positioning could have been better, I think. I could have caught it. Other than that, Im happy with myself. `Hunter Pence doubled with two outs to bring in Nunez.The Mets and Giants took a half-game lead over the idle St. Louis Cardinals in the wild-card race. New York beat Philadelphia 9-8 in 11 innings.San Francisco came in trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers by six games in the NL West, with 10 to play.Padres pinch-hitter Alex Dickerson homered off Derek Law with one out in the eighth.Samardzija (12-10) allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings, and walked none.Sergio Romo pitched the ninth for his second save in as many chances. Ryan Schimpf doubled with one out before Renfroe popped up to first base and fellow rookie Carlos Asuaje grounded to short to end it.Padres outfielders Renfroe and Manuel Margot, and second baseman Asuaje were making their first big league starts.Renfroe, Margot, Asuaje and catcher Hedges were called up Wednesday from Triple-A El Paso, which won the Pacific Coast League title before losing to International League champion Scranton-Wilkes-Barre in the Triple-A showdown on Tuesday night in Memphis. Renfroe and Asuaje made their big league debuts as pinch-hitters on Wednesday night while Margot made his as a pinch-runner. Hedges made his big league debut last year.Padres reliever Jose Torres made his big league debut when he started the ninth.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: Manager Bruce Bochy said RHP Johnny Cueto, who was forced out of his start Tuesday night with a strained groin, is improving and will try to throw on Friday. ... Bochy said SS Brandon Crawfords dislocated pinky on his glove hand was doing a lot better. Yesterday he had a tough day. It was really sore. Hes throwing to keep in shape.Padres: Manager Andy Green said RHP Colin Rea has begun throwing. Hes been shut down with an elbow injury.UP NEXTGiants: Rookie RHP Albert Suarez (3-4, 4.16) is scheduled to start Friday night.Padres: RHP Edwin Jackson (4-6, 6.00) gets the start Friday night. ' ' '