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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Falcons star receiver Julio Jones said Thursday he is good to go for Sundays game at Oakland as he tries to move past a nagging ankle injury.Jones tweaked his left ankle injury in Sundays 31-24 loss to Tampa Bay. He missed Atlantas final preseason game after turning the ankle.The health of Jones, a 2015 All-Pro, is crucial to the offense under any circumstance. Jones status is especially crucial because No. 2 receiver Mohamed Sanu also was limited by an ankle injury for the second straight day.Jones said tweaking the injury did not make him worry the ankle could become a long-term problem.Its nothing I think about, he said. You cant play slow. If I feel like I couldnt go, I wouldnt go if its something thats going to hinder me throughout the season. Ill be OK.Coach Dan Quinn said he hopes both receivers receive full clearance on Friday after receiving half their normal reps on Thursday.Sanu deferred to Quinn when asked about his status.Whatever he says, thats what I would go with, Sanu said.Offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan said he has to prepare for the possibility he wont have his top receivers against the Raiders.You never know how its going to be on game day, Shanahan said following the practice. Theyre still banged up. Theyre fighting through it. I try not to worry about that stuff. I always assume theyre going to be there but you definitely prepare for the worst-case scenario if that happens.Jones earned respect as one of the NFLs top receivers in 2015, when he led the league with 1,871 yards receiving, the second-highest total in NFL history. Jones and Pittsburghs Antonio Brown shared the NFL lead with 136 catches.That top-level production does not go unnoticed by defenses. As expected, Jones received extra attention from Tampa Bays defense last week, when he had four catches for 66 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown.Sanu, signed from the Bengals to be Atlantas new No. 2 wide receiver, had five catches for 80 yards against Tampa Bay. He had a 59-yard catch and a 5-yard scoring catch in the first quarter.Jones hopes defenses take note of the strong start from Sanu.They were doubling me last week early on, Jones said. Sanu made a few plays for us and started making them try to play us honest. Then they came back and started doubling me a little bit.Justin Hardy, who had one catch for no gain, was the only other receiver with a catch. Running backs Tevin Coleman and Devonta Freeman combined for nine receptions.The Raiders gave up a league-high 419 yards passing with four touchdowns in their 35-34 opening win over New Orleans.Theyre gonna fix things just like were gonna fix things, Jones said. We just have to be ready for everything. ... 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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Oklahoma missed some shots they normally make and committed some head-scratching turnovers in the first half against Tulane on Thursday night.The next thing the Sooners knew, they were in a heck of a game.Oklahoma corrected many of its early mistakes in the final 20 minutes to run away with an 89-70 win over the Green Wave during the first round of the Tire Pros Invitational. The Sooners advanced in the winners bracket where they will meet Northern Iowa in the late game Friday night.We just played smarter in the second half, said Oklahoma senior guard Jordan Woodard, who led his team with 22 points, seven assists and four steals. We started playing our game.We let them dictate a little bit in the first half. They are a good ball club and so are we. We just had to take it to another level in the second half and keep advancing.After clinging to a 38-35 halftime advantage, the Sooners (2-0) came out much more aggressive early in the second half and quickly built a double-digit lead. Rahsard Odomes (15 points) and Woodard let the way in the final 20 minutes with a combined 24 points, but it was some the young players who made timely contributions to keep the attacking Green Wave (1-2) from making a comeback.Freshman forward Kristian Doolittle was a force inside, scoring eight points while leading the charge on the offensive boards where he pulled five of his game-high 12 rebounds. Freshmen Matt Freeman and Jordan Shepherd also both had key contributions, which is what the Sooners needed after losing three senior captains off of last seasons team.We had a lot of young lineups out there tonight on many occasions, said OU coach Lon Kruger. This is going to be a club where individually you will seee more people get comfortable with each game.dddddddddddd.BIG PICTURETulane: The Green Wave are athletic and can make it difficult on teams with their quickness to the paint and 3-point shooting. Ray Ona Embo was sometimes brilliant in his ability to break defenders down and either penetrate or pull up for a jumper on the perimeter.Oklahoma: Facing their toughest competition so far this season, the young Sooners showed plenty of resolve in overcoming an aggressive shooting Tulane team. Woodard and Odomes made most of the big shots during the critical second-half run but Shepherd and Doolittle also contributed key points to help the Sooners pull away in the second half.KEY STATSTulane, which had led by as many as four points in the first half, gave up 21 points off of turnovers and allowed Oklahoma to score 15 points on second-chance shots.So 36 of their points come in that manner, Tulane coach Mike Dunleavy said. Its a quick turnaround and we have to do better in that space.YOUNG GUNSSo much has been made out of how young the Sooners will be this season after losing three talented seniors of last years team.But Woodard says he likes what he is seeing out of all of them so far.Each game is a learning experience, Woodard said. We have guys who are not afraid to step up to the challenge and take ownership of the team and Coach is going to put us in good spots to be successful.UP NEXTTulane: The Green Wave will face Arizona State in the second round of the Tire Pros Invitational on Friday night.Oklahoma: The Sooners will take on Northern Iowa in the second round of the invite on Friday night. ' ' '