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Nico Rosberg eased Mercedes fears about its pace in Singapore by topping second practice, though teammate Lewis Hamiltons disjointed session ended prematurely with a hydraulics issue.It was in FP2 last year where Mercedes struggles first became apparent in a weekend which saw the team qualify nearly 1.5s off the pole and finish off the podium for the first time in the V6 era. The team came into the weekend hoping to have solved those issues and the evening session under the lights suggested progress has been made, with Rosbergs 1:44.152 a full 0.3s quicker than Kimi Raikkonen in the quickest Ferrari.Mercedes optimism will be tempered by Hamiltons session, however, with the reigning world champion aborting his first qualifying simulation and then enduring a messy series of laps of the ultra-soft tyres afterwards. He then returned to the pits, where the cover was taken off his engine, something Mercedes later confirmed was to investigate a hydraulic alert while on the circuit. The team decided the issue could not be resolved in the final 15 minutes and he did not return to the circuit. It means the world champion missed out on the long runs at the end of the session -- a significant blow in Singapore as FP2 is the only practice session which is considered relevant to the rest of the weekend as the full session takes place under floodlights.?Max Verstappen finished third as Red Bull struggled to live up to its favourites tag, though he and teammate Daniel Ricciardo both appeared to struggle to get the most out of their cars in the final sector. Sebastian Vettel could only manage fifth, though he clearly did not nail a perfect lap and finished 0.7s off teammate Raikkonen. Force Indias Nico Hulkenberg finished an impressive sixth for Force India, suggesting once again the team has made huge strides in development in recent months. Hamilton finished seventh and only completed 20 laps.Carlos Sainz finished eighth for Toro Rosso at a circuit which could be the last chance for a strong result in 2016. Fernando Alonso finished ninth, two positions down on where McLaren expects to qualify tomorrow, though Friday practice is rarely an accurate predictor of every position on the grid. However, the Spaniard pulled up at Turn 16 at the end of the session with what he reported to be a gearbox issue, which could have ramifications for the Spaniard later in the weekend. Daniil Kvyat rounded off the top ten on a weekend he will hope ends his long and painful wait for points.Sergio Perez, who was complaining about issues during the session, had to settle for 11th ahead of Jenson Button and Esteban Gutierrez. Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas took the next two spaces and, though Williams often makes a big step forward on Saturday it seems to have a lot of work to do to catch Force India overnight. 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Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season.NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahomas wide receivers have grown weary of the question they will be asked until the season starts. How in the world will they fill the considerable void left by the departure of Sterling Shepard?With 86 catches for 1,288 yards and 11 touchdowns, Shepard provided 29.5 percent of Oklahomas catches, 32.2 percent of its receiving yards and 29 percent of its receiving touchdowns.Now Shepard is in training camp with the New York Giants and Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and second-year offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley must figure out how to replace that production. While touting Shepards example to the Sooners current receivers, Riley said hes letting them know they will be counted on to make the big plays this season.I think they sense that, Riley said. I think they sense there are more opportunities. We want to be a more well-rounded group. In a perfect world, we dont have a guy who we will throw it to that high a percent of the time. ... I think through the development of the offense as we go through these years in recruiting, I think were going to be a more well-rounded group, and the thought is, much tougher to defend.No one receiver figures to come close to the numbers posted last season by Shepard, but the list of those who could see more chances is long. Its led by senior Dede Westbrook, the Sooners top returning receiver with 46 catches for 743 yards and four touchdowns in 2015.Senior Jarvis Baxter (20 catches) and sophomore Mark Andrews (19 catches) played in all 13 games last season, but fellow returnees Jordan Smallwood, Dahu Green, Jeffery Mead and A.D. Miller saw only spot action, combining for eight catches.Riley said the production of those players will be one of the deciding factors for us. ... Well get some opportunities one-on-one with guys like that. If we can win those battles, we feel well be tough to play.Baker Mayfield, a returning All-America second-team quarterback, has raved about sophomore Nick Basquine -- named as the Sooners top scout team player in 2014 before not playing last season -- going so far as too say he might wind up starting for us.dddddddddddd Hes going to play a lot anyways.Added production could come from a handful of newcomers. Freshmen Mykel Jones and Zach Farrar are highly touted prospects, and Riley said Jones is similar to Sterling in his explosiveness.At Penn State in 2015, senior transfer Geno Lewis had 17 catches in 13 games, and he started 18 times for the Nittany Lions over three seasons. Lewis said the lack of experience in Oklahomas receiving corps made it an attractive place to transfer.I basically went down and I wrote down all the power five schools and looked at all their depth charts for receivers and looked at their quarterbacks and everybody they had coming back and things like that, Lewis said. Oklahoma was just the best fit for me. I just felt like it was the best opportunity for me.Smallwood said it really doesnt matter who makes the most catches, just that the job gets done, and that the Sooners receivers have tried to tune out the doubters.We stay focused and dont really pay attention to what the outside world says, Smallwood said. Our whole goal is to do it as a team together. Were going to have people that hate on us and doubt us. Were going to work together as a team.Added Andrews: I dont really take much thought into being underrated as a receiving corps, but I know that we do have a bunch of hungry guys that have a chip on their shoulder, not because people are saying that were underrated, just because thats the type of guys that we are. Were going to be ready to play and show everyone what we can do.Thats the right attitude to have, Mayfield said.I think theyre sick and tired of hearing that our receivers arent going to be any good because Sheps gone, Mayfield said. They should absolutely take that personal. I think that theyre here playing receiver at Oklahoma for a reason. I trust them and theyre playing well right now and were only going to keep progressing as camp goes on. ' ' '