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LONDON -- Chris Froome will be supported by a well-balanced team in his bid to succeed the injured Bradley Wiggins as Tour de France champion. After finishing second in last years Tour following a tense battle with Wiggins, Froome will be Team Skys sole leader this year after the time-trial Olympic champion pulled out of the 100th edition of the race because of health issues. The Tour starts on June 29 in Corsica. Froome said recently that he felt relieved by Wiggins absence, although he acknowledged it would hamper the British teams chances to successfully defend the title. Relations between the two were frosty during last years Tour, with Froome sometimes looking the stronger rider in the climbs but being thwarted by team orders to support Wiggins rather than try and attack him. Despite Wiggins withdrawal, the Sky lineup of nine riders announced on Thursday is still impressive, mixing experienced riders capable of helping Froome in high mountains and others in charge of protecting him on the flat stages. "Making the final selection of riders has been especially tough this year but we believe that weve found the right combination for the Tour de France," team manager Dave Brailsford said. "We have a group of nine riders that are all in great form and ready for the challenge ahead. "The Tour de France has been the main goal for Chris this season and he goes into the race in great shape. With four stage-race wins this year Chris has not only grown as a rider but also importantly as a leader." Froome is the Tour favourite after an impressive season that saw him win the Tour of Oman, the Criterium International, the Tour de Romandie and the Criterium du Dauphine. He will headline a Sky team featuring eight cyclists who rode together at the Dauphine in which Froome triumphed ahead of teammate Richie Porte earlier this month. The other riders selected for the Tour are Edvald Boasson Hagen, Peter Kennaugh, Vasil Kiryienka, David Lopez, Kanstantsin Siutsou, Ian Stannard and Geraint Thomas. "Im delighted with the balance in this team and every one of these riders is going to play a pivotal role once the racing begins," Froome said. "Most of us were at the Criterium du Dauphine and I was hugely impressed there with the way the team came together in control of the leaders jersey. It gave me huge faith and I could not be happier with the selection." Even without Wiggins, Sky has been so dominant this season that the British squad can hope for another 1-2 finish in the grueling three-week race, led by Froome and Porte. The 28-year-old Porte won Paris-Nice in February and the Australian climbers strength was obvious during the Dauphine. 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NORMAL, Okla. -- Dedric Lawson scored 26 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season, and Jeremiah Martin added a season-high 25 points as Memphis rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit for a 99-94 overtime victory over Oklahoma on Saturday.Markel Crawford added 20 points, and KJ Lawson scored 19 points and hauled in 13 rebounds for Memphis (8-3), which trailed by 11 points with 14 minutes to play.To come into a Big 12 house against Oklahoma -- a Big 12 powerhouse -- its great for us and the confidence of our guys to see that we can get these type of wins when we need it, Lawson said. This is what we need to get us going toward January.In matchup between the only two coaches in NCAA history to take five different teams to the NCAA Tournament, Memphis (8-3) scored 52 points in the paint, 32 of which came in the second half, and took their first lead of the game with less than a minute to play.Thats the strength of our team. Were an inside-out team, Lawson said. Its either going through me or other guys attacking and going to the hole. Thats our style of play at the end of the day, just attacking.Memphis shot 87.5 percent (28-for-32) from the free-throw line, including 13-for-13 in the final minute of regulation and overtime.Oklahoma guard Jordan Woodard, who finished with 22 points, banked in a game-tying 3-pointer with 0.6 remaining to send the game into overtime. Jordan Shepherd scored 18 points in the first start of his career, and Jamuni McNeace had 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Christian James added 15 points for Oklahoma (6-4), which has now lost three of its past four games.We gave up a lot of buckets right at the rim, Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. You cant afford to do that against a good ball club. . Just too many at the rim, too many in the paint: We have to do a better job of getting it out of there.BIG PICTUREMemphis picked up the bigggest victory of its non-conference season, avenging last years home loss to Oklahoma in the season opener.dddddddddddd.With the loss, Oklahoma guaranteed itself the worst non-conference start under sixth-year coach Lon Kruger and lost for only the second time since 2013 in a non-conference home game.INJURIES: Memphis starting forward Chad Rykhoek injured his left leg with 5:14 remaining in the first half after a collision with Oklahoma forward Matt Freeman under the basket after a missed shot. Rykhoek received a standing ovation and players from both teams shook his hand as he was carted off with his leg in a brace. Memphis coach Tubby Smith said after the game that Rykhoek suffered a dislocation and that his recovery timetable is uncertain. Rykhoek is averaging 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game for the Tigers.FRESHMEN STANDOUT: Oklahoma freshman Jordan Shepherd made his first career start alongside fellow freshman Kristian Doolittle. It was the first time Oklahoma has started two true freshmen since Feb. 9, 2013, in a 72-66 victory against Kansas. Then-freshmen Buddy Hield and Isaiah Cousins combined for nine points.STAT OF THE DAY: Oklahoma took a 35-23 lead midway through the first half thanks to 13 consecutive made field goal attempts. The Sooners started the game 15-for-18 before senior guard Jordan Woodard missed a 3-pointer from the top of the arc. Seven different players scored for the Sooners during the run.UP NEXTMemphis heads home for four-straight games in the FedEx Forum, starting with a matchup against Incarnate Word before the start of American Athletic Conference play.Oklahoma has one more non-conference game -- a neutral site matchup against Auburn at the Birthday of Basketball in Connecticut -- before it opens Big 12 play against Baylor on Dec. 30. ' ' '