high by one.HIGHLIGHT REELThough not known for his ball-handling, the 6-foot-10 Boucher flashed some nifty moves when he picked off a cross-court pass, d

The Mercedes-Benz management in Stuttgart ought to be thankful for the game of golf this morning as the Ryder Cup dominates the UK sports pages. Without the post mortem into Europes defeat at the hands of a rampant American team, Lewis Hamiltons hasty comments would have created even greater headlines than they already have.From the moment a microphone was stuck under his nose almost before the smoke had cleared from the stricken Mercedes, it was obvious that Hamiltons comments would be even more volatile than the failed V6.Regardless of whether or not his heart-on-the-sleeve thoughts were ill advised, what mattered next was the manner in which the media would deal with the apparent implication that Lewis was receiving unfair treatment from the engine supplier. As soon as one reporter from a British national newspaper couldnt wait to tweet the quotes verbatim in the same knee-jerk manner, you had to fear the worst. Fortunately, a more measured response has been evident across most of the national media.The Daily Mail found a reasonable balance by headlining and leading with Mercedes refuting stupid sabotage claims before going into detail of the race. The Daily Telegraph took the reverse option by headlining Hamiltons attack on his team and using the line stoking theories his own team have been conspiring against him when, by incorporating such a seemingly innocent phrase in the opening paragraph, the newspaper is actually propagating this absurd notion. Thankfully, a strongly worded and informed column by David Coulthard puts the opposing view.The Times talked of hint of sabotage in the headline but used a softer tone when reporting Hamiltons outburst, albeit stoking the fire with: The noise from the conspiracy theorists believing that Mercedes are deliberately sabotaging Hamilton to favour a German driver in a car with a German badge will be difficult to silence now. Having made a comment that is virtually self-fulfilling, an analysis of the situation represented a fair attempt to redress the balance while intriguingly leaving that element of doubt hanging in the air.It was necessary to read through the report in the The Star to understand that, in the end, Hamilton was not actually being super-critical of Mercedes, despite the suggestion in the opening paragraph that he all but pointed the finger of blame at his own Mercedes team.At least that eventually achieved an even-handed view, unlike The Mirror which jumped in with Lewis Hamilton hints at Mercedes conspiracy in the headline and carried on in that vein without recourse to the world champions calmer thoughts later in the day. And its not as if either the immediacy of the papers website, or the time difference with Malaysia, presented a problem with UK deadlines. Tone and style are the publications prerogative, of course. But the problem with online reportage is the effect this can have on the readers subsequent ill-informed and sometimes inflammatory commentary.The Daily Express made the important message clear in the headline Hamilton backtracks on Mercedes conspiracy theory comments, the report then detailing the original theory before adding a response from both Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda.The headline in The Guardian had similar balance: Lewis Hamilton blames higher power not Mercedes for F1 engine failures. Having detailed the original damning words from Hamilton, the paper then gave the drivers more considered thoughts before adding: Any suggestion Mercedes are nobbling the engine of their star driver is, of course, ludicrous.Amen to that. Isiah Thomas Pistons Jersey .com) - Following a late-game loss to the reigning NBA champs, the Toronto Raptors will look to sustain their recent high-level play as they travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers. Henry Ellenson Jersey . 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EUGENE, Ore. -- An embarrassing road loss to Baylor may prove to be a valuable lesson for Oregon.If the fourth-ranked Ducks want to meet their own lofty expectations, theyll have to earn it on the boards.Two days after losing by 17 points to the unranked Bears, Chris Boucher had 25 points and nine rebounds to lead Oregon to its 27th consecutive home victory, 76-54 over Valparaiso on Thursday night.Boucher was coming off a 12-point, two-rebound performance against Baylor.His activity allowed him to him to have the 25 points, Oregon coach Dana Altman said. He had no defensive rebounds the other night and we lost the rebounding battle by 11.Tonight we won it by 13, and that was the difference in the game.Jordan Bell added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Ducks (2-1), who took control early in the second half with an 11-4 run fueled by Bells eight points to open a 52-38 lead. Bell scored 12 points in the second half as Oregon shot 15 of 27 from the field.That was our goal, just to go inside, Bell said. Against Baylor we went 3 for 21 at the 3-point line, so we just wanted to go inside.Alec Peters led the Crusaders (3-1) with 24 points to become the schools second-leading career scorer. Tevonn Walker added 12 points.Valparaiso shot just 23.3 percent in the second half as Peters was its only starter to make more than half of his attempts. The Crusaders finished 4 of 21 from 3-point range.I think its pretty evident that we are not shooting the ball very well, Valparaiso coach Matt Lottich said, and to beat a team like Oregon youre going to have to hit shots from the outside.Backup freshman point guard Payton Pritchard had nine points and five assists for the Ducks, who led by as many as 25 points in the second half.Oregon had a 40-27 rebounding edge and blocked six shots.Altman said his teams size and rebounding ability should be what sets the Ducks apart.If youre not beating people on the boards, youre not taaking advantage of your athleticism, he said.dddddddddddd Our goal should be a plus-eight or -nine on those boards for the season, and if we do that, itll be really positive for our team.The Ducks played again without preseason All-America Dillon Brooks, who continues to recover from offseason foot surgery. Altman was noncommittal about the junior forwards availability for the Maui Jim Maui Invitational when Oregon opens play Monday against Georgetown.I dont know if hell play in Maui, Altman said, and if he does, it wont be very much.BIG PICTUREValparaiso: Coming off a 30-win season and deep run in the NIT, the Crusaders were held 28 points below their season average while shooting just 32.1 percent from the field against the Ducks.Oregon: The Ducks likely will slip in Mondays poll off their 66-49 loss at Baylor, but they may regain Brooks services while in Hawaii.POLL IMPLICATIONSDespite Thursday nights win, Oregons best-ever No. 4 ranking likely will take a hit after its 66-49 road loss to unranked Baylor on Tuesday.STAT OF THE NIGHTBoucher, who has scored in all 38 games hes played at Oregon, had 18 points by halftime and missed his career high by one.HIGHLIGHT REELThough not known for his ball-handling, the 6-foot-10 Boucher flashed some nifty moves when he picked off a cross-court pass, dodged a Crusader at mid-court, dipped inside another off the dribble and smoothly threw down a one-handed dunk in the first half to cap a 9-0 run.UP NEXTValparaiso plays Alabama on Monday in Las Vegas at the four-team MGM Grand Main Event. The Crusaders will face either BYU or Saint Louis on Wednesday before heading home.Oregon heads to Hawaii to play Georgetown on Monday in the first round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. The Ducks will face either No. 9 Wisconsin or Tennessee on Tuesday. ' ' '