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Toto Wolff says Mercedes nearly peed their pants as Daniel Ricciardo slashed away at Nico Rosbergs lead in the final laps of the Singapore Grand Prix.Rosberg had looked comfortable in the latter part of the race, but a late switch to super-softs by Ricciardo changed everything. The Australian started drastically cutting away at Rosbergs lead, which had been around 25 seconds, eventually crossing the line 0.4s behind the Mercedes.Mercedes boss Wolff ?says it was a nervy period on the pit wall.Yeah we nearly peed our pants at the end, Wolff told Sky Sports F1 after the race. It was so close and how it should be in Formula One. Four really quick cars, different strategies and I must really take my hat off to Red Bull as well, they pulled off a great strategy at the end.We couldnt do that because we would have lost the lead ... Ricciardo out of the blocks with an amazing pace, it was really exciting at the end.Ironically the late drama was triggered by Mercedes decision to bring in Hamilton for tyres in a bid to get him back onto the final spot of the podium, which he did by emerging clear of Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen. However, that meant Ricciardo then pitted himself to cover off Raikkonen, leaving Rosberg in no mans land out in front as he would not have been able to emerge in front if he had stopped himself.At that moment we concentrated on getting Lewis back to third but equally I think that Ricciardo or Red Bull at that stage thought about pitting him. It was their only chance actually of making it, but you are right, we took Lewis out of the game and Raikkonen out of the game and gave them the possibility.Rosberg had to been due to pit himself but Wolff says a late call was made to keep the German driver on track after seeing Ricciardos blistering first lap on the super-soft tyres.We lost the gap [needed to emerge in the lead] in that first lap. We were planning to pit and then Daniel put out a stunner and the gap shrank and was gone so we needed to just make it to the end. Andrew Knizner Cardinals Jersey . The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim. Dizzy Dean Cardinals Jersey . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. https://www.cheapcardinalsonline.com/594t-bobby-tolan-jersey-cardinals.html . 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The standout freshman watched the game with a walking boot on his left foot, protecting a sprained ankle that will keep him out for at least a couple weeks.We can do this, said Ward, a reserve, who played a season-high 26 minutes. We have a bright future, but weve had a lot of injuries up front.The Golden Eagles (1-7) were very competitive in a game that included 13 lead changes and six ties. They led by as many as seven points in the first half and had some leads early in the second half.Kris Martin pulled them within two points with 20.8 seconds left with a four-point play, but couldnt get closer because Michigan State made two more free throws to seal the victory.You dont win championships in December, but that might be the best weve played, Oral Roberts guard Jalen Bradley said. We were OK against Baylor and Mississippi, too.BITS FROM BOX SCOREMichigan State freshman Cassius Winston, who came off the bench along with Ward, had a season-high 15 points and nine assists.I think Cassius Winston had his best game, Izzo said. Theres no other freshman that played very well.Eron Harris scored 14, but Izzo wasnt happy with him or any of his wings.Oral Roberts Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Bradley scored 17, Martin had 16 points and Albert Owens aadded 15 points and eight rebounds.dddddddddddd. They helped their team bounce back from a 92-64 loss in suburban Detroit.Weve come a long way since Thursday night at Oakland, Golden Eagles coach Scott Sutton said. We were embarrassed.BIG PICTUREOral Roberts: The banged-up Golden Eagles, missing two starters due to injury, seem to be much better than their record indicates. When they get healthy, Sutton will have a talented and tough team to work with this season.Michigan State: Spartans coach Tom Izzo has wanted this team to get the ball inside more, and it has a good option inside with Ward without Bridges in the lineup. The 6-foot-8, 250-pound forward wants the ball in the post and he has skills to do something with it when teammates pass it to him.INJURY REPORTOral Roberts: Aaron Anderson, who hurt his knee in the third game, is close to returning. Hes probably a week away, Sutton said. Javan White, recovering from knee surgery, isnt expected back soon. Hes a ways away, Sutton said.Michigan State: Two seniors in the post, Gavin Schilling and Ben Carter, have been out all season because of knee injuries. Schilling might make it back at some point in the Big Ten season, but Carter likely wont be cleared to play for the Spartans after transferring from UNLV.UP NEXT:Oral Roberts: At Oklahoma on Wednesday, in its third road game in less than a week.Michigan State: Hosts Youngstown State on Tuesday, a game Izzo vowed him team would be ready for after challenging them during two or three practices on Sunday.If you think Im depressed, Im not, Izzo said. Im ticked off.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow AP College Football coverage at http://collegefootball.ap.org/ and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '