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YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Nico Rosberg said it felt special to beat Lewis Hamilton to the 2016 world drivers championship as his Mercedes teammate and old friend is one of the best in history.Rosberg clinched his maiden crown in a tense finale at Yas Marina as Hamilton backed the German into the chasing Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. A faultless drive from Rosberg meant he narrowly stayed in front of the pair to secure the championship by five points.Much has been made of Rosberg and Hamiltons history together, with their careers linked back to their days as karting teammates. Having lost the 2014 and 2015 championships to Hamilton, Rosberg said it felt good to finally overcome the three-time world champion for a title of his own.?It feels like Ive been racing him forever, Hamilton said. Hes just managed to edge me out and get the title even when we were small in go-karts. Hes an amazing driver and one of the best in history, so its special to beat him because the level is so high and that makes it so much more satisfying for me. He drove extremely high level, hes done some incredible racing, so hes been a very tough competitor.Rosberg claimed the title in fine style, passing Max Verstappen with a fantastic wheel-to-wheel overtake in the second stint which turned out to be crucial to his race, before staying calm under incredible pressure in the closing stages. Reflecting on his race and championship, Rosberg confessed it was one of the hardestof his career.The feeling is out there. The battle with Max ... unreal. I hope I dont experience that again anytime soon. The same again at the end with the pressure on from behind with Lewis driving slow out, it was a tough one.It was crazy. The thing is it was so intense the race, its still going to take some time to settle in and come out because it was really intense out there and so tough in the end. Those last couple of laps with those two guys, if I drop behind then its over so not enjoyable. Dan Hampton Jersey . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. Walt Kiesling Jersey .ca. Kerry, Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count? All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not. http://www.custombearsjersey.com/custom-brian-urlacher-jersey-large-376t.html .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. Ed Healey Jersey . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. Robbie Gould Jersey . 8 Iowa State on Saturday, sending the Cyclones to their third consecutive loss. The Longhorns (14-4, 3-2) got their biggest win of the season with their third in the row in the Big 12. By Sunday evening when New England plays at Columbus Crew SC the rest of the weekend schedule in MLS will have been completed and the teams at Mapfre Stadium will know where they stand in the Eastern Conference playoff chase.The challenge for the Revolution (9-12-9), winners of three straight, is staying in the mix with Montreal, D.C. United and Orlando SC for one of the final two postseason berths in the Eastern Conference.Obviously, wed like to be in a better position, defender London Woodberry said on the teams website. But were still in a good position. Were fighting. I think that tells you a lot about our guys. Weve got a never-give-up mentality in the locker room.The task for ninth-place Columbus (6-11-11) is to leap three teams, including New England, for the final spot. The Crew trails New England by seven points with six games left.ddddddddddddWe have a high confidence level, and we know what is at stake, defender Harrison Afful said. We have to go all out, but we also have to be careful because we are playing a very tough opponent. We have to get three points.Revolution forward Kei Kamara, who scored 22 times last season in helping the Crew reach the MLS Cup, returns to Mapfre Stadium for the first time since being traded to New England on May 8. He has faced his former team twice at Gillette Stadium, scoring once as the teams split.He has 10 goals, five of them in 17 Revolution matches.We know how dangerous Kei is. We just cant let him get in easy at all, Afful said. ' ' '