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Nico Rosberg is determined to secure his first F1 title with a victory at this weekends Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, despite only needing a podium finish on Sunday to be crowned champion. Cheap Nike Vapormax China .Rosberg heads to the final round of the season with a 12-point advantage over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, meaning the title is essentially in his hands. As long as he finishes third or higher in the dominant Mercedes he will be crowned champion, but Rosberg insists he is targeting victory.It feels great to be in the World Championship battle with Lewis for a third year in a row, he said. I will give it everything to end the season with a win. Ive had a great week, relaxing and catching up with my family and friends, so I feel like Im in a good place.In Brazil, after the race, I was joking that I would still be taking things one race at a time. But, the more I think about it, the more thats actually not as crazy as it sounds. I have to treat this like any other race.Rosberg won in Abu Dhabi last year, but only after Hamilton had secure the championship three rounds earlier. The Yas Marina Circuit was also the scene of Hamiltons 2014 title victory when Rosberg struggled to 14th place due to a failure of his cars energy recovery system.Doing a good job on a grand prix weekend is always a challenge. Nothing in this sport is easy, so this wont be any different and I still have to go all out for a good result.I have great memories from winning at this track last year and its somewhere Ive usually been strong in the past, so I have every reason to feel confident. The closer it gets, the more Im feeling excited. It will be a big battle and hopefully the fans will get a great show to end the year. Cheap Nike Air Vapormax . PETERSBURG, Fla. Cheap Vapormax Shoes . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. http://www.cheapvapormaxforsale.com/ ;. The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. Louisville and Virginia are heading in opposite directions but have taken basically the same approach in their preparations heading into Saturdays matchup.The Cardinals (6-1, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) lead the nation in scoring at 52.6 ppg and are led by sophomore quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Lamar Jackson. Every week, in assessing the Cardinals progress, coach Bobby Petrino said he begins with reminding himself what his team is doing well.My dads philosophy is still there, which says `do it until they stop it, Petrino said this week, so well continue to do that, but then we want to know situation-wise, you know, what were doing in certain situations.The review runs the gamut from how the Cardinals use motion, any tendencies they have picked up in play-calling that might put a defense in position to have success to what they need to change to remain unpredictable.Virginia (2-5, 1-2) has taken a similar us-first approach all season in Bronco Mendenhalls first year as coach.Changes in the Cavaliers game plan include a switch to the 3-4 defense. Though the Cavaliers spend time studying an opponents offensive weapons, their preparations mostly focus on their own development on both sides of the ball.Were so focused on just our own execution, which theres significant lapses in consistency right now, said Mendenhall, who calls the plays for Virginias struggling defense. I mean, my point simply to the team is we have plenty to work on just within our own organization, and so my intent is to keep their focus on us, on us, on us, knowing the external environment will be talking about Louisville and their quarterback.And theres plenty to talk about when discussing Jackson. Hes thrown for 18 touchdowns and run for 16 more, making him responsible for eight more touchdowns than Virginia has scored.---Some other things to watch when No. 5 Louisville plays at Virginia:STRUGGLLING BENKERT: Virginia quarterback Kurt Benkert had his first game without an interception is last weeks loss to North Carolina, and Mendenhall said he was more insecure in the pocket, escaping. Cheap Air Vapormax Wholesale. The coach added that teams have had seven games of film to watch on Benkert have made the quarterbacks preparation more important, and more challenging.RUN GAME: One of the best ways to keep a dynamic offense off the field is with a productive running game, but Louisville ranks 19th nationally in stopping the run, allowing just 116 yards per game. Over the last two games, Duke and North Carolina State have averaged just 62 yards on the ground against the Cardinals defense.TAKE THAT: The Cardinals have turned the ball over 18 times with nine interceptions and nine lost fumbles, and an underdog such as Virginia can make the game more competitive by generating takeaways and converting them into points. Virginia also needs to take care of the ball and the Cavaliers have committed just 11 turnovers.RANKED VISITORS: The Cavaliers last home victory against a ranked opponent came in 2014 -- against Louisville. Virginia beat the No. 21 Cardinals 23-21, but their record against teams ranked in the top 5 is less encouraging. Their last home victory against a team ranked in the top 5 was in 2005 when they edged No. 4 Florida State 26-21.OLD SALT RETURNS: Virginia will go back to its football heyday as it honors its winningest coach, George Welsh, on the 25th anniversary of his winning national coach of the year honors. Virginia was 134-86-3 under Welsh from 1982-2000, and made 12 bowl appearances. He was the ACCs career victories leader when he retired.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Hank on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankkurzjr