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AUSTIN, Texas -- Lewis Hamilton took a crucial pole position at the U.S. Grand Prix to line up ahead of title rival Nico Rosberg on Sundays grid.Hamilton needs to win in Austin in order to give his championship chances a much-needed boost, while Rosberg can rest on his buffer of 33 points and settle for second this weekend. It is Hamiltons third pole in the last five races and puts him in the best position possible to end his six-race victory drought.Hamilton held a 0.216s advantage over Rosberg on their flying laps, with the damage done in sector one where Hamilton was 0.295s quicker than Rosberg, who ran wide at Turn 1. The German was faster in sectors two and three but it wasnt enough to overturn his sector one mistake and he had to settle for second on the grid.Red Bulls Daniel Ricciardo was third fastest, 0.510s off Hamilton best effort, as Mercedes power advantage shone through in sectors one and two. Max Verstappen took fourth behind his Red Bull teammate, with Kimi Raikkonen the faster of the two Ferraris in fifth and teammate Sebastian Vettel sixth.The two Mercedes drivers and Verstappen have already kicked off Sundays strategic battle by qualifying in Q2 on the soft tyres, which will allow them to start the race on that compound. As a result, they will not have to use the super-soft tyres, which are only expected to perform for a handful of laps in race conditions.Nico Hulkenberg took seventh for Force India ahead of the two Williams, led by Valtteri Bottas. Carlos Sainz took tenth after an impressive lap in the Toro Rosso to make the top ten shootout.Sergio Perez will start 11th after missing out on a place in Q2 by 0.139s to the two Williams. He beat Fernando Alonso by 0.064s after the McLaren driver lost time in sectors one and two. Daniil Kvyat was 13th, 0.305s off teammate Sainz who made the cut for Q3. Esteban Gutierrez took 14th at Haas home race, which appeared to be the maximum the car had to offer. Renaults Jolyon Palmer and Saubers Marucs Ericsson both outshone their teammates to take a place in Q2 and qualify 15th and 16th.Haas driver Romain Grosjean was knocked out in Q1 as he fell 0.255s shy of his teammate Gutierrez and a place in Q2. He was 0.009s ahead of Kevin Magnussen in 18th and 0.019s ahead of Jenson Button, who came across Palmer ahead of the final corner and took a compromised line on entry. Pascal Wehrlein managed to haul his Manor off the back row of the grid at the expense of Sauber driver Felipe Nasr, who will start alongside Esteban Ocon. Brian Westbrook Jersey .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. Wes Hopkins Jersey .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. http://www.eaglesrookiestore.com/Eagles-Mike-Quick-Jersey/ . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. Brian Westbrook Womens Jersey . With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005. Clayton Thorson Womens Jersey . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. NAIROBI, Kenya -- A judge ordered Kenya Olympic committee vice president and swimming federation head Ben Ekumbo be held in custody for three days as police investigate him for allegedly stealing sponsored equipment meant for athletes.Ekumbo was arrested at his apartment on Monday, where police found boxes of running shoes, team uniforms, tracksuits and bags provided by sponsor Nike. Prosecutors said in the court on Tuesday that some of the apparel had been stolen in 2010..dddddddddddd. They said Ekumbo was being investigated for theft, abuse of office and neglect of duty.Ekumbo is the fourth Olympic committee official facing charges in relation to the alleged theft of money and equipment. A separate investigation found that more than $800,000 and large amounts of apparel may have been stolen by senior officials. ' ' '