SAO PAULO - Nico Rosberg edged Lewis Hamilton to take pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, moving into a good position to close in on his Mercedes teammate in the Formula One title race. Yohander Mendez Rangers Jersey .Rosberg was fastest with a lap of 1 minute, 10.023 seconds at Interlagos, just 0.033 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Local favourite Felipe Massa was third and his Williams teammate Valtteri Bottas finished fourth.Rosberg had already led Hamilton in all three practice sessions this weekend. He trails his teammate by 24 points in the overall standings and needs to win in Brazil on Sunday to have a real shot at his first title. The championship cant be decided at Interlagos because the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi later this month will be worth double points.It was the 10th pole position for Rosberg in 18 races this season.Up until now, its been going well, Rosberg said. Its the best place to be in (Sunday), but I need to make it happen in the race, unlike in Austin, for example.Rosberg also started ahead of Hamilton in the U.S. Grand Prix in Texas capital last weekend, but wasnt able to stay in front of his rival during the race, losing even more ground in the title race.I learned from Austin. I know what I need to do better, the German driver said. So from that point of view, good to go tomorrow.Hamilton, who has won five races in a row, just missed on his chance to beat Rosberg for the pole in Brazil after locking his right-front tire in his final qualifying lap. He was trying to win his eight pole position of the year.I lost a little bit of time in turn 10, Hamilton said. Of course, pole position is the best place to start here, but its a long race tomorrow. I want to win, just as much as anyone else.Massa said his chances to get closer to the Mercedes were hurt by problems getting the car started for his final qualifying attempt, which left him in the middle of traffic when he was back on the track.Very emotional to be here in Brazil and to have a competitive car and start in the top three, he said. I hope its just the start of a good result for us tomorrow as well.Sebastian Vettel, who won the race at Interlagos last year, had mechanical problems early and just barely made it past the first qualifying session, but he was still able to guarantee sixth place on the grid, one spot ahead of Jenson Button of McLaren. Buttons teammate, Kevin Magnussen, was seventh fastest.Fernando Alonso will start eight with Ferrari, two spots ahead of teammate Kimi Raikkonen. Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull finished ninth on the grid.Hamilton can clinch the title with consecutive second-place finishes in the last two races, or by coming third in Brazil and second in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 23.Mercedes has finished 1-2 in 10 of the 17 races this year, and clinched the constructors championship with three races to spare. It has 14 victories between the two drivers, one short of the season record shared by Ferrari and McLaren.Hamilton is going for his 11th win of the season. Rosberg has four victories, but none since the German GP in July. Neither driver has won in Brazil.The times fell considerably compared to previous years because the track was completely resurfaced for this years race. The pole time was just short of the track record of 1:09.822 set by Rubens Barrichello with a Ferrari in 2004. Rosbergs lap was the fastest for a pole position, though, ahead of Barrichellos 1:10.646 that same year. The fastest lap in a race (1:11.473) was set by Juan Pablo Montoya in 2004 with a Williams.There will be only 18 cars on the grid for the second race in a row. Marussia was shut down on Friday, while Caterham has a crowd-funding project underway to try to return to the grid in Abu Dhabi.___Follow Tales Azzoni at http://twitter.com/tazzoniBrock Burke Rangers Jersey . -- Billy Donovans bench came up big, bailing out top-seeded Florida in a tight game against what was supposed to be an overmatched opponent. John Wetteland Jersey . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. https://www.cheaprangersbaseball.com/3002h-lance-lynn-jersey-rangers.html . Its other five picks were all six foot or better, with three at 6-1 or above. Third-round pick Brett Lernout stands six foot four and weighs 206 pounds.For the second time in less than a month, the Winnipeg Goldeyes swept the rival Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in a doubleheader at Shaw Park. The Goldeyes (41-23) ran their winning streak to 10 games against the RedHawks (30-34) with 7-2 and 4-3 wins Tuesday night before 5,828 joyous spectators. The wins increase Winnipegs lead in the North Division to at least 3 1/2 games and extends the Goldeyes winning streak to four games. "It was a good day for the club," Winnipeg Goldeyes manager Rick Forney said. "We got contributions from a lot of people." In the second game, Fargo scored first in the top of the first inning when C.J. Retherford collided with Goldeyes catcher Luis Alen at home plate and ball popped out of Alens glove. Alen was shook up on the play, but stayed in the game after taking a few minutes to compose himself. "It was a very unsettling situation, not only for Luis, by for our entire team," Forney said. "Hes a very important part to our team around here and Luis is a tough guy. He understands that if you play that position things like that could happen. "Hes going to be sore tomorrow. His whole body will be sore. Plus, he caught 14 innings. That shows you how tough he is." Winnipeg battled back to take the lead with two runs in the bottom of the second, as Reggie Abercrombie singled in Jake Blackwood and Jordan Guida singled in Abercrombie. The Goldeyes extended their lead with two more runs in the bottom of tthe third. Johnny Oates Jersey. Josh Mazzola was hit by a pitch on a 0-2 count and, after stealing second, scored on a Tyler Kuhn double. Donnie Webb then drove in Kuhn with a single. Fargo scored a run in the fifth and sixth innings, but reliever Brendan Lafferty got the final five outs of the game to preserve the win. Ethan Hollingsworth went 5 1/3 innings to get the win for the Goldeyes, improving his record to a perfect 5-0, while Taylor Stanton dropped to 2-8 with the loss. Lafferty picked up his first save in a 90 outings in Goldeyes uniform. In the first game, the Goldeyes scored five runs in the bottom of the first and cruised to a 7-2 win over the RedHawks. Mazzola led Winnipeg at the plate by going three-for-four with two RBI and two runs scored. Abercrombie hit a two-run home run in the first inning. Salamida pitched a complete game for the win. He gave up two runs on just four hits, struck out six and walked one. With the win, he passed Rafael Gross for the second-most wins in Goldeyes history with 37. Salamida needs 10 more wins to catch Ace Walker for the franchise record. Aside for Tuesday night, the Goldeyes also swept the RedHawks in doubleheader on June 30. Winnipeg has a 6-2 record in doubleheader games this season. Winnipeg will go for its third consecutive sweep of Fargo in the series finale Wednesday night at Shaw Park. Chandler Barnard (4-1, 3.19) will take the ball for the Goldeyes against Brian Ernst (5-4, 5.71) for the RedHawks. ' ' '