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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. Nike Air Vapormax Pas Cher . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. Nike Air Max Plus Pas Cher . -- Matt Rupert scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.maxnikepascher.fr/grossiste-air-max-90-chine/max-90-femme.html . DAmigo scored twice in regulation and added the shootout winner as the Toronto Marlies edged the San Antonio Rampage 5-4 in American Hockey League action. Vapormax 97 Pas Cher . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. Nike Vapormax Pas Cher Chine .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night.LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw outpitched a familiar foe for his first win in more than a month. Kershaw was a bit better than Tim Lincecum in the seventh regular-season matchup between former Cy Young Award winners, rookie Yasiel Puig had three more hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champions. "I had better fastball command tonight than I had in the past," Kershaw said after his first victory in seven starts since May 20. "There were a few three- or four-pitch sequences there where there was a lapse. So theres some little things to work on here and there. But overall, it was better tonight for sure." Kershaw (6-5) allowed two runs and four hits in eight-plus innings and had seven strikeouts against an offence that totalled just 14 runs over its previous six games while going 8 for 47 with runners in scoring position. The Giants only runs came in the fourth on Buster Poseys 10th homer and second in two games, following a 14-game drought. The left-hander, who led the NL in ERA each of the previous two seasons, has a 2.06 mark through his first 17 starts -- tying Pittsburghs Jeff Locke for second place, .01 behind the Mets Matt Harvey. When Kershaw won his Cy Young Award in 2011, he was 5-0 with a 1.07 ERA in six starts against the Giants that season -- and four of those victories came in games that Lincecum was the opposing pitcher. "Hopefully we keep pitching against each other for a long time," Kershaw said. "But its not a matter of facing him, but facing the eight other guys. And Im sure hed say the same thing." Kenley Jansen got three outs for his sixth save in eight attempts after Kershaw gave up a leadoff single in the ninth by Marco Scutaro. The right-hander retired pinch-hitter Brandon Belt on a broken-bat popup with runners at first and second to end it -- opponents are 0 for 32 against him with men in scoring position. "He came up with the tying run at the plate and went right through the heart of the order," Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis said, "so that was a big test for him." Lincecum (4-8) gave up four runs and 10 hits in 5 1-3 innings and struck out four. The two-time Cy Young winner is 1-7 with a 5.24 ERA in his last eight starts since beating Atlanta 5-1 on May 12 with seven innings of two-hit ball. The Giants have scored fewer than three runs in six of Lincecums last eight outings. "You kind of look forward to it, just because it make you rise to the occasion and pitch better," Lincecum said of facing Kershaw.dddddddddddd. "I was more intent on being aggressive, but I just didnt put pitches where I needed to and when I should have." The Giants have lost four in a row and nine of 12, putting them a season-worst two games under .500 and dropping them into fourth place in the NL West. They are 3 1/2 games behind the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers got the jump on Lincecum with an RBI single in the third inning by Hanley Ramirez. But the Giants, who came in batting a league-best .285 against left-handed starters, responded in the fourth with Poseys 10th home run after a leadoff walk to Scutaro. It was first homer by last years NL MVP in his first 40 career at-bats against Kershaw, and snapped a stretch of 30 consecutive innings in which the Giants hadnt held a lead. "You cant walk Scutaro leading off that inning, especially after we just got a run," Kershaw said. "I mean, Poseys going to hit homers -- thats what he does -- but it should have been a solo homer." That lead evaporated in the sixth, when the Dodgers pulled ahead to stay. Andre Ethier delivered the tying run with an RBI single and Ellis followed with a run-scoring double into the left field corner. Juan Uribe got an infield hit and Lincecum ended his night with a wild pitch to Skip Schumaker that allowed Ellis to score. Lincecum got a break in the fifth on another overaggressive rookie mistake by Puig, who tried to stretch a two-out single into a double and was easily thrown out by left fielder Andres Torres. This was Puigs 13th multihit game and sixth with three hits since his big league debut June 3. He is batting. 435 in his first 22 contests. NOTES: Dodgers CF Matt Kemp, who made a circus catch in the warning track to rob Scutaro of extra bases for the final out on Tuesday night in his first game off the disabled list, was not in the starting lineup but came in for defence on a double-switch in the ninth. ... Lincecum is 0-5 in six road starts since beating the Dodgers 5-3 on April 3 in his season debut. Barry Zito, 0-4 with an 11.28 ERA on the road, takes the ball for the opener of the Giants three-game series at Colorado on Friday night. ... Kershaw has held the Giants to fewer than three runs in 17 of his l9 starts against them. ... The Giants were swept in a three-game set at Dodger Stadium for the first time since April 2009. ' ' '