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YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Nico Rosberg clinched his first world championship with a gutsy drive to second behind Lewis Hamilton at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The German, who needed a podium finish to secure the title, weathered a tense opening two stints of the race and made a decisive overtake on Max Verstappen at mid-distance to consolidate second position. In the closing stages title rival Hamilton attempted to back his teammate into the chasing Sebastian Vettel and Verstappen, despite several instructions to speed up from the Mercedes pit wall. But it was to no avail as Rosberg held on to finish just 0.4s behind Hamilton and secure the championship.?The title win means Rosberg follows in the footsteps of his father, Keke, who won in 1982, and makes him the second second-generation world champion after Damon Hill. Yas Marinas dramatic finish capped a season which has ebbed and flowed between the Mercedes drivers and means Hamilton has won the final four races of the year without claiming the title.Hamiltons tactic of backing Rosberg toward the chasing pack was hardly surprising considering he came into the weekend as clear underdog. At the chequered flag the top four were covered by just 1.6s, one of the closest finishes in recent memory and a fitting climax to a close season between Mercedes drivers, who have shared 19 of the 21 victories this season.The title fightHamilton led away cleanly from pole at the start, getting into Turn 1 ahead of Rosberg, who stayed ahead of the Red Bulls and Ferraris. Behind, Verstappen tapped the sidepod of Nico Hulkenberg and spun around, though he avoided the wall and rejoined in last. Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo dropped behind Kimi Raikkonen at the start as the Finn took advantage of superior grip from his ultra-soft tyres.?In the opening stint, Hamilton did what many expected ahead of the weekend, backing Rosberg into the pack and not opening up a gap. He pitted very early, coming in on Lap 7 for soft tyres, though his stop was delayed slightly for Raikkonen -- who also took softs from third position. All eyes were then on Rosbergs in-lap, and the German also found himself held in the box as compatriot Sebastian Vettel came in behind him. Despite the delay Rosberg emerged marginally ahead of Raikkonen and managed to hold second position.Rosberg then had to deal with the attentions of Verstappen, who was yet to pit and now acting as rear-gunner for Red Bull as they hoped to bring Ricciardo back into proceedings. Ricciardo pitted earlier than expected, however, coming in on Lap 9, and emerging in a tight train of cars behind his teammate. Rosberg, being warned not to take any risks against Verstappen, held station in third. It soon became apparent Red Bull and Verstappen were thinking of a one-stop strategy.?The key moment for Rosberg came on Lap 19. Shortly after being given a message that he had to pass Verstappen in the next few laps, the two men nearly touched as Rosberg went wheel-to-wheel with the teenager through the second chicane, with Rosberg getting a better exit out of Turn 9. Rosberg then got ahead through the kink at Turn 10 to make the move stick. Two consecutive fastest laps afterward would prove crucial at Rosbergs next stop, when he emerged ahead of the Red Bull driver, whose one-stop strategy had moved him into podium contention.What followed was a final roll of the dice for Hamilton. With Vettel also going for a longer second stint in the lead, Hamilton started to back Rosberg into the chasing Red Bulls behind, despite several hurry-up messages from the Mercedes pit wall. Vettels pit stop on Lap 37 elevated the Mercedes pair back into a 1-2 -- the Ferrari emerged in sixth behind Verstappen, Ricciardo and Raikkonen but on the super-soft tyre. Hamilton got another message on Lap 43, saying Vettel, now just 10 seconds down the road, was an imminent threat to the lead.By the 47th lap, Mercedes was instructing Hamilton to up the pace, with the world champion replying: I suggest you guys let us race, as Vettel continued to close in for Ferrari. The Ferrari driver soon became a bigger concern as he caught and passed Ricciardo in fine style, with Hamiltons pace dropping further as the red car got closer and closer.?Hamiltons tactics set up a grandstand finish, with Verstappen and Vettel edging ever closer to the leading Mercedes drivers. Executive director (technical) Paddy Lowe even got on the radio to instruct Hamilton to speed up, to which the world champion replied he was doing the only thing he could to win a fourth title. As the laps ticked down, Vettel soon eased past Verstappen and found himself staring down the gearbox of Rosberg. With third position enough for a first championship, Tony Ross reminded his driver not to do anything stupid if Vettel got close -- though he never did.Rosberg did not put a foot wrong, driving flawlessly under immense pressure in the closing laps to cross the line as the 2016 world champion. The German driver held his head in his hands on the cool-down lap, then celebrated the win by performing some Vettel-esque donuts with his car opposite the main grandstand before returning to parc ferme.The rest?Behind the front four, Ricciardo and Raikkonen soon faded when Vettels and Verstappens one-stop strategies propelled them toward the front. Raikkonen had been running third early in the race but soon faded when he was kept on the two-stop strategy, meaning he soon gave up valuable track position to the one-stopping cars who ended the tail of the warring Mercedes drivers.?Force India capped its season by finishing as best of the rest behind the top three teams, with Nico Hulkenberg signing off his second stint with the team by finishing seventh ahead of Sergio Perez. The result secured what had already been a likely fourth position in the constructors championships, a remarkable achievement for a team competing on a limited budget compared to the top teams.A strong drive from Felipe Massa saw him finish ninth on the 250th and final F1 race of his career, one place ahead of former Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso. Haas narrowly missed out on points at the final race of the year, with Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez finishing 11th and 12th. Esteban Ocon was next across the line for Manor, though the Force-India-bound Frenchman nearly wiped out teammate Pascal Wehrlein as the pair diced for position with 10 laps to go. Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr finished 14th and 15th to cap a weekend which has seen Sauber struggle, though Manors failure to score any points means they held on to 10th in the championship.Jolyon Palmer was the last classified car and his season ended on a sour note, tangling with Carlos Sainz at Turn 17. Sainz would retire two laps later with a gearbox problem, which followed Daniil Kvyats retirement on Lap 15, capping a miserable weekend for Toro Rosso. Jenson Buttons final race ended on Lap 12 after a scary right suspension failure, while Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen both retired in the opening five laps. Guy Lapointe Jersey . 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James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes has been diagnosed with an acromioclavicular joint separation of his right shoulder and will be out approximately six to eight weeks, the team announced.The team officially placed Gomes on the disabled list Monday but said that surgery, at this point, is not required.I dont know if we really expected anything, Indians manager Terry Francona said. Its an [AC] shoulder separation, probably six to eight weeks. The good news is it doesnt look like he needs surgery, but its going to have to heal.His knee was intact and everything is OK there, so that is good. I think that is what [trainer] James [Quinlan] thought, but youve got to have the doctors look at it.The team activated catcher Roberto Perez to replace Gomes on the roster. Perez had been at Triple-A Columbus, rehabbing from a broken right thumb.Its not good losing your catcher, but thankfully we have somebody like Roberto, Francona said. In a perfect world, he could have played a little bit more, but hes been out to nine [innings]. But were not going to play him three or four in a row, thats for sure. Hes not going to start out playing every day cause, one, hes not ready to.Gomes suffered the injury Sunnday against the Minnesota Twins when he fell and landed awkwardly on his shoulder while running to first base.dddddddddddd Gomes right arm was put in a sling, and he was carted off the field.On Saturday, the Indians held what second baseman Jason Kipnis described as a sacrificial ceremony in the clubhouse before their game against the Twins in Minneapolis, with the hope of helping Gomes end his season-long slump; the catcher had just one hit since June 29 and no extra-base hits since June 25. The team took a page from the movie Major League, which included a chicken offering to the baseball gods.Before the injury, Gomes was 1-for-2 Sunday to raise his season average to .165.Gomes hit, a double, snapped an 0-for-27 hitless streak. The ball hit the foot of Minnesota starter Kyle Gibson and trickled into the outfield through a hole at shortstop, allowing Gomes to reach second base.I thought the sacrifice was supposed to be a good thing, Gomes told reporters Sunday. It got me a hit, though. We got a win. Thats plenty.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '