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CHICAGO -- Three days after he saved the National League Division Series, Clayton Kershaw will get his first look at the National League Championship Series when he starts for the Dodgers in Game 2 on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.When last seen, Kershaw was getting the final two outs of the winner-take-all Game 5 of the NLDS at Washington. He threw just seven pitches, two days after throwing 110 in a Dodgers victory, and said the brief outing was more like a between-start bullpen ... sort of.Number of pitches wise, its pretty much the same, Kershaw said Saturday. The intensity might have been just a hair different.That is Kershaw at his sarcastic best, of course. He said he had fun with the rush of energy that came with closing out a series clincher, but is trying to distance himself from the memory quickly with the heavily favored Cubs up next.Kershaw feels that nobody remembers who finishes second, suggesting that his NLDS heroics will resonate more if he leads the Dodgers to a World Series title.In the Cubs, he will face a team he did not pitch against in the regular season, but one he knows well. He was the only Dodgers starter who did not pitch in the teams four-game series at Wrigley Field in the first half, and was on the disabled list when the Cubs came to Los Angeles in late August.He knows all about the Cubs offensive acumen, though, and was poring over scouting reports Friday evening, even before he was officially named the Game 2 starter.The Cubs lineup is pretty solid, obviously, Kershaw said. They have some guys in there that had some pretty amazing seasons. They are the best team in baseball for a reason.I think the one thing that stands out with their offense is the on-base percentages of those guys. They are constantly working counts, getting into good hitters counts, getting on base. And that is something that is difficult for a starting pitcher.Kershaw started two games of the NLDS, in addition to his appearance in relief in Game 5. The three-time Cy Young Award winner did not earn a decision in any NLDS game, but the Dodgers won all three games in which he appeared.Kershaw will follow Kenta Maeda, who lasted four innings and gave up three earned runs in the 8-4 loss in Game 1.?The Dodgers also announced Saturday that left-hander Rich Hill will start in Game 3 when the series shifts to Dodger Stadium. Hill started Games 2 and 5 of the NLDS, giving up five runs on nine hits over seven combined innings.A potential starter for Game 4 could be 20-year-old rookie Julio Urias, who became the youngest Dodgers pitcher to ever appear in a postseason game when he made a relief appearance in Game 5 of the NLDS.Camiseta Philippe Coutinho . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. Camiseta Samuel Umtiti .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. http://www.camisetasfcbarcelona.es/camiseta-ivan-rakitic-barca.html . According the Toronto Star, a knee injury will keep Sundin out of the lineup, which includes former teammates Gary Roberts, Darcy Tucker, Tie Domi and Curtis Joseph. Camiseta De Messi .Y. -- Syracuse has turned up the defence at the right time all season, and when High Point threatened to pull off a monumental upset the second-ranked Orange did what they do best with their quick hands and savvy play. Camiseta Messi Niño Barata .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later.MEXICO CITY -- Lewis Hamilton kept up the pressure and Nico Rosberg responded on his final lap.The Mercedes duo will start 1-2 at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday after Rosberg rallied from difficult practice sessions to join his teammate at the front of the starting grid.Hamilton earned pole position Saturday for the second week in a row as he pushes to cut Rosbergs 26-point lead in the drivers championship with just three races left.Im going to try to do the same thing I did last Sunday, Hamilton said of his victory at the U.S. Grand Prix. The car feels great.Rosbergs leap into second position came just as the qualifying expired. And it came after three practice sessions when he struggled to match his rivals pace. Late into qualifying, it looked like Rosberg would be locked out of the front row for the first time since Japan in 2015.Earning the front row start is critical. Even if Hamilton wins, Rosbergs lead is big enough that he can clinch the title by finishing second twice and third once in the final three races of the season. That would match the 1982 season championship won by his father Keke Rosberg .Rosbergs best lap of was 0.254 seconds slower than Hamilton.Lewis lap was brilliant, not so much mine, Rosberg said. I put it together in the end though.Hamilton has been in top form chasing Rosberg of late. His win in Texas kept alive his slim title homes with hopes he can keep pressuring Rosberg into a mistake.But Rosbergs season has been relatively problem-free, with nine wins so far as Hamilton has been bedeviled by problems. Hamilton had a comfortable latte lead in Malaysia when he was knocked out of the race with an engine problem.ddddddddddddThe defeat handed Rosberg a commanding lead for his first career season championship.Hamilton also has been dogged by poor starts much of the season: His previous 10 pole positions have resulted in only four victories. Hamilton avoided a similar problem in Texas when he led from start to finish, but Rosberg couldnt resist a jab Saturday to remind him of his struggles from the front.As weve seen, pole position isnt everything on Sunday, Rosberg said.Red Bulls Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo will fill out the second row Sunday, with Force Indias Nico Hulkenberg fifth ahead of the Ferrari duo of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel.The two Mexican drivers, Force Indias Sergio Perez and Haas F1s Esteban Gutierrez had disappointing qualifying sessions in front of their cheering home crowd. Perez will start 12th and Gutierrez 17th.Rosberg dominated the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in 2015, winning an easy race from pole position. Hamilton said hes much more comfortable on the surface and racing in Mexico Citys high altitude this year. The 2015 race was Formula Ones first at the circuit since 1992.Last year we were sliding around a lot, Hamilton said. Today it feels a lot more like a racetrack.A Hamilton victory Sunday would be career win No. 51, tying him with Alain Prost for the second-most in Formula One. Michael Schumacher holds the record with 91. ' ' '