Daniel Ricciardo is confident his Red Bull can challenge Mercedes for victory in Formula Ones season finale in Abu Dhabi, after qualifying third fastest.For the third consecutive year the Silver Arrows locked out the front row at Yas Marina, with Lewis Hamilton -- whos attempting to overhaul a 12-point deficit to teammate Nico Rosberg for the world championship -- on pole position.While Ricciardo is not shocked to see Mercedes dominate qualifying, he does believe he could spring a surprise in the race, taking a lot of comfort from his competitive long-runs on Friday.I sort of predicted that Mercedes would pull a little bit more out today in qualifying, but well see how the race comes back to us, Ricciardo said.Yesterdays long-runs looked good so its going to be fun tomorrow, obviously theres the title on the line with these guys here so its going to be interesting.Despite his positive outlook, the Australian admits starting on the supersoft tyre is a gamble that will determine how successful his race is.Both Ricciardo and teammate Max Verstappen will start on the harder tyre compound - something that has seldom been the faster strategy.If we are in the position to qualify on a different tyre then well try and see if it gives us an opportunity. So well see what it does tomorrow, Ricciardo said.Hopefully it puts us in the fight. We have got to try something. It seems to be a bit of the trend this year.Third was the target and hopefully we can be somewhere up here tomorrow as well. Mike Singletary Jersey . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. Thomas Jones Jersey . Supported by three-run homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos, the young right-hander went seven strong innings in the Washington Nationals 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. http://www.custombearsjersey.com/custom-george-blanda-jersey-large-846t.html . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Mark Bortz Jersey .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. Patrick Scales Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. Los Angeles Sparks center Jantel Lavender has been named the 2016 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year, the league announced Wednesday.Lavender, 27, is a six-year veteran who came off the bench to average 9.6 points in 19.4 minutes per game. Despite the limited action, Lavender ranked 40th in the league in scoring -- one of only two players in the WNBA to do so in fewer than 20 minutes per game. Lavender also shot a career-high 53.8 percent from the field in the regular season, the 10th-best mark in the WNBA.Lavender received 26 votes from a national panel of 39 sportswriters and broadcasters. Dallas guard Aerial Powers and Chicago guard Allie Quigley, the Sixth Woman winner inn each of the past two seasons, tied for second place with three votes apiece.ddddddddddddTo be eligible for the award, players must come off the bench in more games than they started. Lavender, a Sparks starter in 2014 and 015, came off the bench in all 34 games this season.Lavender, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft, helped Los Angeles go 26-8 and earn the No. 2 seed in the WNBA playoffs. Teammate Nneka Ogwumike was named MVP on Tuesday.Los Angeles hosts Chicago in Game 1 of their semifinal series Wednesday (ESPN2, 10 p.m. ET). ' ' '