Verstappen.The 19-year-old Dutchman has taken F1 by storm this year -- becoming the youngest to both win a race and qualify on the front row.With rule changes -- notably wider tir

STARKVILLE, Miss. - In front of an electric crowd on Friday night, the Mississippi State soccer team (6-6-0, 1-4-0 SEC) earned its first win in Southeastern Conference play as the Bulldogs shutout visiting Alabama (7-3-1, 2-2-0) 1-0.The winning-goal for MSU came just 36 seconds into the second half, as freshman Johanna Hamblett knifed her way through the Alabama defense to score on a Kennadi Carbin cross.SEC wins are huge and we earned one tonight, head coach Aaron Gordon said. Our practice this week was phenomenal, in terms of preparation, and this is the performance I felt weve been capable of all season. Im proud of our team for stepping up and answering the challenge.The win for MSU in Starkville was its first against the Tide since Oct. 5, 2007, while the road loss in conference was Alabamas first of the season. With the 1-0 victory, Gordons squad has now beat Bama in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2004-2005. In the first half of play both teams were held in check on offense, as the game entered the break with no score. Bama led in shots (5-1), shots on goal (3-1) and corners (3-0) in the first 45 minutes.The scoreless drought for MSU wouldnt last long however, as freshman Hamblett struck just 36 seconds into the second half. Sophomore Carbin played it beautifully into the box on the score as Hamblett raced in to slide her shot just underneath Alabamas goalkeeper Kat Stratton. The goal was Hambletts second of the season and just the 10th allowed for Stratton on the year.Kennadi made a really good run up the line and I just ran into the box to get something on it, Hamblett said following the game. I just caught the ball with the end of my toe and luckily it went under the keeper. It feels so great to finally get an SEC win at home because weve been playing so hard. 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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- After finally getting the better of longtime rival Lewis Hamilton to become Formula One champion, the weight is off Nico Rosbergs shoulders and he has the chance to really show what he can do.But at 31, the German driver is already into his peak years and only has a limited time left at the top.Rosberg showed impressive mental resilience to get the better of Hamilton over a topsy-turvy season, and the title victory was even sweeter considering that they have been competing against each other since their karting days as teens.It feels like I have been racing him forever and always he has just managed to edge me out, Rosberg said after clinching the title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. He is just an amazing driver and one of the best in history. That makes it so much more satisfying that I took the world championship away from him.For Rosberg to be spoken of alongside other F1 greats, he needs to do more than beating Hamilton over 21 races in essentially the same Mercedes car. He was thoroughly consistent, but Rosbergs title win lacked the wow factor in terms of pure driving.He needs to dominate a campaign the way Hamilton and four-time champion Sebastian Vettel -- and others before them -- have done.Rosbergs tally of 23 career race wins is commendable but unremarkable considering Hamilton -- who is the same age -- has a whopping 53 wins. Vettel, who is two years younger, already has 42.Two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso, who is for some observers still the most skilled driver in F1, has 32 wins. That total would be far higher had Alonso been given a leading car. The Spaniard has not won a race since taking the checkered flag for Ferrari in May 2013. He has spent this season and last getting the best out of a struggling McLaren adapting to its switch back to a Honda engine.Clearly, Rosberg needs to improve his speed if he is to be considered among the best.This year, Hamilton secured 10 wins to Rosbergs nine and -- as Hamilton has consistently repeated -- would probably have had a couple more wins without engine problems that cropped up several times. He connsiders himself to have been the best driver.ddddddddddddbviously we had a lot of problems this year, and thats inevitably why Im in this position, Hamilton said as Rosberg sat next to him in Sundays post-race news conference.Although Hamiltons comments smacked of poor sportsmanship, he does have an argument.In qualifying, Hamilton took 12 pole positions compared to eight for Rosberg, even though Hamilton was unable to compete in three sessions because of engine woes.Rosberg, however, could also have got more poles under different circumstances.He was not pushing Hamilton in qualifying over the last four races because he was more concerned with protecting his considerable lead and playing it safe on race day, where taking second place behind Hamilton was enough.Still, aside from Singapore, where Rosberg crushed Hamilton in qualifying with a quite stunning lap, he has not been as quick.After missing out on a third straight F1 title and fourth overall, Hamilton will be hugely motivated next year.Others will be pushing Rosberg, too, not least Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.The 19-year-old Dutchman has taken F1 by storm this year -- becoming the youngest to both win a race and qualify on the front row.With rule changes -- notably wider tires -- expected to make the 2017 cars several seconds quicker, Mercedes might be more strongly challenged.Verstappen will have more experience and Red Bull will be confident that he can challenge for wins, considering it was the only team other than Mercedes to win a race this season. Vettel has also expressed optimism that Ferrari can close the gap.Rosbergs father -- 1982 Formula One champion Keke Rosberg -- said his son will need to be ready.The level is always high in Formula One. Look at Max, he is the teammate of (Daniel) Ricciardo. Or Vettel, he is the teammate of (Kimi) Raikkonen, Keke Rosberg said. When you take the top three teams, all of them have been world champions, or at Red Bull theyre all young talents. Thats the level we have. ' ' '