Nico Rosberg declared himself relatively pleased with a position on the front row of the Mexican Grand Prix grid after surviving a scare to go second late in Q3.Rosberg has struggled for much of this weekend and was not in the top four in either Q1 or Q2. After the initial runs in Q3, the championship leader was fourth while title rival Lewis Hamilton had a comfortable buffer to the Red Bull drivers.While Hamilton and the Red Bulls failed to improve on their final runs, Rosberg did, moving him into second position, 0.25s behind his teammate.When asked about his brilliant late lap after qualifying, Rosberg said: Brilliant two and a half tenths from Lewis, so Lewis lap was brilliant, not so much mine. I put it together when it counted at the end, so Im relatively pleased with that, making sure Im on the front row. Even though its not pole position of course but it still gives me a great chance.Rosberg says his main problems had come from warming the tyres.I just took a bit longer this weekend to find the way. Just generally with tyre temperatures, with them being a bit on the cold-side all weekend. So its a bit nervous out there and just to find the way with that took a bit longer. But got there in the end, so thats OK.Before Q3 Rosberg had faced the prospect of lining up fourth or lower at a time when he needs one third- and two second-place finishes to claim a first world championship. Like Hamilton, he will start on the soft tyre, while the Red Bulls on the second row start on the grippier super-soft tyre.When asked about that potential pressure from behind and whether he will adopt a more conservative approach with his title lead in mind, Rosberg refused to change his recent mindset.For me, Im looking forward. Theres Lewis in front of me -- hes in the way for me to win the race, so thats what Im going for. Try to win the race, and thats it.Larry Bird Jersey . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Jayson Tatum Celtics Jersey . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. http://www.celticssale.com/kids-kevin-mchale-celtics-jersey/ . The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club. Bob Cousy Jersey . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. Gordon Hayward Celtics Jersey . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness.MIAMI -- Longtime Miami Heat captain Udonis Haslem said?Dwyane Wades free-agency departure to Chicago could have been avoided, but that his close friend and former teammate was dealing with lingering frustrations that came to a head last week.Wade turned down a two-year, $41.5 million offer from Miami amid acrimonious negotiations with team president Pat Riley and instead accepted a two-year deal worth $47 million from the Chicago Bulls. Wade walked away from the Miami, where he spent the first 13 seasons of his career and helped guide the Heat to five trips to the NBA Finals and three championships as the franchises career-leading scorer.Wades move leaves Haslem as the lone remaining player who has been a part of all three of the Heats championship teams in 2006, 2012 and 2013.I wanted him to come back, but I just know, personally, there were a lot of things he was feeling that, I guess, maybe just came to a head at this particular time, Haslem said during a conference call Tuesday to announce his one-year deal to return to Miami. For whatever reason, we -- the organization -- and him, couldnt get to an agreement.Haslem then referenced last summers free-agency controversy when center DeAndre Jordan agreed to sign a max deal with the Dallas Mavericks?but reneged after teammates Chris Paul and Blake Griffin convinced him to return to the Los Angeles Clippers. Haslem, 36, somberly joked that he should have considered a similar tactic to get Wade to come back to Miami.In hindsight, I dont know, I think I should have come in and pulled a Chris Paul and handcuffed him like they did DeAndre Jordan and made him change his mind, Haslem said. I dont know if there was anything I could have done or should have done. But I felt like it could have been avoided. For whatever reason, it just wasnt.The Heat used the salary-cap space that was set aside for Wade to instead bring back Haslem and add role pplayers Derrick Williams, Wayne Ellington, Willie Reed and Tyler Johnson, among others, in one of the teams most drastic makeovers in six years.ddddddddddddWade acknowledged Saturday that his differences the past two seasons with Riley in contract negotiations were a major factor that led to him finally leaving the franchise that selected him No. 5 in the 2003 NBA draft. Wade, 34, has never been the Heats highest-paid player during any of his 13 seasons. Tension over Wades contract status arose in 2014, when Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh opted out of their contracts to become free agents.James returned to Cleveland that summer, and the Heat then scrambled to keep Bosh by signing him to a five-year, $118 million contract. Wade, who opted out of the final two years and $42 million left on his deal, was re-signed to a two-year, $31 million deal that allowed him to re-enter free agency a year later. After a contract dispute with Riley last summer, Wade then negotiated a one-year, $20 million deal with Heat owner Micky Arison.Arison, however, was unable to bridge the gap between the two when he met with Wade last week in a last-ditch effort to convince him to remain with the Heat.Wade and Haslem have played together since they arrived in Miami in 2003, when Haslem made the team after going undrafted the previous year out of the University of Florida. Haslem said hes moving forward as if Bosh will be able to resume his career next season after recurring blood clots cut short his last two seasons.Im just glad to be back, said Haslem, the Heats career leader in rebounds. For 13 years, Ive been a part of this organization. Ive always had my mind set on finishing it this way. Obviously, I never envisioned finishing it without my brother. Its bittersweet, obviously. ' ' '