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SONOMA, Calif. Authentic Custom Cubs Jersey . -- In a yearlong celebration of Roger Penskes 50th season in racing, Simon Pagenaud brought yet another championship trophy to one of the most storied organizations in motorsports.The Frenchman won his first career IndyCar title in his sophomore season driving for Penske and did it in dominating fashion by winning the season finale Sunday at Sonoma Raceway.Pagenaud needed a smooth race to put a wrap on this breakthrough season.Instead, he picked up his fifth win of the year and led a strong Penske finish to the final podium. The Penske team went 1-2-3 in the final series standings, the first team to do so since another Penske trio pulled off the sweep in 1994.That was a strong run, and I take my hat off to the entire team, Penske said.A 14th IndyCar title -- and 29th in various forms of motorsports -- was guaranteed at the start of the race because only Pagenaud and teammate Will Power were mathematically eligible to win the title.Pagenaud entered the weekend 43 points ahead of Power but earned an additional point for winning the pole. Then he led the most laps and won a race that was worth double points in the standings.What Im thinking about right now is, its been a long career, Pagenaud said. You start, 7 years old. You go through a lot. I remember my first race in France in a go-kart. It was raining. I had my visor open because I had the wrong helmet.I still have that picture at home. The ground I covered since is quite incredible. I just feel so blessed to be a human that has been able to live his dream and get to this. I basically accomplished all the dreams I had.Pagenauds performance was a moot point, though: Power had mechanical issues 38 laps into the race that sealed the outcome.Obviously I saw Will slowing down, which I wanted this fight to go all the way, Pagenaud said. It was a bit of a relief, I have to say. I feel sorry for his luck.Instead of winning to unseat Pagenaud, Power instead finished 20th. Pagenauds final margin was 127 points, the largest points win since Alex Zanardi defeated teammate Jimmy Vasser by 119 points in 1998.It was pretty realistic considering it was [worth] double points, Power said. Its just how it flows. When its your year, its your year, and Simon has done a phenomenal job to lead a 1-2-3 finish.Power finished second in the standings, Helio Castroneves was third and Chevrolet won its fifth consecutive manufacturers title since its return to IndyCar in 2012.Throughout the entire season, he was not only an amazing driver but a champion, Castroneves said of teammate Pagenaud. Really honored to be working with a guy like that. The whole team was a dream to work with, and today was the proof of that.Its the fourth time Power has finished second in the standings, but it was easy to swallow because he won his only title in 2014. And he missed the season-opening race this year when IndyCar ruled him out with concussion-like symptoms -- it was an inner-ear infection -- so climbing back into title contention was somewhat of a victory.If I hadnt won a championship, I guess it would be a pretty bad day, Power said. But finishing second, considering how I started the year, getting four wins, its a good year.A year after losing the title in the final race -- Juan Pablo Montoya led the standings wire-to-wire, but a Scott Dixon win in the finale cost Penske the championship on a tiebreaker -- the Penske organization cruised to the top of the series. The combination of Pagenaud, Power and Montoya won 10 of the 16 races.Across all motorsports, Penske also achieved its 500th pole this year, its 100th victory in NASCARs top Sprint Cup Series, and now an additional championship. The Penske team still has another shot: Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano both had top-five finishes Sunday in the opening race of NASCARs playoffs.GOODBYE TARGET: Scott Dixon didnt give sponsor Target the send-off it had hoped for after 27 years in IndyCar.Dixon started the day tied for third in the standings and tried to keep his streak of finishing third or better in the standings every year since 2007.But he had radio issues, had to change his helmet during a caution and finished 17th. It dropped him to sixth in the final standings. Its the lowest Dixon has finished since 2005.MONTOYA MOVING ON? If Sunday was the final race for Montoya driving for Penske, he closed out his tenure on a strong note.Montoya finished third at Sonoma to bookend the year with podium finishes. He won the season opener at St. Pete but had a significant drop-off the rest of the way.Although Montoya won the Indianapolis 500 for Penske last year, the team owner is unsure if hell bring the Colombian back next year. Penske hopes to make a decision within 60 days on if hell field a fourth car and who will drive it, and Montoya doesnt believe the door is closed yet on a return.ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Alexander Rossi finished fifth Sunday to lock up top rookie honors for the IndyCar season.Rossi won the Indianapolis 500 for a huge bright spot on a season he otherwise believes failed to live up to expectations. Rossi had just one podium all year.He has yet to announce his 2017 plans, and his name began to surface Sunday as a possible Penske driver next year.Wouldnt that be nice, Rossi said after the race. Custom Cubs T-shirts . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. Carlos Zambrano Jersey Large . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. http:///...rsey-large-350n.html .J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers ended his postgame news conference after Sunday nights loss at Washington by saying he is very optimistic the Green Bay Packers can still turn their season around.No one asked him why until three days later.When presented with the natural, albeit delayed, follow-up question on Wednesday, Rodgers took it a step -- or six -- further.I feel like we can run the table, I really do, Rodgers said. The offense is starting to click a little bit more; weve just got to put together a game where were more consistent from the first snap to the last. Weve been, I think, getting closer to that. Weve really been clicking, at times, in the last few games.But its going to be important that we get going early. We had three three-and-outs to start the [Redskins] game, but overall on the season, weve done a better job of limiting our three-and-outs; weve been sustaining drives pretty well.At 4-6 with six games remaining, the Packers stand two games out of first place in the NFC North, behind co-leaders Detroit and Minnesota. The Lions and Vikings?match up on Thanksgiving, so even if the Packers end their four-game losing streak with a win on Monday night at Philadelphia, they would still be two games behind the division leader.Rodgers learned Wednesday that he wont get back?Eddie Lacy; the running back?will remain on the injured reserve list for the remainder of the season.But Rodgers praised the addition of running back Christine Michael, who was claimed off waivers from Seattle last week, and the return of tight end Jared Cook, who had six catches for 105 and a touchdown against the Redskins after missing six games because of a sprained right ankle.You just feel like it just takes one, Rodgers said. We get one under our belts, things might start rolling for us and we can run the table.Receiver Jordy Nelson likened this season to 2010, when the Packers were 8-6 with two weeks remainning and in danger of missing the playoffs and there was heat on coach Mike McCarthy. Custom Sammy Sosa Jersey. That season, they won their last two games and went on to win the Super Bowl.Nelson said Rodgers comments were more than just locker room rah-rah chatter.I think everyone in here probably believes that, to be honest, Nelson said. Thats how we started the year. I dont think Ive ever been part of a team here where we went into a game thinking theres no way were going to win this game -- even if our backs are against the wall. If you look at the year we won the Super Bowl and people were counting us out and, honestly, [people] were wanting to fire Mike back then when we lost at Detroit and went to New England and we lost and had to win out to make the playoffs. Every playoff game weve been in, every regular-season game weve been in, we thought we were going to win.I think thats just how confident we are. I think the things weve done in the past allow us to be that confident. We just have to go out and do it on the field.The problem, however, might not be on Nelson and Rodgers side of the ball. The Green Bay defense has allowed 40-plus points in each of the past two games.Still, Rodgers said its incumbent upon him to make sure he plays at a really high level and do what Ive always done and be a little bit better every time Im out there.I know a lot is going to be on our shoulders, especially the way were starting games out, Rodgers said. We have to start faster, I have to be sharper from the start and I will be. And Im confident that if we can get this thing started out a little better each week that we can get on that roll and be tough to stop.Now we have to go out and do it. Its just idle words right now, but Im confident in our guys and Im confident well respond on Monday. ' ' '