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Newly-minted Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen is already preparing himself for a Jamie Whincup onslaught next season.The Holden gun rubber stamped his title win on Sunday with victory in the final race of the season and on the streets of Sydney Olympic Park.The championship was already wrapped up but he fought hard to beat out Holden rivals Garth Tander and David Reynolds.Tander started on pole position and was on track for a fairytale end to his time at Holden Racing Team and the outfits last with factory backing.But van Gisbergen passed him on lap 20, survived three safety car interventions and contact in pitlane to hold on for the win.He celebrated with a tyre-shredding burnout in front of his Red Bull Racing team - something hes waited three years to do.I hooked into it - it was a pretty awesome feeling, van Gisbergen said.The win confirmed his place on top of the drivers standings, ahead of Whincup.Scott McLaughlin secured third in the championship for Volvo, denying Red Bull a historic trifecta with Craig Lowndes slipping down to fourth.Its the second year in a row Whincup has missed out on the Supercars crown, after collecting a record six since 2008.And van Gisbergen knows he will be hurting.Oh yeah, he doesnt like losing, he said.Hes a very motivated guy and I think hell come back stronger than ever next year.Im really looking forward to the battle. Its been awesome this year, weve got along really well on and off the track so I think its going to be good next year.Van Gisbergen finishes the season with eight wins and 18 podiums - 10 of them in the last 10 races.His consistency has been key, with Whincup showing the speed.Its a pretty cool moment to win it on consistency but Jamie was really fast in a lot of races this year, so I need to pick up my game.Now that Ive found that consistency, Ive got to search for speed again.Sydneys concrete-lined circuit has claimed plenty of victims since it was added to the calendar in 2009 and again caused some carnage.Nissans Dale Wood and Holden driver Tim Blanchard were early casualties, followed later by the Fords of Fabian Coulthard and Cam Waters, and Jason Bright in his last outing for Brad Jones Racing.Newcastle will host the season finale from 2017, with the coastline track to be revealed this week. Michael Cooper Lakers Jersey . 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CHICAGO --?White Sox?manager Robin Ventura declined to address a report that he will step down from the job and be replaced by bench coach Rick Renteria next season.In an odd scene after Chicagos ?6-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night, general manager Rick Hahn declined interview requests, and White Sox players claimed they hadnt heard about the report or Venturas status.The Chicago Sun-Times reported?during the game that Ventura, who is in the last year of his contract, would not return after five seasons and that Renteria, a former manager of the?Chicago Cubs, would take over.Weve been over this, Ventura said. Ill talk at the end of the year.Hahn relayed a message through a team spokesman that he would answer questions at a press conference Monday scheduled by the team.You guys are telling me something I havent even heard about, third baseman Todd Frazier said, adding that I love Robin. I love him to death. Hes a good manager, for sure.Right-hander James Shields, who allowed two-run homers to Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco to lose his major-league-tying 19th game, had high praise for the 49-year-old Ventura.Hes one of the better managers Ive been around, and Ive been around some really good ones, Shields said. To be honest with you, thats the first time Im hearing this. But Robin is a good man, a good manager.Earlier this season, Ventura said he wanted to return in 2017 ddespite a fourth straight losing season and five years without a playoff berth.dddddddddddd But Ventura then backtracked on that statement after USA Today reported Wednesday that the front office wanted to retain him but Ventura hadnt committed.Ventura sidestepped numerous questions about the issue after the game Saturday and said he hadnt discussed his future with the players.No, I havent talked to them about anything. Were still playing, Ventura said. All the conversations I have with them are about playing.Frazier praised the 54-year-old Renteria, who went 73-89 in one season with the Cubs in 2014. The White Sox hired him before this season.Ricks a great guy, man, Frazier said. Hes bilingual, which is great. Hes been a manager before. But like I said, its not my right to say anything. I havent heard anything, and thats basically up to our brass, so Im not going to get in trouble.Saturdays listless defeat continued a theme of inconsistency surrounding this years team, which started 23-10. Theyre 55-73 since.I feel bad that I wasnt able to do more for him. I know guys in here feel the same way, catcher Alex Avila said. We were a team that was expected to win coming into spring training, and we didnt do that.The Associated Press contributed to this report.? ' ' '