SUZUKA, Japan -- Mercedes has withdrawn the protest it lodged against Max Verstappen at the Japanese Grand Prix, allowing the FIA to publish the official race classification four and half hours after the chequered flag fell at Suzuka.In a bizarre turn of events, Mercedes initially protested Verstappens defence of second place from Lewis Hamilton at Suzukas final chicane, arguing that the Dutch teenager drove erratically and in a dangerous manner. However, by the time the protest had been lodged and the stewards convened for a hearing, both Hamilton and Verstappen had left the circuit and were unable to give evidence.Under FIA procedure, the stewards decided to defer the investigation to the U.S. Grand Prix, meaning the result of the Japanese Grand Prix was set to remain provisional until the next round in two weeks. At that point Mercedes withdrew the protest, just one hour and 20 minutes after it had been officially lodged.The plot appeared to thicken soon after when Hamilton took to Twitter to say: There is no protest from either myself or @MercedesAMGF1. One idiot said we have but its not true. Max drove well, end of. We move on.It is not clear who Hamilton was referring to as an idiot, but the tweet was later removed and replaced with the following post.Asked why the protest had been withdrawn, a Mercedes spokesperson said: We have done this in the interests of establishing a final official result this evening once it became apparent that the hearing could not be concluded today.As a result, Verstappen will keep his second place finish at Suzuka ahead of Hamilton in third. Margus Hunt Youth Jersey . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Indianapolis Colts Jerseys .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. http://www.coltsofficialstore.us/authentic-kenny-moore-colts-jersey/ . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Devin Funchess Colts Jersey . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). Esa Lindell and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for Finland (1-1-0) Lindell opened the scoring for Finland just 41 seconds into the game, but the hosts quickly regained their composure and tied the score less than four minutes later on Wennbergs first of the game. Margus Hunt Womens Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. The Argentine duo of Emiliano Grillo and Fabian Gomez came up short of a medal in golfs return to the Olympics, but the pair proved worthy against an international field of elite-level golfers.Although there was no team competition in these Summer Games for golf -- it has, however, been mentioned as a possibility for the 2020 Olympics in Toyko -- Grillo and Gomez combined to shoot 12 under, which would have placed them fourth among countries if the Rio Olympics has used each nations two best scores for the week.Ive got an Olympic diploma, said Grillo, who broke par all four rounds in Rio, shooting scores of 70-69-68-70. Eighth place is not what I came here looking for, but ... it is what it is.Gomezs final-round 69 pushed him to 5 under for the week. He posted rounds of 70-67-73 over the first three days and finished tied for 15th.I knew I would have the chance to fight for a medal on Sunday, said the 37-year-old Gomez. The bronze was up for grabs at one moment, and I was playing well. Unfortunately, I couldnt finish strong.In total, four countries placed at least two golfers in the top 15 in the final leaderboard, including Grillo and Gomez for Argentina.dddddddddddd The others were Sweden (Henrik Stenson and David Lingmerth), Spain (Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Sergio Garcia) and the United States (Matt Kuchar, Bubba Watson and Patrick Reed).The turning point for Grillo on Sunday came at the par-3 eighth hole. After hitting his tee shot inside of 13 feet, he proceeded to 4-putt for double-bogey. Even though he bounced back with a birdie on the next hole, the damage was done and his chances at even a bronze medal ended.The highlight of the day for the 23-year-old Grillo came at the par-4 15th hole, where he chipped in for birdie from 30 yards off the green.As for what lies ahead, Grillo is already looking forward to his next Olympic opportunity.Some good players didnt come, but other very good ones did; just look at the three medalists, he said. The Olympics experience was great. Cant wait for Tokyo. ' ' '