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Tom McCartney has moved a step closer to Test rugby with Ireland by signing a new three-year deal at Connacht.The New Zealand-born hooker, 31, will qualify for Ireland on residency grounds in November 2017 and could yet force his way into head coach Joe Schmidts plans.The former Auckland Blues front-rowers new deal also provides a shot in the arm for Connacht, who will?lose head coach Pat Lam to Bristol at the end of the season.Im delighted to sign on for another three years with Connacht Rugby, McCartney said.I came here excited to be able to help the province achieve its vision of success and I believe we have the structures in place to see us continue to go from strength to strength.McCartney joined Connacht in 2014 and proved integral to the provinces drive to the Guinness PRO12 title last term.The hooker and Connacht centre Bundee Aki are expected to offer a serious boost to Irelands squad once both qualify for Test action in 2017.With Aki and fast-developing lock Ultan Dillane tied to fresh deals too, Connachts retention plans have now been boosted still further by McCartneys new contract.This is a hugely positive move for Connacht Rugby and a big statement from Tom highlighting the belief and confidence he has in the future of the club, said Connacht chief executive Willie Ruane.Tom came to Connacht from overseas and in a short time he has made a very positive impact on our environment here.He is an important member of the squad and very popular among our supporters. We are thrilled that he sees his future with Connacht.Head coach Lam tipped McCartney to remain pivotal to the provinces future development. Im delighted for Connacht Rugby and our supporters that Tom has re-signed, said Lam.It is a massive statement for the future of the squad and the province.Ive known Tom for so much of his career and he is a valuable leader on and off the pitch. Along with all the other recent re-signings, he will be an important contributor to the future success of the province. Wholesale Custom Predators Shirts . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. Cheap Predators Jerseys .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. http://www.custompredatorsjersey.com/custom-p-k-subban-jersey-large-76h.html .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. Custom Predators T-shirts .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. P.K Subban Jersey Large . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi earned their first IMSA victory of the season in Sundays six-hour race at Watkins Glen International.Fittipaldi and Barbosa led six different times throughout the endurance race.Barbosa took the lead for good following the final round of pit stops with 40 minutes remaining and survived two late restarts to take the victory by .709 seconds over his Action Express Racing teammate, Dane Cameron, in the No. 31 Corvette DP. It was the first race on the newly repaved 3.4-mile Watkins Glen circuit.It was probably one of the fastest pace races that Ive done in a while, Barbosa said. The track really suits this kind of racing, and they did an amazing job with the surface. We were able to keep up the pace for a long time. We did a few changes after qualifying and we really hit it, because the car was really good.The victory moved Barbosa and Fittipaldi into the Prototype points lead after six of 10 races. They lead by seven points (187-180) over a second-place tie between Cameron and hiis co-driver, Eric Curran, and No.dddddddddddd 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP co-drivers Jordan and Ricky Taylor, who finished fourth behind the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Honda prototype shared by Ozz Negri, John Pew and Olivier Pla.In the GT Le Mans class, Ford Chip Ganassi Racing earned its second consecutive IMSA victory and its third overall after taking the GTE Pro class win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans two weeks ago with Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe in the No. 67 Ford GT.It also was the first 1-2 finish for the Ford GT program, which debuted in Januarys Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Le Mans winners Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller finished second in the teams No. 66 entry.Christina Nielsen, Alessandro Balzan and Jeff Segal won the GT Daytona class in the No. 63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari, while Renger van der Zande and Alex Popow won the Prototype Challenge race in the No. 8 Starworks Motorsport machine. ' ' '