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WOKING, England - Formula One driver Jenson Button signed a new multi-year contract with McLaren on Wednesday. Packers Richard Rodgers Jersey . The 31-year-old former world champion joined McLaren at the beginning of the 2010 season and his deal was due to expire this year — though the English team had an option to extend it until 2012. "Ive never felt more at home at a team than I do at McLaren," Button said. "Ive won four of the greatest races of my life here, Im currently lying second in the drivers world championship, and I feel that Im driving better than ever. "Ive made no secret of my ambition to continue winning races and world championships, and I fully believe this is the place where I can achieve those aims." The Englishman, who won the world title with Brawn GP in 2009, is currently second in the drivers standings behind runaway leader Sebastian Vettel with five races to go. He had been in negotiations to extend his deal with McLaren for some time but will now continue his partnership with Lewis Hamilton next season. "Jenson is a great driver and a great guy," team principal Martin Whitmarsh said. "I can safely say that hes one of the most capable and respected drivers weve ever had, and Im therefore absolutely delighted that hell continue to work with us into the future." Button has won twice this year, in Hungary and Canada, emerging as the closest contender to Vettel — though the German holds a 124-point lead going into Sundays Japanese Grand Prix and needs only one point to clinch a second consecutive world title. Hamilton, who is fifth in the standings, also welcomed the news. "Jenson has been a great person to work with, and a genuine team-player, from the moment we welcomed him on board," the Briton said. Packers Jordy Nelson Two Tone Jersey . You can watch it live on TSN, TSN.ca and TSN GO at at 2pm et/11am pt. The news conference is a clear sign NBA Commissioner Adam Silver - in the first real crisis of his short tenure - is both following through on his plan to move quickly on this matter and adhering to a request from the players union for some sort of resolution in short order. Packers Aaron Rodgers Camo Jersey . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself.MIAMI - Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven innings and the Miami Marlins scored nine runs off NL ERA leader Aaron Harang to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 Wednesday. Harang (3-2) gave up 10 hits in 4 2-3 innings, and his ERA rose from 0.85 to 2.97. The Marlins tied a season high with 15 hits, including seven for extra bases. Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer, and Christian Yelich added his first home run of the year. The homers were the first allowed by Harang this year. Miamis 9-0 lead after five innings was a rare luxury for Eovaldi (2-1), who has the lowest career run support among active major-league starters. The right-hander allowed three hits and one run to lower his ERA to 2.58. Casey McGehee had three hits and Adeiny Hechavarria legged out a double and a triple for the last-place Marlins, who have outscored the NL East leaders 18-3 in the first two games of their series. The Marlins will sweep a series from Atlanta for the first time since 2009 if they can beat Ervin Santana on Thursday. The Marlins are batting .307 in their spacious ballpark, where theyre 11-4 to lead the majors in home victories. Theyre batting .215 on the road, where theyre 2-10. The Braves totalled six hits, including Justin&nbssp;Uptons eighth homer. Packers Davante Adams Limited Jersey. Harang had allowed a total of three runs in his first five starts, but the Marlins scored four against him with four consecutive hits to start the second inning. Garrett Jones singled home the first run, and Ozuna followed with his fourth homer. Hechavarria tripled and Yelich hit a two-run homer in the fourth to make it 7-0. The nine runs allowed by Harang matched his career high. He fell to 5-5 in 15 starts against the Marlins with an ERA of 6.54. Eovaldi allowed a double by Jason Heyward to start the game, then held the Braves hitless until the sixth. Notes: Braves RHP Gavin Floyd is ready to come off the disabled list after recovering from elbow surgery a year ago, but manager Fredi Gonzalez was noncommittal regarding how he will be used. Floyd isnt scheduled to start this week. ... Marlins INF Rafael Furcal (hamstring) took grounders before the game is scheduled to resume his rehabilitation assignment this weekend with Triple-A New Orleans. ... Miami RHP Jose Fernandez estimated that in his victory Tuesday he threw 30 changeups, twice his previous high. ... Santana (3-0, 1.95 ERA) starts Thursday for the Braves against Miamis Henderson Alvarez (1-2, 2.73). ' ' ' |
