Hawthorn defender Grant Birchall has turned his back on AFL free agency, the Hawks announcing on Thursday he had signed a contract extension.Birchall was due to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of next season, but agreed to a deal that ties him to the club until the end of 2019.Grant is a really important player for us and a vital member of our back line, list manager Graham Wright said.He has been a part of this club for over 10 years now and we were really keen to retain him.We are really pleased that Grant has signed on for another two seasons and believe he has plenty of good footy ahead of him.It is understood Birchall signed the new contract some time ago, with the club waiting to announce the deal after a turbulent trade period that saw fellow veterans Sam Mitchell and Jordan Lewis depart for West Coast and Melbourne respectively.The 28-year-old has played 240 AFL games since debuting in 2006 and has featured in the Hawks past four premiership teams. Chaussure Pas Cher Chine . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Air Max 270 React Pas Cher . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. http://www.chaussurepascherchine.fr/ ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. Air Max 270 Pas Cher Chine . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. Air Force 1 Soldes . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. SAN FRANCISCO -- The NL West-leading San Francisco Giants ramped up their rotation Monday, getting left-hander Matt Moore from the Tampa Bay Rays for third baseman Matt Duffy and two minor leaguers.The Rays also got shortstop Lucius Fox and right-hander Michael Santos in the deal.Soon after acquiring Will Smith from Milwaukee to bolster their bullpen, the Giants struck again.With Moore, they now have a reliable addition to join Madison Bummgarner, Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija, given the struggles of Matt Cain and Jake Peavy.ddddddddddddThe 27-year-old Moore is 7-7 with a 4.08 ERA in 21 starts and 130 innings.Duffy had a standout rookie season a year ago but has been hampered by an Achilles strain suffered against his new Rays team on June 19. ' ' '
