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PITTSBURGH -- Clint Hurdle doesnt want to manage the Pittsburgh Pirates unless Neal Huntington is his boss. Huntington doesnt want to help run the club unless Hurdle is in the dugout. The combination thats returned the franchise to respectability will remain intact for years to come. Hurdle and Huntington agreed to new deals on Saturday that will keep them in Pittsburgh through at least 2017, giving the Pirates the kind of internal stability they havent enjoyed in decades. "Theres no place Id rather be," Hurdle said. Financial terms were not disclosed. The contracts include a club option for 2018. Both Huntington and Hurdle, chosen the 2013 National League Manager of the Year after leading the Pirates to 94 wins and a playoff berth, were in the final year of their current deals. Reaching a new agreement was a mere formality after a thrilling season in which Pittsburgh qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1992 and pushed the St. Louis Cardinals to five games in the NL division series. "I think we have a very solid team in place and they deserve the recognition," owner Bob Nutting said. "I think great organizations are stable organizations. Again, never static and never on autopilot ... (but) Im proud of the culture and the tone that the current team has." Its a tone that Huntington set from the day he took over in September, 2007. Faced with restocking a decimated minor league system and constrained by playing in a small market that makes splurging on high-profile free agents nearly impossible, Huntington has painstakingly rebuilt the Pirates from the inside out while stressing that success at the major league level would be the last step. Those steps coincided with Hurdles arrival in December, 2010 and the emergence of talents like homegrown star Andrew McCutchen, the reigning NL MVP. Pittsburgh has upped its win total in each of Hurdles three seasons, from 70 in 2011 to 79 in 2012 to 94 a year ago. Hurdle stressed most of the hard work was done before he was hired to replace Jim Tracy two months after the Pirates lost a whopping 105 games in 2010.. "When I was able to come in, just finding what we had, what had gone on, I felt confident the next move that took place would be here, the renaissance," he said. One the Pirates have no plans on stopping. The 27-year-old McCutchen is signed through 2018 and 25-year-old left fielder Starling Marte signed a new contract last month that could keep him with the team through 2021. Throw in the rapid development of former top pick Gerrit Cole -- who picked up his first win of the season on Friday night -- and the impending arrival of right field prospect Gregor Polanco and the farm system that used to be bereft is now among the most promising in all of baseball. While Hurdle insisted he wasnt concerned about his contract status when the season began, McCutchen called the announcement a relief. "Weve had managers in the past, they were here and they were gone," McCutchen said. "We have someone here thats going to be here and dont have to worry about him leaving or going somewhere else. Thats the change in the team with the success that weve had the past couple years and just doing better on improving." Nutting credited the mutual respect Hurdle and Huntington have for each other as the key to their success. Being able to check their egos at the door helps too. 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The 18-time champions, who havent won the title since 1990, moved two points behind Arsenal after the leaders were stunned 6-3 at Manchester City on Saturday. Defending champion Manchester United trails Arsenal by 10 points after winning 3-0 at Aston Villa to avoid a third successive league loss.LIVERPOOL, N.S. -- Albertas Kelsey Rocque defeated New Brunswicks Jessica Daigle 8-4 on Thursday to lock up a playoff spot at the Canadian junior curling championships. The Edmonton-based team of Rocque, Keely Brown, Taylor McDonald and Claire Tully improved to 8-1 with the victory. Rocque opened the tournament with seven straight victories before dropping a 6-3 decision to Nova Scotias Mary Fay on Wednesday night. The three-team playoff round begins Saturday. "Of course, its always in the back of our minds," Rocque said. "We knew that if we won, we should get a playoff spot. But that (loss), we definitely pushed it aside. We had a rough game last night and we knew we had to come back and play well." B.C.s Kalia Van Osch moved into sole possession of second place at 7-2 after a 7-4 win over Manitobas Meaghan Brezden. Nova Scotias Mary Fay was third at 6-2 while Ontarios Molly Greenwood improved to 6-3 after posting a 9-3 rout of Quebecs Camille Boisvert. The second- and third-place teams will play in the womenss semifinal.dddddddddddd The winner will advance to the gold-medal game Saturday afternoon against the first-place team. In mens play, New Brunswicks Rene Comeau clinched at least a tiebreaker berth with a 5-4 win over Northern Ontarios Tanner Horgan. B.C.s Cameron de Jong beat Braden Calvert 8-6 to hand the Manitoba skip his first loss of the round robin. Manitoba has already clinched a berth in the mens gold-medal game Sunday. Comeau was alone in second place at 7-2 while four rinks were tied at 5-3. Two more draws were scheduled for later Thursday at the Queens Place Emera Centre and the Liverpool Curling Club. Playoff games will be played at Queens Place Emera Centre. Alberta leads all provinces and territories with 16 Canadian junior mens titles since the first tournament in 1950 in Quebec City. Saskatchewan leads with 11 titles since the inaugural junior womens event in 1971 in Vancouver. The 2014 champions will represent Canada at the Feb. 26-March 5 world junior curling championship in Flims, Switzerland. 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