Nancy hopes to stay undefeated

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09/14/2007 - Lorraine, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nancy will try to continue its undefeated start on Saturday when it travels to the Stade Felix-Bollaert to play Lens.

On paper, this match looks to be very lopsided. Nancy sits in first place of the Ligue 1 table with 16 points, while Lens is second from the bottom with two points.

While Nancy has outscored its opponents, 13-4, in the early going, Lens has only found the back of the net once all season.

The only thing that Nancy has against them going into Saturday's match is that it might be without striker Kim. The Brazilian has been battling with the flu all week, and will be a game-time decision.

With Nancy stealing the spotlight in Ligue 1 this year, defending six-time league champions Lyon knows it must step up its game.

After dropping two of its first three games, Alain Perrin's side has rebounded to win its last three and is now looking to continue that streak at the Stade St Symphorien on Saturday against last-place Metz.

Metz has scored a league-low one goal through seven matches, and is one of three teams still searching for that first elusive victory.

In other matches on Saturday: Marseille is trying to find its form when it welcomes Toulouse to town; Auxerre is at home where it will attempt to avoid a league-high seventh loss versus Nice; Valenciennes will travel south to play Le Mans. Valenciennes has been a surprise this season, and with a victory, can take over the top spot; Frederic Hantz might be playing for his job when Sochaux plays Strasbourg at the Stade Auguste Bonal; St. Etienne can move to the .500 mark with a victory over Caen; Bordeaux seeks its fifth win in eight outings when it travels to Lille.

Ligue 1 will conclude with a pair of matches on Sunday. In the battle of Brittany, Lorient will be up against Rennes, and PSG will hope to collect the full three points for only the second time this season when it travels to Monaco. PSG leads the league with five draws as it sits on the bottom half of the table.

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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.

Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.

MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .

''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''

Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.

He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.

''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''

Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.

Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.

With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.

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