despite a mediocre performance. Rennes defeated Bastia 3-0 to move closer to the safety zone.In the second minute of stoppage time, Lille's Marko Basa redirected a corner toward Salomon Kalou, who flicked home the winner for his 11th league goal this season. In Rennes,Nike Air Max 2014 Mens Dark Blue Pink, the hosts took the lead in the 14th minute with a strike from Romain Alessandrini that goalkeeper Mickael Landreau fumbled into his own net.Sweden forward Ola Toivonen fired a half-volley into the top corner to double the lead in the 28th and set up Jean Makoun for the third goal in the 59th.Also, Saint-Etienne kept pace with Lille in the race for a Champions League spot by defeating Lyon 2-1.
After a brutal winter of arctic blasts and blustery snowstorms, baseball is ready to heat up Monday with its first full slate of games this season.Advertisement David Ortiz and the World Series champion Boston Red Sox begin their title defense in Baltimore against home run king Chris Davis and the AL East rival Orioles. Robinson Cano makes his Seattle Mariners debut, looking to live up to a huge contract - just like Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout.Behind the scenes, umpires at all six replay stations in New York will be at the ready for the first time in baseball history.''We recognize fully that last year is behind us, and everyone is looking forward to (Monday) and beyond,Nike Air Max 2011 Black,'' Red Sox manager John Farrell said.The start of Derek Jeter's retirement tour will wait one more day. The New York Yankees, with baseball's oldest roster,Nike Air Max 95 Black White Red, will face the youngest on Tuesday night in Houston.By the time Detroit's Justin Verlander throws a pitch at 1:08 p.m. EDT in the first of 13 games Monday, the Dodgers will already have played openers on two continents and put $215 million ace Clayton Kershaw on the disabled list.Los Angeles swept a pair Down Under from the Diamondbacks on March 22-23, with Kershaw winning the first regular-season major league game in Australia before an upper back muscle acted up. The Dodgers then played at San Diego in the North American opener Sunday night.Still, ballparks around country will be buzzing with optimistic fans and, other than in Oakland, sunny skies and seasonably warm temperatures are expected to provide a wonderful backdrop - what a relief! - for the days' festivities.''Should be a pretty good day for a ballgame,'' said Richard Bann,Air Max 2013 Black Silver Green, a meteorologist at the Weather Prediction Center.The Pittsburgh Pirates certainly will be celebrating their first winning season and trip to the playoffs since 1992, and they'll have help handing out some hardware from two key members of that team: Barry Bonds and Jim Leyland.Bonds, the `92 NL MVP, will be on hand to honor 2013 MVP Andrew McCutchen. The recently retired Leyland, a two-time Manager of the Year with Pittsburgh, is going to present Clint Hurdle with his Manager of the Year award for guiding the Pirates to a 94-68 record and wild-card berth.The son of Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, who died in February, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.Kiner will be honored in New York, too, where the Mets ho