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Lorient, France (SportsNetwork.com) - Lorient bounced back from a disappointing loss get a 3-1 victory over Metz at the Stade du Moustoir on Saturday, its third Ligue 1 win in five outings. The club had taken seven points from three games before suffering a 3-2 defeat to Bordeaux last time out, but a convincing win over struggling Metz appears to have put Lorient back on the right track. The hosts were in front after only 13 minutes as Jordan Ayew broke the deadlock early on. Raphael Guerreiro doubled Lorients advantage in the 37th minute while Benjamin Jeannot struck just before halftime to extend the lead. Yeni NGbakoto pulled one back for Metz in the opening minute of the second period, but it proved to be nothing more than a consolation goal as Lorient killed off the match to move to 20 points on the season, one point clear of Metz. Bastia climbed out of the Ligue 1 cellar with a 2-0 defeat of 10-man Rennes on Saturday. Fallou Diagne was sent off for Rennes in the 26th minute and the hosts took advantage, tallying goals from Ryad Boudebouz and Yannick Cahuzac to improve to 17 points. Montpellier and Lens split the points from a thrilling 3-3 draw on Saturday. Goals from Morgan Sanson and Lucas Barrios put Montpellier in front, but visiting Lens stormed back thanks to Pierrick Valdivia and Baptiste Guillaume. Anthony Mounier handed the hosts another lead, but Yoann Touzghar struck 10 minutes from time to earn Lens a share of the spoils. Also on Saturday, Diego bagged a brace to lead Reims to a 3-2 victory over 10- man Evian while an own goal from Azbe Jug proved to be the difference in Nantes 2-1 victory over Bordeaux. Cheap Nike Air Max Shoes China . According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, the New York Rangers winger skated with extras and goalies today. Cheap Air Max Shoes . This week, topics cover the World Series champion Red Sox, John Farrell and what to look forward to this off-season. http://www.wholesalenikeshoeschina.com/.Y. - Brooklyn Nets centre Brook Lopez has a strained lower back and will miss at least a week. Cheap Nike Shoes For Sale . The 23-year-old restricted free agent appeared in all 48 games last season, finishing second among all Sabres skaters with 15 goals and 34 points. Authentic Wholesale Nike Shoes . Kevin Durant certainly played like there was on Sunday night, scoring 36 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as the Thunder made quick work of the visiting Pacers with a 118-94 win.NEW YORK -- Three weeks into the season, the New York Mets are trying their third closer. Mets manager Terry Collins said Sunday he is promoting setup man Kyle Farnsworth to the ninth-inning role in place of struggling right-hander Jose Valverde, who has given up four home runs in his last three outings. Valverde got the job when Bobby Parnell went down with an elbow injury after blowing a save on opening day. Parnell had Tommy John surgery and is out for the season. Valverde has two saves in three chances and a 5.40 ERA. Farnsworth has a 1.23 ERA in eight appearances, throwing 6 1-3 scoreless innings in his past seven games. Both veteraans were signed to minor league contracts in February and added to the big league roster to shore up a suspect bullpen.ddddddddddddValverde broke camp with the team and Farnsworth was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas when Parnell went on the disabled list April 2. Collins said Valverde understood the move and he wants the three-time All-Star to start using other pitches besides his fastball. The 36-year-old Valverde, who has 288 career saves, agreed that he might need to throw his splitter more often. The 38-year-old Farnsworth has 54 major league saves, including two for Pittsburgh last year and a career-high 25 with Tampa Bay in 2011. ' ' '