Hibs ready to take on defending champions

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08/20/2010 - Edinburgh, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two-time defending champions Rangers will visit Easter Road Stadium on Sunday to face Hibernian, with both teams coming off of successful opening weekend matches.

Rangers held off Kilmarnock, 2-1, as they opened defense of their title last Saturday, while Hibernian took care of Motherwell, 3-2, on Sunday.

"It was nice to get off to a good start and now we just want to keep that going," said Hibernian's Liam Miller.

"It is very early days, but it was nice to get a win on the first day of the season."

Rangers will be returning to the place where they clinched last season's title, although it will hold a few more fans this time around with the opening of the East Stand at the stadium.

"I'm really looking forward to the match on Sunday - it should be a special occasion with the opening of the East Stand," said defender Michael Hart.

"The fact that we are up against a big club such as Rangers makes it a little more exciting."

Gers also enjoyed a 4-1 win at Easter Road last December, so the home side will have plenty of work to do as they attempt to reverse that trend.

On Saturday, Hamilton will try to rebound from a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Aberdeen when they face Hearts, while the Dons hope to build on that result when they take on St Johnstone.

Celtic could only manage a 1-0 win over Inverness in its opener, but the result kept manager Neil Lennon's unbeaten record intact since he took over the club toward the end of last season.

The Hoops will host St Mirren at Parkhead on Sunday, a place where they lost just once in league play last season, while Dundee United hosts Inverness and Motherwell travels to Kilmarnock.

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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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