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PARIS -- Lorient president Loic Fery offered a contract extension to Benjamin Lecomte this week. His goalkeeper did not betray his faith, making eight saves to help beat Lyon 1-0 in the French league on Saturday.Lecomte, who extended his deal with Lorient until 2019, lifted his struggling team to only its second win in seven league matches, a success that helped the Brittany side move away from the bottom of the standings.Right-footed midfielder Jimmy Cabot fired home a superb volley with his left, connecting with a curled cross from Maxime Barthelme in the box in the 51st minute.Lorient fans chanted Lecomtes name after he made two saves in succession to deny Maxwel Cornet and Valbuena in the 80th. Lecomte was also decisive in the first half to stop efforts from Maciej Rybus, Corentin Tolisso, and Nabil Fekir twice. Lecomte had also luck on his side in the first half when Mathieu Valbuenas shot from 20 meter crashed against the bar.In the absence of injured striker Alexandre Lacazette and suspended captain Maxime Gonalons, Lyon switched back to its 4-3-3 system from last season during the match, but its best opportunities were limited to set-pieces.The result will leave Lyon coach Bruno Genesio scratching his head for quick solutions. Lyon has a Champions League game at Sevilla next week. Lyon, which thrashed Montpellier 5-1 midweek, has won just once in its last five French league matches.Also, in the league:MONACO 2, ANGERS 1Thrashed 4-0 by Nice midweek, Monaco needed an own goal from Dickson Nwakaeme with 15 minutes left to win and take the lead in the standings.After Famara Diedhiou put the visitors in front from close range after the interval, Poland center back Kamil Glik leveled from a corner. Nwakaeme beat Mathieu Michel with his backside after Glik forced the Angers goalkeeper to a reflex save with a header. The ball rebounded off Michels feet and hit Nwakaeme in the back before crossing the line. Monaco moved two points clear of Nice, which can reclaim top spot on Sunday at Nancy. Monaco has a midweek Champions League match against Leverkusen.MONTPELLIER 0, METZ 1Mevlut Erding netted his sixth goal in seven league matches for Metz. Montpellier slumped to a second consecutive loss despite dominating for long spells, and was punished for its profligacy. Erding scored from the penalty spot in the 45th minute after Hilton Vitorino Hilton fouled Ismaila Sarr in the box.OTHER MATCHESBordeaux was held by Caen to 0-0, and Lois Diony scored a brace as Dijon beat Rennes 3-0. In Corsica, Enzo Crivelli equaled his best goal tally in a season with his third in seven matches to give Bastia a 1-0 win over Guingamp.Mike Zunino Mariners Jersey .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back. Tim Lopes Mariners Jersey . The 27-year-old Scrivens will be joining his third NHL club since signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent in 2010. The move also reunites with him with head coach Dallas Eakins from their time together with the American Hockey Leagues Toronto Marlies. https://www.cheapmariners.com/1675k-john-olerud-jersey-mariners.html . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. Tim Beckham Mariners Jersey . The nimble-footed quarterback got his wish, dashing through the snow and a weary defence all the way into the NCAA record book. Taylor Guilbeau Mariners Jersey . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season.SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Alexis Peterson scored 28 points and No. 14 Syracuse opened the season on Friday with a 95-49 win over Rhode Island.The Orange, who return four starters from the team that lost to UConn in the NCAA championship game last spring, led 36-23 at the half and outscored the Rams 39-11 in the fourth quarter.Briana Day had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Gabby Cooper had 12 points and Brittney Sykes 11 points and 13 rebounds.Syracuse shot just 29 percent in the first half when 8 of 10 baskets were 3-pointers. The Orange finished 17 of 45 behindd the arc, shooting 29 of 80 overall.ddddddddddddina Motrechuk had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Rhode Island. Charise Wilson made just 1 of 12 shots but that was enough to put her into the 1,000-point club. She also had 10 assists and 10 rebounds -- but also had 10 turnovers.The Rams finished with 43 turnovers that led to 38 Syracuse points.Orange coach Quentin Hillsman needs 10 more wins to give him a school-record 230. ' ' '