Dortmund swoops for Japanese star Kagawa

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05/11/2010 - Dortmund, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Dortmund has signed Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa from Cerezo Osaka for a nominal transfer fee.

The 21-year-old has spent the last four years with the J-League outfit and is widely considered to be one of Asia's most promising youngsters.

He had been linked with a switch to Dutch side VVV-Venlo in the winter only for the deal to eventually fell through.

Surprisingly, Japan coach Takeshi Okada did not include Kagawa in his squad for the World Cup finals in South Africa that starts in just over four weeks' time.

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)

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Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson

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.

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''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.''

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