A's use home runs to sweep Royals

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07/18/2010 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Rosales, Jack Cust and Kevin Kouzmanoff each homered, as the Oakland Athletics held off the Kansas City Royals, 9-6, to complete a three-game series sweep at Kauffman Stadium.

Cliff Pennington and Rajai Davis each knocked in a run for the Athletics, who have won five in a row for the first time this season.

Vin Mazzaro (5-2) pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run on seven hits. The right-hander also fanned five batters and walked one.

Scott Podsednik and Chris Getz each drove in two runs for the Royals, who have dropped six straight games.

Brian Bannister (7-8) went 6 1/3 frames in the start, giving up five runs on six hits. He also walked a season-high six batters and struck out two in the loss. Bannister fell to 1-5 lifetime against the A's.

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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.

The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

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A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.

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Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.

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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason

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The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.

A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.

A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.

Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.

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