Panthers, Canucks swap players, pick

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06/25/2010 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Panthers dealt defenseman Keith Ballard and forward Victor Oreskovich to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for the 25th overall pick in this year's draft along with forwards Steve Bernier and Michael Grabner.

Ballard posted eight goals and 28 points in 82 games for Florida a season ago. A five-year NHL veteran, the 27-year-old Minnesota native has notched 33 goals and 149 points in 397 contests with Phoenix and Florida.

Oreskovich had two goals and six points in 50 games during his rookie campaign.

Bernier, an expert defensive forward, tallied 11 goals and 22 assists in 59 games for the Canucks last year. He's connected for 71 goals and 144 points in 317 career games with San Jose and Vancouver since 2005.

Grabner picked up five goals and six assists in 20 games during his first NHL campaign.

The Panthers used the pick, their third in the first round, to select center Quinton Howden from Moose Jaw of the Western Hockey League.

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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason

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.

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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