'Quakes announce partnership with Premiership club

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10/09/2008 - San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Earthquakes have established a partnership with the English Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the Major League Soccer club announced at a press conference at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose on Thursday.

"The Earthquakes and Major League Soccer are delighted and excited with the creation of this great professional soccer relationship," Earthquakes owner Lew Wolff said. "We believe our coming together with the historic Tottenham Hotspur Football Club unites the premier soccer league in England with the premier soccer league in the U.S."

The objective of the partnership is to create a long-term bond between the two clubs with a focus on both soccer and commercial development. The two clubs will also collaborate on community and charitable endeavors.

"This agreement with San Jose Earthquakes will provide us with an excellent opportunity to access a key region in a global market," Tottenham Hotspur Executive Director Paul Barber said. "As a club we are continually looking for innovative ways to evolve and our partnership with the Earthquakes will enable us to market the Tottenham Hotspur to a wider audience. We already have a fan base within the state of California and the opportunity to grow the brand in the U.S. is very appealing."

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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.

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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