Blue Jackets sign Prospal for another season

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02/08/2012 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Blue Jackets signed veteran forward Vinny Prospal to a one-year contract extension on Wednesday.

Prospal, who turns 37 later this month, leads the team with 24 assists and ranks second with 33 points.

"We are very excited to have Vinny signed for another year," said Columbus general manager Scott Howson. "His leadership and play on the ice have certainly been positives for us this season."

A former third-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, the Czech Republic native has registered 236 goals and 477 assists in 1,031 career games with seven different clubs.

He also has played for Ottawa, Florida, Tampa Bay, Anaheim and the New York Rangers, making three separate stints with the Lightning over his 14-plus seasons.

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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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