Brewers' Braun earns NL weekly honors

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08/09/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was named NL Player of the Week for the seven-day period ending August 8.

Braun led the majors with a .538 batting average (14-for-26) and a .586 on- base percentage over six games. His eight runs scored also tied him for the most in all of baseball last week. Included in the successful run was a career-best five-hit performance during an 18-1 thrashing of the Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 2.

This is Braun's second career weekly honor, after winning from May 5-11, 2009.

Other nominees for the weekly award included Braun's Milwaukee teammates Prince Fielder and Casey McGehee; Pittsburgh slugger Pedro Alvarez; Washington outfielder Adam Dunn; Atlanta pitcher Tim Hudson and third baseman Chipper Jones.

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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.

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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.

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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