Braves make several roster moves
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08/31/2010 - Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves made several roster moves on Tuesday, including recalling outfielder Nate McLoouth from Triple-A Gwinnett.
Also, the team recalled first baseman Troy Glaus from his rehabilitation assignment at Gwinnett and stated that he will be activated on Thursday and optioned pitcher Kenshin Kawakami to Danville of the Rookie Advanced league.
Atlanta also announced its September call-ups as pitchers Mike Dunn, Scott Proctor and Kawakami, catcher J.C. Boscan and first baseman Freddie Freeman will join the team on Wednesday.
Glaus, who has been on the DL since August 18 with a sore left knee, is batting .239 with 16 home runs and 70 runs batted in over 115 games this season. However, he has been mired in a prolonged slump, hitting just .173 over his last 51 games since June 13.
McLouth has batted .168 with three homers and 14 RBI in 62 games with Atlanta this season.
Kawakami is just 1-6 in 16 games (15 starts) with a 4.75 earned run average.
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nashville Predators agreed to terms with defenseman Aaron Johnson on a one-year, two-way contract on Tuesday. The 27-year-old blueliner appeared in 41 games between Calgary and Edmonton in 2009-10 an
<< Rockies pick up P Delcarmen from Red Sox
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies acquired pitcher
Manny Delcarmen from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor-league right-
hander Chris Balcom-Miller on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old Delcarmen was 3-2 with a 4.
<< Panthers trim roster, put two on IR
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Panthers reduced their roster to
the maximum 75 on Tuesday, in part by placing wide receiver Wallace Wright and
defensive end Hilee Taylor on injured reserve.
Wide receivers Dexter Jackson and O
<< Fish wins U.S. opener
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Surging American Mardy Fish was a
hard-fought opening-round winner Tuesday on Day 2 at the U.S. Open.
The 19th-seeded Fish needed all five sets to get past Czech Jan Hajek 6-0,
3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 on
<< Lloyd tears off redshirt, will start against UM
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -Connecticut's coaches have scrapped plans to make linebacker Greg Lloyd Jr. take this season off, using a redshirt year to recover from the serious knee injury he went down with in November.Lloyd, the son of the former Pittsburgh
Flowery Branch, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Falcons parted ways with safety Matt Giordano by way of an injury settlement and waived/injured defensive tackle Thomas Johnson to reach the league-mandated 75-man roster Tuesday
Liverpool loans Insua to Galatasaray >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool loaned Argentina international
Emiliano Insua to Turkish giants Galatasaray for the upcoming season, the club
announced Tuesday.
Liverpool acquired Insua from Boca Juniors in 2007. He played 62
Buffalo brings back Ellis >>
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Sabres re-signed unrestricted free
agent forward Matt Ellis to a one-year contract on Tuesday.
The 6-foot, 212-pound left winger set career-bests with 72 games played in the
2009-10 campaign. He ta
Cardinals to activate Suppan >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals announced Tuesday that
pitcher Jeff Suppan will be activated from the 15-day disabled list on
Wednesday in order to make the start that day against Houston.
Suppan has been on t
Barca signs Keita to contract extension >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona signed Mali midfielder Seydou
Keita to a contract extension Tuesday through the 2013-14 season.
Keita's old deal was set to expire at the end of the 2011-12 season. Keita has
become a key piec
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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