Bengals hire Hue Jackson as assistant
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02/17/2012 - Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Bengals hired former Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson as an assistant coach Friday.
Jackson was fired by the Raiders in January following just one season as the team's head coach, finishing the year with an 8-8 record.
He will serve as the assistant to the Bengals' secondary coach, as well as the special teams' assistant.
Prior to being named head coach, Jackson was the Raiders' offensive coordinator in 2010. He joined the club after two years as quarterbacks coach for Baltimore and numerous other stops as an assistant, including coaching the Bengals' wide receivers from 2004-2007.
Also on Friday, the Bengals signed free agent running back Aaron Brown.
A sixth-round draft choice by the Detroit Lions in 2009, Brown has appeared in 22 career games with two starts for the Lions, carrying the ball 45 times for 189 yards.
He also has 18 career receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown.
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Blue Jackets activated defenseman Brett Lebda from injured reserve on Friday and placed goaltender Curtis Sanford on it. Lebda missed five games with a hand injury suffered at Anahe
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Roughriders OL Makowsky hangs up cleats >>
Regina, SK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Friday
that veteran offensive lineman Gene Makowsky has retired.
The 38-year-old finished his 17-year career as the franchise's all-time leader
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Red Bulls waive Hot, Kassel >>
Harrison, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Red Bull New York announced Friday that it has
waived defender Sacir Hot and midfielder Matt Kassel.
"We want to wish Sacir and Matt the best of luck and hope to see them back at
the club in the future," sai
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Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Madrid is going for its eighth straight
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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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