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04/21/2009 - Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox have designated pitcher Mike MacDougal for assignment.
MacDougal struggled in five appearances this season with no record and a 12.46 earned run average. He surrendered six earned runs with seven hits and seven walks in just 4 1/3 innings.
The 32-year-old right-hander was in his fourth season with the White Sox, who acquired him from Kansas City on July 24, 2006. He was Kansas City's closer from 2003-05, notching 49 saves in 63 opportunities.
MacDougal has a career record of 13-20 with a 4.18 ERA in 262 games, all but three of which have come out of the bullpen, for the White Sox and Royals.
Chicago filled the roster spot by recalling pitcher Jack Egbert from Triple-A Charlotte.
Egbert was 1-0 with a 6.43 ERA in five relief appearances for Charlotte, allowing nine hits and five runs with two walks and six strikeouts in seven innings. He has never pitched in the majors.
The 25-year-old right-hander has a record of 40-36 with a 3.35 ERA in five minor league seasons, but this year is pitching out of the bullpen exclusively for the first time in his career.
<< Padres re-acquire Burke from Mariners
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres have re-acquired
infielder Chris Burke from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for cash
considerations.
Burke signed a minor league deal with the Padres in January and s
<< Juve exit looms for Trezeguet
Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Trezeguet's agent has revealed that the
France international will leave Juventus at the end of the season if Claudio
Ranieri remains in charge.
The striker had a much-publicised spat with Ranieri
<< Magic's Howard named Defensive Player of the Year
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was named
the 2008-09 NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.
Howard received 542 points, including 105 first-place votes, from a panel of
119 sportswriters and broa
<< City's Bellamy likely done for season
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy
looks set to miss the rest of the season with the knee injury he picked up in
the UEFA Cup quarterfinal first leg defeat to Hamburg earlier this month.
The Wa
Valdez commits to Dortmund >>
Dortmund, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Dortmund striker Nelson Valdez
has penned a new contract that will keep him at the club for another five
years.
The 25-year-old Paraguayan, who joined the club from Werder Bremen three
Nationals place Beimel on DL; recall Rivera >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals placed left-handed
relief pitcher Joe Beimel on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-
hander Saul Rivera from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.
Beimel is suffering from a s
Blackburn's Santa Cruz edges closer to exit >>
Blackburn, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paraguay international Roque Santa Cruz
is determined to leave Blackburn Rovers at the end of the season.
The 27-year-old, who has endured an injury-ravaged campaign, was reportedly on
the verge of si
Celtics' Powe out for playoffs >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Celtics forward Leon Powe will miss the
remainder of the postseason with a knee injury he suffered in Monday's 118-115
victory over Chicago in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
Powe suffe
NEW YORK (AP) -By staying away from the cupcakes, Southern California earned itself a slim new ranking.
No. 1 always seems to fit USC.
Southern California jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.
Georgia and Ohio State, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, started their seasons with glorified scrimmages at home against FCS (formerly I-AA) teams. USC, however, traveled across country to face Virginia and could not have been more impressive in a 52-7 victory.
Georgia fell to No. 2 and Ohio State to No 3.
"We realize that rankings so early in a season are certainly fluid. But rankings do help establish a pecking order for things later in the season," USC coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "As for moving into the No. 1 spot, it's nice to know that people think highly of our team."
Since reaching No. 1 on Dec. 7, 2003, the final-regular season AP poll of that season, USC has been No. 1 in 39 polls, by far the most of any team during that time.
"Some have said the voters are taking our schedule into consideration," Carroll said. "Our philosophy has always been to schedule outstanding opponents. We need to play challenging games like we just did, traveling across the country to open the season at Virginia. Games like that bring out our best and make us stronger as a team."
The latest voting was close. USC received 21 first-place votes and 1,539 points from the 65-member media panel. Georgia had 20 first-place votes and 1,506 points. Ohio State got 15 first-place votes and 1,497 points.
"I'd say we've evolved as pollsters," said Stewart Mandel of SI.com, who moved USC up to No. 1. "In the past, voters just kind of automatically moved teams up and kept teams where they were if they won."
Georgia beat Georgia Southern 45-21 on Saturday and Ohio State opened with a 43-0 win over Youngstown State.
"There's a bit of a growing backlash for the amount of teams that open with I-AA cupcakes," said Mandel, whose book "Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls" chronicles college football's controversies. "To see a team [USC] go on the road and play a New Year's Day bowl team from last season, and not only play them but destroy them, how could you not reward that team?"
USC also jumped past Georgia to No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, which has the same top five as the AP poll.
"It's definitely a privilege to be No. 1. But it's not heartbreaking to me if we drop," Georgia offensive lineman Josh Davis said. "It doesn't matter right now what we're ranked. What matters is our next game and right now, that's Central Michigan. The only time the polls matter is in December. That's when the polls matter."
While the Bulldogs opened easy, their schedule ultimately should be as difficult as any team's. Georgia's big nonconference test is at No. 15 Arizona State on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs also face six Southeastern Conference rivals that've been ranked in the first two polls.
As for Ohio State, the Buckeyes play at USC on Sept. 13 before getting into the Big Ten schedule.
But of the teams in this week's top 10, USC and Texas are the only ones that don't play an FCS opponent, and the Trojans are the only team that doesn't play a team from a non-BCS conference.
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The last team to drop from No. 1 after a victory was USC last season. LSU jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 when it beat Tulane 34-9, the same week the Trojans edged Washington 27-24 on the road.
The last preseason No. 1 team to lose the top spot after winning its opening game was Florida in 2001. The Gators beat Marshall 49-14, but preseason No. 2 Miami opened with a 33-7 victory over Penn State and the Hurricanes jumped to No. 1 with Florida slipping to second.
The next four teams in the new Top 25 stayed the same: No. 4 Oklahoma (two first-place votes), No. 5 Florida (five first-place votes), No. 6 Missouri (one first-place vote), No. 7 LSU (one first-place vote) and No. 8 West Virginia.
No. 9 Auburn and No. 10 Texas each moved up a spot, taking advantage of Clemson's big drop. Clemson, ninth in the preseason, fell out after losing 34-10 to Alabama on Saturday.
Also falling out after losses were Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
Moving into the rankings were No. 21 Fresno State, No. 22 Utah, No. 23 UCLA and No. 24 South Carolina.
Alabama moved up 11 spots after its big victory over Clemson.
The second 10 started with No. 11 Wisconsin, followed by Texas Tech, Alabama and Kansas. BYU and Arizona State were tied for 15th. Rivals BYU and Utah are both ranked for the first time since 1996.
South Florida was No. 17, ahead of Oregon, Penn State and Wake Forest at No. 20.
The final five were all the teams to move into the ranking, except for Illinois, which dropped four spots and tied South Carolina for No. 24.
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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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