Astros sign C Snyder

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01/20/2012 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Astros have agreed to terms with native Houstonian Chris Snyder on a one-year contract. The deal also includes a mutual option for 2013.

The 30-year-old catcher hit .271 with three home runs and 17 runs batted in for the Pirates last season before back surgery ended his campaign in June.

Snyder has a career batting average of .231 in 630 games for Arizona and Pittsburgh with 70 home runs and 273 RBI.

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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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