Serbia, Spain advance to World Championship quarters

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09/04/2010 - Istanbul, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aleksandar Rasic's free throw with one second left gave Serbia a 73-72 victory over Croatia and berth in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Championship.

The Serbs led by seven during the fourth quarter, but Croatia came back to tie it. Rasic was fouled by Davor Kus and drilled the first free throw before intentionally missing the second to give Serbia the win.

Rasic finished with 15 points, while Nenad Krstic led the Serbs with 16.

Marko Popovic scored 21 points for Croatia and Roko Ukic added 11.

Serbia's opponent in the quarterfinals will be Spain, which posted an 80-72 victory over Greece.

Juan Carlos Navarro paced the Spaniards with 22 points, while Rudy Fernandez added 14.

Nikos Zisis and Dimitris Diamantidis both led Greece with 16 points each.

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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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