Tottenham tries to regain focus for Wigan

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08/27/2010 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tottenham enjoyed one of its biggest moments in the history of the club on Wednesday as Spurs overturned a 3-2 deficit from the first leg to win 4-0 against Young Boys, booking themselves a place in the group stage of the Champions League.

Harry Redknapp's men were drawn into a group with defending champions Inter Milan, as well as Werder Bremen and Twente. But before they worry too much about Europe's premier club competition, Redknapp knows his team must turn its attentions back to the league for a visit from Wigan on Saturday.

Tottenham has earned four points from its first two games to start the season as they have played to a 0-0 draw with Manchester City before a 2-1 victory over Stoke City last time out.

However, Wigan enters the match in a much different state, having suffered a 4-0 defeat to Blackpool as well as a 6-0 humbling at the hands of Chelsea.

The Latics will also be reminded of what happened the last time they visited White Hart Lane, a 9-1 thrashing by Spurs with five goals coming from Jermain Defoe.

But Redknapp is not taking anything for granted on Saturday, and he believes that those heavy defeats will only serve as motivation for Wigan.

"They've had a couple of setbacks and I'm expecting a tough game, really tough," Redknapp told the club's official website.

"I've got a lot of respect for the manager there, a young guy with a great future and I think he'll have them ready to play, that's for sure.

"They did very well for 30 minutes against Chelsea last week, you couldn't see them getting beaten but then suddenly it all turned around, and Chelsea can do that to anyone.

"They will be strong and difficult to beat."

Chelsea has recorded a pair of 6-0 wins to begin its title defense, and the Blues will try and continue their run of dominance when they host Stoke City, while Manchester United tries to rebound from a 2-2 draw against Fulham with a win at home versus West Ham.

Arsenal hits the road to face Blackburn, Blackpool will hope to recover from a 6-0 defeat to Arsenal when they face Fulham, while Newcastle recorded a 6-0 victory of its own last time out and the Magpies will try for three more points against Wolverhampton.

Sunday's action features Bolton hosting Birmingham, West Bromwich traveling to Anfield to face Liverpool, Sunderland squaring off with Manchester City and Aston Villa entertaining Everton.

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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.

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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.

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