NFL star Walker hospitalized Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) — Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker was found unconscious on the streets of Las Vegas on Monday, American media reported Tuesday.

Apparently the victim of a robbery, Walker was taken to the Sunrise Medical Center's Trauma unit where he was listed in fair condition suffering facial injuries.

As for exactly how the talented 29-year-old received the injury is unknown, but Walker was seen at nightspot Tryst at the Wynn "spraying the crowd with some of the 15 bottles of Dom Perignon Rose champagne he ordered," according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper.

Walker, who signed with the Raiders in the offseason, will step into the No. 1 receiver role vacated by Jerry Porter, who signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars....