Associated Press
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ó Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was out of the hospital and back home Sunday, recovering from the concussion he sustained during the Gators’ 41-7 victory at Kentucky.
Tebow was released from the University Medical Center in Lexington, Ky., Sunday morning. He was held for precautionary reasons. Coach Urban Meyer spent the night in the hospital with Tebow.
“Tim is doing fine this morning,” Meyer said. “His CT scans came back and indicated that Tim suffered a concussion. Our medical and athletic training staff will continue to monitor him to determine how much rest and recovery he needs. We will have additional information and updates this week.”
COLLEGE POLL
NEW YORK ó After a weekend in which four top-10 teams lost, The Associated Press college football poll received a major makeover.
No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Alabama held their places in the media poll released Sunday, but 15 teams moved up or down at least three spots.
No. 6 Virginia Tech, No. 7 Southern California and No. 9 Ohio State are back in the top 10. Cincinnati moved up four spots to No. 10, the best ranking in school history.
No. 13 Iowa and No. 16 Oregon both jumped back into the rankings after beating top-10 teams. Georgia Tech also moved back into the rankings. Falling out were Florida State, North Carolina and Washington, which followed its upset of USC with a 34-14 loss at Stanford.
GOLF
ATLANTA ó Phil Mickelson capped off a tumultuous summer at home with a spectacular rally Sunday to win the Tour Championship.
Tiger Woods finished another big year by winning the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus.
In a riveting conclusion to golf’s regular season, its two biggest stars shared the stage at East Lake with trophies that were meaningful in vastly different ways.
Mickelson seized control with a 31 on the front nine and closed with a 5-under 65 for a three-shot victory, his first since his wife and his mother were diagnosed with breast cancer in the spring. Both have a positive outlook in the recovery, although it has been an emotional burden for Lefty over the last three months.
For the third time this year, Woods struggled while playing in the final pairing. He didn’t make a birdie until the 15th hole, and by then it was too late to catch Mickelson. Woods closed with an even-par 70, ending his playoff streak of eight consecutive rounds in the 60s, and was alone in second.