Hoffman jumps to 51st in world rankings

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09/06/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charley Hoffman fired a nine-under 62 on Monday to come from behind and win the Deutsche Bank Championship.

With the victory, Hoffman soared 81 places to No. 51 in the latest world golf rankings.

Tiger Woods finished ahead of Phil Mickelson at the TPC Boston and remained the top-ranked player. Mickelson held steady in second and was again followed by Lee Westwood and Steve Stricker.

Jim Furyk inched up one to fifth and that bumped Martin Kaymer down one to sixth. Rory McIlroy held steady at No. 7, while Luke Donald moved up three to No. 8 after sharing second behind Hoffman.

Donald's move knocked Paul Casey, Ernie Els and Matt Kuchar down one spot apiece.

Ian Poulter was 12th again this week and was again trailed by Hunter Mahan, Graeme McDowell, Edoardo Molinari, Anthony Kim, Zach Johnson and Retief Goosen.

Robert Allenby and Padraig Harrington exchanged places with Allenby up to 19th and Harrington dipping a notch to 20th.

Miguel Angel Jimenez won for the third time this season on the European Tour on Sunday and moved up 11 places to No. 27.

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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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