Top Tens - 8/29/11

Men's Tennis Rankings - (Last Week's Rankings)

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 13920 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 11420 points
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) - 8380 points
4. Andy Murray (Great Britain) - 6535 points
5. David Ferrer (Spain) - 4200 points
6. Robin Soderling (Sweden) - 4145 points
7. Gael Monfils (France) - 3165 points
8. Mardy Fish (USA) - 2820 points
9. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) - 2690 points
10. Nicolas Almagro (Spain) - 2380 points



Women's Tennis Rankings - (Last Week's Rankings)

1. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) - 9335 points
2. Vera Zvonareva (Russia) - 6820 points
3. Kim Clijsters (Belgium) - 6501 points
4. Maria Sharapova (Russia) - 6346 points
5. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) - 5995 points
6. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) - 5685 points
7. Li Na (China) - 5671 points
8. Francesca Schiavone (Italy) - 4855 points
9. Marion Bartoli (France) - 4225 points
10. Samantha Stosur (Australia) - 3930 points



FedEx Cup Points Leaders

1. Dustin Johnson 3691 (-)
2. Matt Kuchar 2907 (-)
3. Nick Watney 2256 (1)
4. Webb Simpson 2211 (3)
5. Luke Donald 2108 (4)
6. Brandt Snedeker 2102 (-)
7. Steve Stricker 2083 (2)
8. Vijay Singh 1778 (-)
9. K.J. Choi 1771 (6)
10. Gary Woodland 1748 (10)


OUT: Phil Mickelson (11), Keegan Bradley (14), Bubba Waton (16), David Toms (17)



AL Leading Hitters (through Sunday)

1. Adrian Gonzalez BOS - .345 (184/533)
2. Michael Young TEX - .336 (178/529)
3. Victor Martinez DET - .325 (139/428)
4. Miguel Cabrera DET - .324 (152/469)
5. Casey Kotchman TB - .323 (129/399)
6. Paul Konerko CHW - .316 (143/452)
7. Jacoby Ellsbury BOS - .312 (166/532)
8. Jose Bautista TOR - .312 (130/417)
9. David Ortiz BOS - .311 (132/424)
10. Jhonny Peralta DET - .308 (135/438)



NL Leading Hitters (through Sunday)

1. Jose Reyes NYM - .336 (144/428)
2. Ryan Braun MIL - .334 (152/455)
3. Joey Votto CIN - .325 (157/483)
4. Matt Kemp LAD - .320 (158/493)
5. Daniel Murphy NYM - .320 (125/391)
6. Michael Morse WAS - .314 (132/420)
7. Hunter Pence PHI - .312 (153/490)
8. Aramis Ramirez CHC - .309 (150/485)
9. Shane Victorino PHI - .309 (122/395)
10. Todd Helton COL - .308 (122/396)



AL Home Run Leaders (through Sunday)

1. Curtis Granderson NYY - 38
2. Jose Bautista TOR - 37
3. Mark Teixeira NYY - 35
4. Mark Reynolds BAL - 30
5. Paul Konerko CHW - 28
5. Nelson Cruz TEX - 28
7. David Ortiz BOS - 27
8. J.J. Hardy BAL - 25
9. Miguel Cabrera DET - 24
9. Carlos Quentin CHW - 24
9. Evan Longoria TB - 24



NL Home Run Leaders (through Sunday)

1. Albert Pujols STL - 31
1. Matt Kemp LAD - 31
3. Lance Berkman STL - 30
3. Dan Uggla ATL - 30
3. Mike Stanton FLA - 30
6. Prince Fielder MIL - 29
7. Troy Tulowitzki COL - 28
7. Jay Bruce CIN - 28
9. Ryan Howard PHI - 27
10. Joey Votto CIN - 26



AL ERA Leaders (through Sunday)

1. Jered Weaver LAA - 2.28 (15-7)
2. Justin Verlander DET - 2.38 (20-5)
3. Josh Beckett BOS - 2.43 (11-5)
4. Ricky Romero TOR - 2.78 (12-9)
5. Justin Masterson CLE - 2.83 (10-8)
6. James Shields TB - 2.96 (12-10)
7. CC Sabathia NYY - 2.99 (17-7)
8. Jeremy Hellickson TB - 3.01 (11-9)
9. Jon Lester BOS - 3.09 (14-6)
10. Mark Buehrle - 3.19 (10-6)



NL ERA Leaders (through Sunday)

1. Johnny Cueto CIN - 2.05 (9-5)
2. Tim Lincecum SF - 2.46 (12-10)
3. Clayton Kershaw LAD - 2.51 (16-5)
4. Ryan Vogelsong SF - 2.54 (10-4)
5. Roy Halladay PHI - 2.56 (15-5)
6. Cole Hamels PHI - 2.62 (13-7)
7. Cliff Lee PHI - 2.71 (14-7)
8. Jair Jurrjens ATL - 2.71 (13-5)
9. Matt Cain SF - 2.87 (10-9)
10. Hiroki Kuroda - 2.92 (10-14)



WNBA LEADING SCORERS

1. Diana Taurasi - Phoenix - 21.0 ppg
2. Angel McCoughtry - Atlanta - 20.5 ppg
3. Sylvia Fowles - Chicago - 20.3 ppg
4. Crystal Langhorne - Washington - 18.6 ppg
5. Cappie Pondexter - New York - 18.3 ppg
6. Candace Parker - Los Angeles - 18.1 ppg
7. Tina Charles - Connecticut - 17.7 ppg
8. Penny Taylor - Phoenix - 16.7 ppg
9. Seimone Augustus - Minnesota - 16.3 ppg
10. Becky Hammon - San Antonio - 16.1 ppg



COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRESEASON RANKINGS - AP Top 25
*USA Today Poll Ranking in Parentheses

1. Oklahoma (1)
2. Alabama (2)
3. Oregon (3)
4. LSU (4)
5. Boise State (7)
6. Florida State (5)
7. Stanford (6)
8. Texas A&M (9)
9. Oklahoma State (8)
10. Nebraska (11)



ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE LEADING SCORERS

1. Edin Dzeko - Manchester City - 6
2. Wayne Rooney - Manchester United -5
3. Ivan Klasnic - Bolton Wanderers - 3
3. Sergio Agüero - Manchester City - 3
5. Ashley Young - Manchester United - 2
5. Leon Best - Newcastle United - 2
5. David Silva - Manchester City - 2
5. Danny Welbeck - Manchester United - 2
5. Franco Di Santo - Wigan Athletic - 2
5. Luis Suárez - Liverpool - 2
5. Shane Long - West Bromwich Albion - 2



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