Fantasy Football Report - Week 12

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Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz! Much to my little brother's dismay, the easiest way to negate a 400+ yard 2 touchdown effort from Eli Manning is to have the guy who he's always throwing the ball to. Another win for Corn on the Kolb. Thank you Victor Cruz.

 

So with one week remaining in the regular season we're now looking at the two seed. I've got to say I'm a little concerned though since we've got my buddy Waechter and the Hanibals lurking down there between 6 and 8. Despite a 6-6 record, he has more points than every team but one and he's gone for 150+ three times. With my luck that'll be my first round opponent likely sending me to the consolation bracket for the 7th straight year.

Here's a look at Week 12's Top Performers:

QB - Drew Brees was a one man show last night throwing for 363 yards and 4 touchdowns and running for a 5th score as the Saints routed the Giants 49-24. Fantasy Points: 40

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WR - The aforementioned Victor Cruz caught 9 passes for 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns in New York's loss to New Orleans last night. Not bad for a guy who went undrafted out of Massachusetts and was subsequently not drafted in our fantasy league. Makes us look pretty stupid considering we did draft guys like Andre Roberts, Danario Alexander and Terrell Owens (really?). Fantasy Points: 31

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RB - Roy Helu became the first Washington rookie running back in nearly a decade to run for 100 yards in a game finishing with 108 and a touchdown to go along with 7 receptions for 54 yards. Fantasy Points: 23

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TE - Jimmy Graham reclaims the top spot from Rob Gronkowski hauling in 5 passes for 84 yards and 2 scores against the Giants last night. Fantasy Points: 21

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K - Sebastian Janikowski kicked 6 field goals as the Raiders edged out the Bears 25-20. Fantasy Points: 23

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DEF - The Ravens sacked Alex Smith 9 times as they dealt the 49ers just their second loss of the season on Thanksgiving Day. Fantasy Points: 18

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IDP - Houston Texans linebacker Connor Barwin led the Texans with 10 tackles (7 solo) and set a team record with 4 sacks against Jacksonville on Sunday. Fantasy Points: 16.5

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YEAR-TO-DATE LEADERS
QB - Aaron Rodgers - Green Bay - 292 points
WR - Wes Welker - New England - 203.5 points
RB - LeSean McCoy - Philadelphia - 187 points
TE - Rob Gronkowski - New England - 174 points
K - David Akers - San Francisco - 125 points
DEF - Baltimore - 131 points
IDP - Patrick Willis - San Francisco - 112 points


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Top Tens - 11/29/11

Men's Tennis Rankings

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 13675 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 9575 points
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) - 8170 points
4. Andy Murray (Great Britain) - 7380 points
5. David Ferrer (Spain) - 4480 points
6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) - 3335 points
7. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) - 3300 points
8. Mardy Fish (USA) - 2965 points
9. Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) - 2595 points
10. Nicolas Almagro (Spain) - 2380 points



Women's Tennis Rankings (as of 11/21/11)

1. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) - 7485 points
2. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) - 7370 points
3. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) - 6520 points
4. Maria Sharapova (Russia) - 6510 points
5. Li Na (China) - 5720 points
6. Samantha Stosur (Australia) - 5585 points
7. Vera Zvonareva (Russia) - 5435 points
8. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) - 5250 points
9. Marion Bartoli (France) - 4710 points
10. Andrea Petkovic (Germany) - 4580 points



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

1. LSU 12-0 (1) - W 41-17 vs #2 Arkansas
2. Alabama 11-1 (2) - W 42-14 @ #24 Auburn
3. Oklahoma State 10-1 (5) - BYE
4. Stanford 11-1 (4) - W 28-14 vs #22 Notre Dame
5. Virginia Tech 11-1 (3) - W 38-0 @ #24 Virginia
6. Arkansas 10-2 (10) - L 41-17 @ #1 LSU
7. Houston 12-0 (6) - W 48-16 @ Tulsa
8. Oregon 10-2 (7) - W 49-21 vs Oregon State
9t. Boise State 10-1 (8) - W 36-14 vs Wyoming
9t. USC 10-2 (n/a) - W 50-0 vs UCLA



COLLEGE FOOTBALL BCS STANDINGS

1. LSU 12-0
2. Alabama 11-1
3. Oklahoma State 10-1
4. Stanford 11-1
5. Virginia Tech 11-1
6. Houston 12-0
7. Boise State 10-1
8. Arkansas 10-2
9. Oregon 10-2
10. Oklahoma 10-2



ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE LEADING SCORERS

1. Robin Van Persie (Netherlands) - Arsenal - 13
2. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Manchester City - 10
2. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) - Manchester City -10
4. Wayne Rooney (England) - Manchester United - 9
4. Demba Ba (Senegal) - Newcastle United - 9
6. Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) - Tottenham Hotspur - 7
7. Rafael Van der Vaart (Netherlands) - Tottenham Hotspur - 6
7. Frank Lampard (England) - Chelsea - 6
7. Mario Balotelli (Italy) - Manchester City - 6
7. Ivan Klasnic (Croatia) - Bolton Wanderers - 6
7. Daniel Sturridge (England) - Chelsea - 6
7. Javier Hernandez (Mexico) - Manchester United - 6



NFL LEADING PASSERS

1. Drew Brees - New Orleans - 3689 yards
2. Tom Brady - New England - 3627 yards
3. Aaron Rodgers - Green Bay - 3475 yards
4. Eli Manning - Giants - 3358 yards
5. Philip Rivers - San Diego - 3211 yards
6. Matthew Stafford - Detroit - 3119 yards
7. Cam Newton - Carolina - 3983 yards
8. Ben Roethlisberger - Pittsburgh - 3070 yards
9. Tony Romo - Dallas - 3026 yards
10. Matt Ryan - Atlanta - 2887 yards



NFL LEADING RUSHERS

1. LeSean McCoy - Philadelphia - 1050 yards
2. Maurice Jones-Drew - Jacksonville - 1040 yards
3. Matt Forte - Chicago - 985 yards
4. Michael Turner - Atlanta - 948 yards
5. Fred Jackson - Buffalo - 934 yards
6. Frank Gore - San Francisco - 909 yards
7. Adrian Peterson - Minnesota - 872 yards
8. Beanie Wells - Arizona - 849 yards
9. DeMarco Murray - Dallas - 834 yards
10. Steven Jackson - St. Louis - 813 yards



NFL RECEIVING LEADERS

1. Wes Welker - New England - 1143 yards
2. Steve Smith - Carolina - 1060 yards
3. Calvin Johnson - Detroit - 1023 yards
4. Jimmy Graham - New Orleans - 957 yards
4. Victor Cruz - Giants - 957 yards
6. Mike Wallace - Pittsburgh - 939 yards
7. Larry Fitzgerald - Arizona - 888 yards
8. Rob Gronkowski - New England - 864 yards
9. Brandon Marshall - Miami - 850 yards
10. Greg Jennings - Green Bay - 835 yards



NHL POINTS LEADERS

1. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 31
2. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 29
2. Joffrey Lupul - Toronto - 29
4. Kris Versteeg - Florida - 26
4. Thomas Vanek - Buffalo - 26
6. Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay - 25
6. Jonathan Toews - Chicago - 25
6. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Edmonton - 25
6. Jason Pominville - Buffalo - 25
6. Nicklas Backstrom - Washington - 25
6. Daniel Sedin - Vancouver - 25



NHL TOP GOAL SCORERS

1. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 16
2. Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay - 15
3. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 13
3. Jonathan Toews - Chicago - 13
3. James Neal - Pittsburgh - 13
6. Kris Versteeg - Florida - 12
6. Thomas Vanek - Buffalo - 12
6. Ryan Smyth - Edmonton - 12
6. Tyler Seguin - Boston - 12
6. Milan Michalek - Ottawa - 12
6. Jordan Staal - Pittsburgh - 12 



FIFA MEN'S RANKINGS (11/23/11)

1. SPAIN
2. NETHERLANDS
3. GERMANY
4. URUGUAY
5. ENGLAND
6. BRAZIL
7. PORTUGAL
8. CROATIA
9. ITALY
10. ARGENTINA



FIFA WOMEN'S RANKINGS (9/23/11)

1. USA
2. GERMANY
3. BRAZIL
4. JAPAN
5. SWEDEN
6. ENGLAND
7. FRANCE
8. KOREA DPR
9. CANADA
10. AUSTRALIA



NCAA MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS - AP Top 25
(Records through Sunday Night's Games)
*ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in Parentheses

1. Kentucky 6-0 (1)
2. Ohio State 6-0 (2)
3. Duke 7-0 (4)
4. Syracuse 6-0 (3)
5. North Carolina 5-1 (5)
6. Louisville 5-0 (6)
7. Baylor 5-0 (8)
8. Connecticut 6-1 (10)
9. Wisconsin 6-0 (7)
10. Florida 4-1 (9)



NCAA WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS - AP Top 25
(Records through Sunday Night's Games)

1. Baylor 6-0
2. Connecticut 6-0
3. Notre Dame 5-1
4. Texas A&M 6-0
5. Stanford 4-1
6. Maryland 7-0
7. Duke 4-1
8. Tennessee 2-2
9. Miami (FL) 5-1
10. Louisville 6-1




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Recapping the Weekend

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Lots to talk about since I wasn't able to get on the blog the past few days. Here's a quick rundown on what's going on in the sports world:

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

As much as I hate to admit it, it looks like we're going to have a rematch of LSU-Alabama in the National Championship Game this year. LSU took care of business against third ranked Arkansas on Friday afternoon overcoming an early 14-0 deficit and routing the Razorbacks 41-17. Alabama similarly took care of business taking on rival Auburn in the Iron Bowl and winning 42-14. Idle Oklahoma State is a distant third and even a win over Oklahoma coupled with an LSU loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game probably won't be enough to significantly close the gap.

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Now I'd love to make a case for just about anyone else that they deserve to play in the National Championship Game just so we can avoid a rematch of what I found to be a very unenjoyable football game. Say what you want about it being a great battle between two great defenses, and I grant you, both teams play defense at an extremely high level, but it was a hard game to watch. And as good as both defenses were, both offenses were pretty inept. Anyhow, the fact is, that no matter how much I want to avoid that matchup, there aren't any other teams that deserve to be there more than these two. Of the 5 other one or zero loss teams in the Top 25, there's only two that you could even make a halfway-compelling argument for: Oklahoma State and Houston.

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Oklahoma State has just the one loss, in double overtime on the road to Iowa State, just days after the tragic death of Oklahoma State's women's basketball coach. But Iowa State is not a great team, just 3-5 in the Big 12. Iowa State lost by 35 to a Missouri team that Oklahoma State beat by 21. So that doesn't help the Cowboys at all. When you compare that to Alabama whose only loss is to unbeaten LSU, it doesn't stack up well. Now granted Oklahoma State can win the Big 12 with a win over Oklahoma on Saturday whereas Alabama won't even play in its conference title game let alone win it. But unfortunately, that's not a prerequisite to playing for the National Championship. And so we move on.

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Houston is the only other team that I feel really has a compelling argument as the Cougars sit at 12-0 with just a showdown with 24th ranked Southern Miss remaining on their schedule. The problem is that while Houston hasn't lost to anyone, they also haven't really beaten anyone. Look at their schedule:

W vs UCLA 38-34
W @ North Texas 48-23
W @ Louisiana Tech 35-34
W vs Georgia State 56-0
W @ UTEP 49-42
W vs East Carolina 56-3
W vs Marshall 63-28
W vs Rice 73-34
W @ UAB 56-13
W @ Tulane 73-17
W vs SMU 37-7
W @ Tulsa 48-16

Conference USA only has 4 teams with winning records including Houston, and Houston still hasn't played Southern Miss (those two will play each other in the Conference USA Championship Game) so that means, out of their 8 conference games, they beat two teams that finished the year over .500. The whole conference only has 5 wins against AQ schools. Houston beat UCLA, Southern Miss beat Virginia, Marshall beat Louisville, UCF beat Boston College and Rice beat Purdue. I suppose it's also worth mentioning that Southern Methodist beat TCU. Still, not much there. So while it's great that Houston took care of business, the fact that Conference USA wasn't very good, and they haven't yet played the only other ranked team in their conference works against them. Ultimately it's not even enough to vault them over Oklahoma State let alone Alabama.

So here we are, apparently destined for a rematch. We can only hope that maybe this time someone will find the end zone.



NBA

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Just when it looked like there might not be an NBA season this year, the NBA players and owners appear to have made a deal. A tentative agreement was reached on Saturday which means barring any setbacks, we'll be looking at a 66 game season featuring 48 in-conference games for each team, starting on Christmas Day. Training Camps will open up on December 9th. Time for me to start looking at Hornets tickets!



NFL

*The Houston Texans just cannot catch a break. Well, maybe that's a poor choice of words. All indications are that second string quarterback Matt Leinart broke his collarbone on Sunday in his first start after the Texans placed starter Matt Schaub on the Injured Reserve with a lisfranc injury. That means, that as of right now, the fate of the Texans season lies in the hands of rookie T.J. Yates. It's just an unbelievable run of bad luck for a team that's poised to win its first division title and make the postseason for the first time. Yates played a little over half of Sunday's 20-13 win over Jacksonville and while he drove them 40 yards for a field goal just before halftime, the Texans managed just 47 yards and 2 first downs after the break. The only other quarterback currently on the Texans' roster is Kellen Clemens. Clemens made 9 starts in 5 years with the Jets, but has not thrown a touchdown pass since 2007.

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*Is anyone even surprised anymore when the Broncos win? Denver pulled out a 16-13 overtime win on the road as the Broncos improved to 6-5 overall, and 5-1 with Tim Tebow as their starter. The Broncos came back from an early 10-0 deficit, and Tebow led both the game-tying drive (68 yards on 9 plays with under 6 minutes to play in the 4th quarter) and the game winning drive (38 yards on 6 plays setting up the winning kick with 29 second left in overtime). The Broncos ran for over 200 yards yet again and Tebow did just enough completing 9 of 18 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown. Tebow also had 22 carries, the most by a quarterback in an NFL game since 1950. For all the talk about Tebow though, you can't talk about the Broncos recent success without mentioning their defense. The Broncos defense has only given up 36 points over the last 3 weeks and playmakers Elvis Dumervil, rookie Vonn Miller and company are all playing at the top of their games. It's reminiscent of those old Bucs teams from the late 90s / early 2000s where they had a tough defense, grinding run game, and just-good-enough quarterback play. Regardless, it's working and you can't do much better than 5 wins in 6 games...

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*Unless you're Green Bay that is. The Packers 27-15 win over the Lions on Thanksgiving Day means the Packers are now 5 wins away from the third perfect regular season in the Super Bowl era. Aaron Rodgers threw two more touchdown passes giving him at least two in every game this season, 33 in all, to go along with just four interceptions. The Packers are at the Giants this coming Sunday, then host the Raiders, travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs and finish with divisional home games against the Bears and Lions. And don't forget the best part. Now we can look forward to potentially a month's worth of interviews with Mercury Morris talking about how great the '72 Dolphins were. Yayyyyyyyyyyy!!!





SOCCER

American Samoa's dream run is over. The country that snapped a 30 game losing streak dating back to 1994 and won for the first time in their nation's history last week followed their first ever win with a 1-1 draw Cook Islands and put themselves in the improbable position of advancing to the 2012 OFC Nations Cup with a win over rival Samoa. Alas they fell just short as Silao Malo scored in the 89th minute giving Samoa the 1-0 win and the right to advance to the next round of World Cup Qualifying.

Thanksgiving Quick Hits & NFL Picks

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody! Let's start off with the three NFL Games we have today:

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Green Bay at Detroit - Until somebody beats the Packers, it's really hard to pick against them. Aaron Rodgers is playing football at an unreal level. 31 touchdowns and just 4 interceptions. The Lions just gave up 35 points to Cam Newton and the Panthers. I don't see them slowing down the Pack Attack. Pick: Packers

Miami at Dallas - The Dolphins have quietly won three straight with Matt Moore under center. The Oregon State alum is unbeaten this November with 6 touchdowns and just 1 interception while completing over 70% of his passes. On the other side of the ball, Tony Romo hasn't exactly been a slouch. The emergence of a running game with DeMarco Murray has really opened up the Dallas passing game. I like Romo and Company at home. Pick: Cowboys

San Francisco at Baltimore - The inaugural Harbaugh Bowl as brothers Jim and John coach against one another for the first time. The 49ers have just one loss while the Ravens are a picture of inconsistency. The 49ers are making the trip across the country on short rest and I think that works against them. Look for the Ravens defense to really put pressure on Alex Smith and the 49er offense. Pick: Ravens

Last Week: 8-6
Season: 104-56

FRED JACKSON DONE FOR THE SEASON

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A storybook beginning to the 2011 season has quickly turned sour for the Buffalo Bills. After starting the season 5-2 with wins over the Patriots and Eagles, the Bills have dropped three in a row by a combined score of 106-26. And to make matters worse the Bills dynamic running back Fred Jackson, second in the league in yards from scrimmage, has been placed on injured reserve meaning he's now out for the rest of the season. Jackson has a broken bone in his right leg which means C.J. Spiller will have to carry the load in Buffalo's backfield. The former first round pick out of Clemson has just 21 carries this season for 115 yards. Not the production they were hoping for when the used the 9th pick in the 2010 draft on him. Time for Spiller to step up. The 5-5 Bills are counting on him if they're to have any hope in saving their season. Buffalo takes on the Jets this weekend in the Meadowlands. The Jets started Buffalo's recent slide with a 27-11 win in Buffalo 3 weeks ago.

DERON WILLIAMS SCORES 50 FOR BESIKTAS

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Still no NBA basketball, but Deron Williams appears to be in midseason form. Playing in Turkey for Besiktas, Williams score 50 points in a 105-94 victory over German squad Göttingen in the EuroChallenge. The New Jersey point guard hit 17 of 23 shots from the field including 7 of 10 3-pointers, and also converted 9 of 11 free throws. Williams' career high in the NBA is 42 points, set in 2010 against the Thunder. Williams efforts earned him the tournament's weekly MVP honors as improves Besiktas to 3-0 in EuroChallenge play.

WILD BRIEFLY SIGN 51 YEAR OLD GOALIE

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With starting goalie Niklas Backstrom unavailable on Wednesday and his minor league replacement Matt Hackett not scheduled to land in Minnesota under 30 minutes before the opening faceoff, the Minnesota Wild found themselves with a potential goalie crisis. Not wanting to risk starting the game without a backup goalie, the Wild signed 51 year old recreational hockey player Paul Deutsch to an amateur tryout contract to be their emergency backup against the Predators. As fate would have it, Hackett showed up moments before the start of the game so Deutsch was scratched ending his improbable chance of playing in an NHL game. Deutsch, who plays recreational hockey in Minnesota, runs a screen printing and embroidery store outside of St. Paul, and though never an NHL player, he had been used in Wild practices in the past.

AMERICAN SAMOA WINS FIRST EVER SOCCER MATCH

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After 30 straight losses over 17 years, American Samoa - ranked 204th in the World - finally won their first soccer match defeated Tonga 2-1 in 2014 World Cup Qualifying. After having been outscored 229-12 since starting international play in 1994 - including a record 31-0 loss to Australia back in 2001 - American Samoa got goals from Ramin Ott and Kaneti Falela and then held on for their first ever win. American Samoa will face the Cook Islands today and Samoa on Saturday to conclude the first round of Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) World Cup Qualifying. The winner of the group will advance to the second round where they'll be in an 8 team group with New Zealand, Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, and Papua New Guinea. American Samoa's squad is coached by former U.S. U-20 and MLS Head Coach Thomas Rongen.

MONTREAL IMPACT ADD TALENT THROUGH DRAFT/TRADES

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The Montreal Impact selected Brian Ching with the first overall pick in this year's expansion draft as they get set to join the league in 2012. The Impact also added Chivas USA striker Justin Braun, Philadelphia midfielder Justin Mapp, Colorado midfielder Sanna Nyassi and Chivas USA defender Zarek Valentin. For a complete look at the expansion draft results, click here.

Ryan Braun named NL MVP

Ryan Braun was named the NL MVP yesterday edging out Dodgers centerfielder Matt Kemp for the honor meaning I successfully picked all eight postseason award winners. Braun received 20 of 32 first place votes after hitting .332 with 33 homers and 111 runs batted in. More importantly, he led the Brewers to a franchise-record 96 wins and helped them win their first ever NL Central title. Kemp finished second with 10 first place votes, Braun's teammate Prince Fielder was third, Arizona's Justin Upton fourth and Albert Pujols fifth. Fielder and Upton each received one first place vote as well.

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Here's a quick rundown of all of your award winners:

Fantasy Football Report - Week 11

Huge week for Corn on the Kolb in Week 11 as no player put up fewer than 7 points and not even a relatively quiet game from DeMarco Murray could slow us down. The win improves us to 8-3 and clinches a Drydock League Record 11th straight postseason appearance. It appears our lineup is pretty much locked in for the rest of the way with the one exception being Julio Jones vs Greg Little. If Jones gets healthy, he'll play, if not I'm content to go with the rookie out of North Carolina. At running back, it looks like we're back to Reggie Bush since neither Jackie Battle or Kregg Lumpkin can be relied upon and who knows when Jahvid Best will ever be cleared to play again. So this is it. We'll see if this group can get us out of the first round for the first time since 2004.

So here we are with two weeks to go in the regular season with five teams locked into the postseason, and essentially six teams still actively trying to clinch one of the final three spots.

Congratulations to Mario for finally getting his first win of the season. Now if only his Colts could win a game... Anyhow, here's a look at Week 11's Top Performers:

QB - Matthew Stafford overcame a pair of interceptions to throw for 335 yards and FIVE touchdown passes as Detroit defeated a feisty Carolina squad 49-35. Fantasy Points: 35

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WR - Nate Washington caught a pair of touchdown passes from backup Jake Locker as the Titans nearly rallied to defeat Atlanta falling short 23-17. Washington finished with 9 catches for 115 yards. Fantasy Points: 29

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RB - Kevin Smith tallied 2 fantasy points over the first 10 weeks of the season. Sunday he came out and ran for 140 yards and a pair of touchdowns AND caught 4 passes for 61 yards and another score. Fantasy Points: 35

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TE - There's that guy again. Rob Gronkowski. 4 catches, 96 yards, 2 more touchdowns. Fantasy Points: 20

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K - Quiet week for kickers. David Akers attempted 6 field goals, but made just 3 as the 49ers improved to 9-1 with a 23-7 win over Arizona. Fantasy Points: 12

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DEF - The Dolphins defense had no problem handling Ryan Fitzpatrick, Fred Jackson and the Bills as they held Buffalo's offense to 6 points, sacked Fitzpatrick twice, intercepted him twice, and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in a 35-8 win, Miami's third win in a row.  Fantasy Points: 21

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IDP - Veteran linebacker 'Werewolves of' London Fletcher was in on 16 tackles, had a sack and forced a fumble in Washington's overtime loss to Dallas on Sunday. Fantasy Points: 16.5

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YEAR-TO-DATE LEADERS
QB - Aaron Rodgers - Green Bay - 271 points
WR - Calvin Johnson - Detroit - 182 points
RB - Ray Rice - Baltimore - 177 points
TE - Rob Gronkowski - New England - 162 points
K - David Akers - San Francisco - 116 points
DEF - San Francisco - 114 points
IDP - Patrick Willis - San Francisco - 105 points


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Top Tens - 11/22/11

Men's Tennis Rankings

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 13475 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 9375 points
3. Andy Murray (Great Britain) - 7380 points
4. Roger Federer (Switzerland) - 6670 points
5. David Ferrer (Spain) - 4480 points
6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) - 3535 points
7. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) - 3300 points
8. Mardy Fish (USA) - 2965 points
9. Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) - 2395 points
10. Nicolas Almagro (Spain) - 2380 points



Women's Tennis Rankings

1. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) - 7485 points
2. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) - 7370 points
3. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) - 6520 points
4. Maria Sharapova (Russia) - 6510 points
5. Li Na (China) - 5720 points
6. Samantha Stosur (Australia) - 5585 points
7. Vera Zvonareva (Russia) - 5435 points
8. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) - 5250 points
9. Marion Bartoli (France) - 4710 points
10. Andrea Petkovic (Germany) - 4580 points



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

1. LSU 11-0 (1) - W 52-3 @ Ole Miss
2. Alabama 10-1 (2) - W 45-21 vs Georgia Southern
3. Arkansas 10-1 (3) - W 44-17 vs Mississippi State
4. Stanford 10-1 (5) - W 31-28 vs Cal
5. Oklahoma State 10-1 (6) - L 37-31 @ Iowa State (2OT)
6. Virginia Tech 10-1 (4) - W 24-21 vs North Carolina
7. Boise State 9-1 (8) - W 52-35 @ San Diego State
8. Houston 11-0 (7) - W 37-7 vs SMU
9. Oregon 9-2 (9) - L 38-35 vs #18 USC
10. USC 9-2 (n/a) - W 38-35 @ #4 Oregon



COLLEGE FOOTBALL BCS STANDINGS

1. LSU 11-0
2. Alabama 10-1
3. Arkansas 10-1
4. Oklahoma State 10-1
5. Virginia Tech 10-1
6. Stanford 10-1
7. Boise State 10-1
8. Houston 11-0
9. Oklahoma 8-2
10. Oregon 9-2



ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE LEADING SCORERS

1. Robin Van Persie (Netherlands) - Arsenal - 13
2. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Manchester City - 10
2. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) - Manchester City -10
4. Wayne Rooney (England) - Manchester United - 9
5. Demba Ba (Senegal) - Newcastle United - 8
6. Rafael Van der Vaart (Netherlands) - Tottenham Hotspur - 6
6. Frank Lampard (England) - Chelsea - 6
6. Mario Balotelli (Italy) - Manchester City - 6
6. Ivan Klasnic (Croatia) - Bolton Wanderers - 6
10.  7 players tied with - 5



NFL LEADING PASSERS

1. Drew Brees - New Orleans - 3326 yards
2. Tom Brady - New England - 3266 yards
3. Aaron Rodgers - Green Bay - 3168 yards
4. Philip Rivers - San Diego - 3023 yards
5. Eli Manning - Giants - 2952 yards
6. Cam Newton - Carolina - 2885 yards
7. Ben Roethlisberger - Pittsburgh - 2877 yards
8. Matthew Stafford - Detroit - 2843 yards
9. Tony Romo - Dallas - 2800 yards
10. Matt Ryan - Atlanta - 2625 yards



NFL LEADING RUSHERS

1. LeSean McCoy - Philadelphia - 1019 yards
2. Maurice Jones-Drew - Jacksonville - 941 yards
3. Fred Jackson - Buffalo - 934 yards
4. Matt Forte - Chicago - 926 yards
5. Michael Turner - Atlanta - 888 yards
6. Adrian Peterson - Minnesota - 872 yards
7. Frank Gore - San Francisco - 870 yards
8. Steven Jackson - St. Louis - 749 yards
9. DeMarco Murrary - Dallas - 747 yards
10. Arian Foster - Houston - 740 yards



NFL RECEIVING LEADERS

1. Wes Welker - New England - 1028 yards
2. Steve Smith - Carolina - 992 yards
3. Calvin Johnson - Detroit - 974 yards
4. Mike Wallace - Pittsburgh - 922 yards
5. Jimmy Graham - New Orleans - 873 yards
6. Larry Fitzgerald - Arizona - 833 yards
7. Rob Gronkowski - New England - 805 yards
8. Vincent Jackson - San Diego - 800 yards
8. Victor Cruz - Giants - 800 yards
10. Greg Jennings - Green Bay - 761 yards



NHL POINTS LEADERS

1. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 29
2. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 26
3. Kris Versteeg - Florida - 25
3. Joffrey Lupul - Toronto -25
5. Thomas Vanek - Buffalo - 24
5. Daniel Sedin - Vancouver - 24
7. Anze Kopitar - Los Angeles -23
7. Marian Hossa - Chicago - 23
7. Jason Pominville - Buffalo - 23
10. Henrik Sedin - Vancouver - 22
10. Patrick Kane - Chicago - 22
10. Nicklas Backstrom - Washington - 22



NHL TOP GOAL SCORERS

1. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 16
2. James Neal - Pittsburgh - 12
2. Milan Michalek - Ottawa - 12
4. Thomas Vanek - Buffalo - 11
4. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 11
4. Tyler Seguin - Boston - 11
4. Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay - 11
4. Kris Versteeg - Florida - 11
4. Ryan Smyth - Edmonton - 11
4. Joe Pavelski - San Jose - 11



FIFA MEN'S RANKINGS (10/19/11)

1. SPAIN
2. NETHERLANDS
3. GERMANY
4. URUGUAY
5. BRAZIL
6. ITALY
7. ENGLAND
8. PORTUGAL
8. GREECE
10. ARGENTINA



FIFA WOMEN'S RANKINGS (9/23/11)

1. USA
2. GERMANY
3. BRAZIL
4. JAPAN
5. SWEDEN
6. ENGLAND
7. FRANCE
8. KOREA DPR
9. CANADA
10. AUSTRALIA



NCAA MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS - AP Top 25
(Records through Sunday Night's Games)
*ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in Parentheses

1. North Carolina 3-0 (1)
2. Kentucky 4-0 (2)
3. Ohio State 3-0 (3)
4. Connecticut 4-0 (4)
5. Syracuse 4-0 (5)
6. Duke 4-0 (6)
7. Louisville 3-0 (7)
8. Memphis 1-0 (8)
9. Baylor 3-0 (10)
10. Florida 2-1 (9)






NCAA WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS - AP Top 25
(Records through Sunday Night's Games)
*ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in Parentheses

1. Baylor 4-0 (1)
2. Notre Dame 3-1 (3)
3. Tennessee 2-1 (7)
4. Connecticut 3-0 (2)
5. Stanford 4-0 (5)
6. Texas A&M 4-0 (4)
7. Miami (FL) 2-1 (9)
8. Duke 3-0 (6)
9. Louisville 3-1 (12)
10. Georgetown 3-2 (21)




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