Weekly Top Tens - 12/20/11

NFL LEADING PASSERS

1. Drew Brees - New Orleans - 4780 yards
2. Tom Brady - New England - 4593 yards
3. Eli Manning - Giants - 4362 yards
4. Aaron Rodgers - Green Bay - 4360 yards
5. Matthew Stafford - Detroit - 4145 yards
6. Philip Rivers - San Diego - 4015 yards
7. Tony Romo - Dallas - 3895 yards
8. Ben Roethlisberger - Pittsburgh - 3856 yards
9. Cam Newton - Carolina - 3722 yards
10. Matt Ryan - Atlanta - 3698 yards



NFL LEADING RUSHERS

1. Maurice Jones-Drew - Jacksonville - 1334 yards
2. LeSean McCoy - Philadelphia - 1274 yards
3. Michael Turner - Atlanta - 1129 yards
4. Frank Gore - San Francisco - 1119 yards
5. Ray Rice - Baltimore - 1086 yards
6. Arian Foster - Houston - 1066 yards
7. Ryan Mathews - San Diego - 1033 yards
8. Marshawn Lynch - Seattle - 1011 yards
9. Matt Forte - Chicago - 997 yards
10. Beanie Wells - Arizona - 994 yards



NFL RECEIVING LEADERS

1. Wes Welker - New England - 1380 yards
2. Calvin Johnson - Detroit - 1335 yards
3. Steve Smith - Carolina - 1217 yards
4. Victor Cruz - Giants - 1194 yards
5. Jimmy Graham - New Orleans - 1171 yards
6. Larry Fitzgerald - Arizona - 1157 yards
7. Rob Gronkowski - New England - 1141 yards
8. Roddy White - Atlanta - 1100 yards
8. Mike Wallace - Pittsburgh - 1100 yards
10. Hakeem Nicks - Giants - 1096 yards



NHL POINTS LEADERS

1. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 39
1. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 39
1. Henrik Sedin - Vancouver - 39
4. Daniel Sedin - Vancouver - 38
5. Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay - 37
6. Marian Hossa - Chicago - 36
6. Joffrey Lupul - Toronto - 36
6. Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh - 36
6. Jason Spezza - Ottawa - 36
10. 4 tied with 35



NHL TOP GOAL SCORERS

1. Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay -20
2. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 19
2. Milan Michalek - Ottawa - 19
4. Jonathan Toews - Chicago - 18
4. James Neal - Pittsburgh - 18
6. Patrick Sharp - Chicago - 17
6. Thomas Vanek - Buffalo - 17
6. Marian Gaborik - Rangers - 17
9. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 16
9. Kris Versteeg - Florida - 16
9. Scott Hartnell - Philadelphia - 16



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. Syracuse 11-0 (1)
2. Ohio State 10-1 (2)
3. Kentucky 9-1 (3)
4. Louisville 10-0 (4)
5. North Carolina 9-2 (6)
6. Baylor 9-0 (7)
7. Duke 9-1 (5)
8. Connecticut 9-1 (9)
9. Missouri 11-0 (8)
10. Marquette 10-0 (10)



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

1. Baylor 11-0
2. Connecticut 9-1
3. Notre Dame 10-
4. Stanford 7-1
5. Maryland 11-0
6. Tennessee 7-2
7. Miami (FL) 9-1
8. Kentucky 10-1
9. Duke 7-2
10. Texas A&M 8-2



Men's Tennis Rankings (as of 12/5/11)

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 13630 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 9595 points
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) - 8170 points
4. Andy Murray (Great Britain) - 7380 points
5. David Ferrer (Spain) - 4925 points
6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) - 4335 points
7. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) - 3700 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 12/12/11)

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



ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE LEADING SCORERS

1. Robin Van Persie (Netherlands) - Arsenal - 15
2. Wayne Rooney (England) - Manchester United - 12
3. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) - Manchester City -11
3. Demba Ba (Senegal) - Newcastle United - 11
5. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Manchester City - 10
6. Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Nigeria) - Blackburn Rovers - 9
7. Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) - Tottenham Hotspur - 8
7. Mario Balotelli (Italy) - Manchester City - 8
7. Daniel Sturridge (England) - Chelsea - 8
10. Frank Lampard (England) - Chelsea - 7
10. Ivan Klasnic (Croatia) - Bolton Wanderers - 7
10. Grant Holt (England) - Norwich City - 7



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