Weekly Top Tens - 1/17/12

NHL POINTS LEADERS

1. Henrik Sedin - Vancouver - 52
2. Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh - 51
3. Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay - 50
4. Daniel Sedin - Vancouver - 49
4. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 49
4. Pavel Datsyuk - Detroit - 49
7. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 48
7. Marian Hossa - Chicago - 48
9. Jason Spezza - Ottawa - 47
9. Joffrey Lupul - Toronto - 47



NHL TOP GOAL SCORERS

1. Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay - 30
2. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 24
2. Jonathan Toews - Chicago - 24
2. James Neal - Pittsburgh - 24
5. Marian Gaborik - Rangers - 23
5. Milan Michalek - Ottawa - 23
7. Radim Vrbata - Phoenix - 22
8. Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh - 21
8. Matt Moulson - Islanders - 21
10. Patrick Sharp - Chicago - 20
10. Corey Perry - Anaheim - 20



FIFA MEN'S RANKINGS (12/21/11)

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



FIFA WOMEN'S RANKINGS (12/23/11)

1. USA
2. GERMANY
3. JAPAN
4. BRAZIL
5. SWEDEN
6. FRANCE
7. CANADA
8. ENGLAND
9. KOREA DPR
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 19-0 (1)
2. Kentucky 17-1 (2)
3. Baylor 17-0 (3)
4. Duke 15-2 (4)
5. Missouri 16-1 (5)
6. Ohio State 16-3 (6)
7. Kansas 14-3 (7)
8. North Carolina 15-3 (8)
9. Michigan State 15-3 (9)
10. Georgetown 14-3 (12)



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

1. Baylor 17-0
2. Notre Dame 17-1 
3. Connecticut 14-2
4. Stanford 15-1
5. Duke 14-2
6. Kentucky 16-2
7. Rutgers 15-2
8. Maryland 16-1
9. Tennessee 13-4
10. Ohio State 17-1



MEN'S TENNIS RANKINGS

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 13630 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 9595 points
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) - 8010 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) - 2655 points
10. Nicolas Almagro (Spain) - 2380 points



WOMEN'S TENNIS RANKINGS

1. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) - 7485 points
2. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) - 7290 points
3. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) - 6865 points
4. Maria Sharapova (Russia) - 6440 points
5. Samantha Stosur (Australia) - 5585 points
6. Li Na (China) - 5570 points
7. Vera Zvonareva (Russia) - 5435 points
8. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) - 5330 points
9. Marion Bartoli (France) - 4710 points
10. Andrea Petkovic (Germany) - 4500 points



ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE LEADING SCORERS

1. Robin Van Persie (Netherlands) - Arsenal - 18
2. Demba Ba (Senegal) - Newcastle United - 15
3. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) - Manchester City - 14
4. Wayne Rooney (England) - Manchester United - 13
5. Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Nigeria) - Blackburn Rovers - 12
6. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Manchester City - 11
7. Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) - Tottenham Hotspur - 9
7. Daniel Sturridge (England) - Chelsea - 9
7. Frank Lampard (England) - Chelsea - 9
7. Steven Fletcher (Scotland) - Wolverhampton - 9



LA LIGA (SPAIN) LEADING SCORERS

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - Real Madrid - 21
2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) - Barcelona - 19
3. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) - Real Madrid - 14
4. Roberto Soldado (Spain) - Valencia - 11
4. Radamel Falco Garcia (Colombia) - Atlético Madrid - 11
6. Karim Benzema (France) - Real Madrid - 10
7. Cesc Fábregas (Spain) - Barcelona - 9
8. Miguel Pérez Cuesta (Spain) - R. Vallecano - 8
9. Fernando Llorente (Spain) - Athletico Bilbao - 7
9. David Barral (Spain) - Sporting Gijon - 7



NBA LEADING SCORERS (points per game)

1. Kobe Bryan - Lakers - 30.8
2. LeBron James - Miami - 29.5
3. Carmelo Anthony - New York - 26.1
4. Kevin Durant - OKC - 26.0
5. Kevin Love - Minnesota - 25.6
6. Monta Ellis - Golden State - 23.7
7. Blake Griffin - Clippers - 24.7
8. LaMarcus Aldridge - Portland - 22.7
9. Andrea Bargnani - Toronto - 22.3
10. Derrick Rose - Chicago - 20.8



2012 FEDEX CUP STANDINGS

1. Johnson Wagner (USA) - 575
2. Steve Stricker (USA) - 530
3. Martin Laird (Scotland) - 300
4. Harrison Frazar (USA) - 289
5. Sean O'Hair (USA) - 238
6. Webb Simpson (USA) - 192
7. Charles Howell III (USA) - 184
7. Carl Pettersson (Sweden) - 184
9. Jonathan Byrd (USA) - 163
10. D.A. Points (USA) - 148

Out: K.J. Choi (11), Chris Kirk (12), Rory Sabbatini (13), Bryce Molder (19), Ben Crane (20)




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