Weekly Top Tens - 1/3/12

NFL LEADING PASSERS

1. Drew Brees - New Orleans - 5476 yards
2. Tom Brady - New England - 5235 yards
3. Matthew Stafford - Detroit - 5038 yards
4. Eli Manning - Giants - 4933 yards
5. Aaron Rodgers - Green Bay - 4643 yards
6. Philip Rivers - San Diego - 4624 yards
7. Tony Romo - Dallas - 4184 yards
8. Matt Ryan - Atlanta - 4177 yards
9. Ben Roethlisberger - Pittsburgh - 4077 yards
10. Cam Newton - Carolina - 4051 yards



NFL LEADING RUSHERS

1. Maurice Jones-Drew - Jacksonville - 1606 yards
2. Ray Rice - Baltimore - 1364 yards
3. Michael Turner - Atlanta - 1340 yards
4. LeSean McCoy - Philadelphia - 1309 yards
5. Arian Foster - Houston - 1224 yards
6. Frank Gore - San Francisco - 1211 yards
7. Marshawn Lynch - Seattle - 1204 yards
8. Willis McGahee - Denver - 1199 yards
9. Steven Jackson - St. Louis - 1145 yards
10. Ryan Mathews - San Diego - 1091 yards



NFL RECEIVING LEADERS

1. Calvin Johnson - Detroit - 1681 yards
2. Wes Welker - New England - 1569 yards
3. Victor Cruz - Giants - 1536 yards
4. Larry Fitzgerald - Arizona - 1411 yards
5. Steve Smith - Carolina - 1394 yards
6. Rob Gronkowski - New England - 1327 yards
7. Jimmy Graham - New Orleans - 1310 yards
8. Roddy White - Atlanta - 1296 yards
9. Jordy Nelson - Green Bay - 1263 yards
10. Brandon Marshall - Miami - 1214 yards



NHL POINTS LEADERS

1. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 46
1. Henrik Sedin - Vancouver - 46
3. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 44
3. Daniel Sedin - Vancouver - 44
5. Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay - 43
5. Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh - 43
7. Marian Hossa - Chicago - 41
7. Jordan Eberle - Edmonton - 41
9. Joffrey Lupul - Toronto - 40
9. Jason Spezza - Ottawa - 40



NHL TOP GOAL SCORERS

1. Steven Stamkos - 26
2. Jonathan Toews - 22
2. Marion Gaborik - Rangers - 22
4. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 21
4. James Neal - Pittsburgh - 21
6. Patrick Sharp - Chicago - 19
6. Milan Michalek - Ottawa - 19
8. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 18
8. Thomas Vanek - Buffalo - 18
8. Radim Vrbata - Phoenix - 18
8. Evander Kane - Winnipeg - 18



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 15-0 (1)
2. Kentucky 13-1 (2)
3. North Carolina 13-2 (4)
4. Baylor 13-0 (5)
5. Duke 12-1 (3)
6. Ohio State 13-2 (7)
7. Missouri 13-0 (6)
8. Connecticut 12-1 (8)
9. Georgetown 12-1 (9)
10. Michigan State 13-2 (11)



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

1. Baylor 13-0 (1)
2. Connecticut 11-1 (2)
3. Notre Dame 13-1 (3)
4. Stanford 11-1 (4)
5. Maryland 13-0 (5)
6. Tennessee 9-3 (7)
7. Duke 9-2 (6)
8. Ohio State 14-0 (11)
9. Texas A&M 9-2 (8)
10. Rutgers 11-2 (10)



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 1/2/11)

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 - 17
2. Demba Ba (Senegal) - Newcastle United - 14
2. 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 - 10
7. Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) - Tottenham Hotspur - 9
7. Daniel Sturridge (England) - Chelsea - 9
9. Mario Balotelli (Italy) - Manchester City - 8
9. Frank Lampard (England) - Chelsea - 8
9. Steven Fletcher (Scotland) - Wolverhampton - 8



NBA LEADING SCORERS (points per game)

1. LeBron James - Miami - 29.3
2. Kevin Durant - OKC - 27.3
3. Carmelo Anthony - New York - 27.0
4. Blake Griffin - Clippers - 26.0
5. Kevin Love - Minnesota - 25.4
6. Kobe Bryant - Lakers - 24.0
7. Andrea Bargnani - Toronto - 22.6
8. Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas - 22.5
9. Lou Williams - Philadelphia - 20.3
9. LaMarcus Aldridge - Portland - 20.3




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