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MLB’s Top Ten Active Home Run Leaders – 2012 Edition
Alex Rodriguez has 133 home runs to go before he makes it to Barry Bonds, and conquers what used to be the most prestigious record in American Sports, also with an asterisk to it. Injuries will probably prevent him from reaching that spot, but he’s still the leader among active players, PED’s or not.
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Best Euro Nations Since 1992
Germany have won the Euro once during the past 20 years, but are the only nation to reach the final three times, joined by past European Champions France, Spain, Greece and Denmark to the list of the top 10 most succesful nations in the last five UEFA European Championships.
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Top Ten NBA Players in 2011-2012 – Mid Season Edition
LeBron James didn’t win the MVP last season, which would have been his third regular season award, because of the negative hype against him, and Derrick Rose suddenly bringing back the Chicago Bulls into a championship caliber team. Joined by Durant, Bynum, Howard, Bryant, Paul, Aldridge, Griffin and Kevin Love, these are the best NBA players so far in the 2011-2012 season.
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The Highest Paid Drivers in NASCAR
Dale Earnhardt Jr doesn’t win many races, and has never won the title. Despite that, he remains NASCAR’s most popular and profitable driver, making more money than Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and others, with Danica Patrick also joining the 2012 Sprint Cup Series as a major point of interest.
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Top Ten NBA Rookies in 2011-2012 – Mid Season Edition
Kyrie Irving is the only thing stopping us from three consecutive rookie of the years from the same draft class, but despite Ricky Rubio’s impressive numbers, it looks like the number one draft pick, leading all rookie in scoring, will be the one receiving the ROY award at the end of the 2011-2012 season.
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The Youngest Players in NBA History
Kobe Bryant made his NBA debut shortly after his 18th birthday. So did Andrew Bynum and Tracy McGrady, the most notable names on the ten youngest players in NBA history and a group of 23, including LeBron James, to play in the league before turning 19, something impossible today.
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The NBA’s Top Ten Highest Player Salaries for 2011-2012
The ten highest paid players in the post Lockout NBA, showing us, with three teams having two players on this list, that financial parity will take a long time to achieve, if at all. The average salary of the top 10 is $19.7 million and yes, Rashard Lewis is still among them.
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Top Ten Oldest Players in the NBA, Heading into 2011-2012
The ten oldest NBA players who’ll still be playing basketball, despite that 40 years old mark waiting just around the corner (some will turn 40 this season). They deserve our respect for every minute they clock in during the 2011-2012 season.
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The Highest Paid Coaches in College Football
Six head coaches from the SEC, two from the Big Ten and two from the Big 12 make up the Top 10 of the highest paid College Football coaches in 2011.
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Top Ten Most Points in NHL History
The 2011-2012 NHL season is nearly upon us, as the Boston Bruins hope to make a successful title defense. As usual with most leagues, we open the record books to check out and see if there’s any chance of a non Canadian in the top 10 players with the most points in NHL history (clue – there is, just one) and is anyone even remotely close to Wayne Gretzky (nope).