NASCAR POWER RANKINGS (2)

NASCAR POWER RANKINGS 2/23/09

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8. – -4

9. – +6

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14. – N/A

15. – N/A

- Steve

NBA Power Rankings – Week 17

NBA Power Rankings

Week 17

1. Los Angeles Lakers (46-10) -

2. Cleveland Cavaliers (43-11) +1

3. Boston Celtics (45-12) -1

4. Orlando Magic (41-14) -

5. San Antonio Spurs (37-17) -

6. Denver Nuggets (37-19) -

7. Portland Trail Blazers (35-20) -

8. Houston Rockets (35-21) -

9. Dallas Mavericks (33-22) +2

10. Utah Jazz (33-23) +2

11. New Orleans Hornets (32-22) -2

12. Atlanta Hawks (32-23) -2

13. Phoenix Suns (31-24) -

14. Miami Heat (29-26) -

15. Philadelphia 76ers (27-27) -

16. Detroit Pistons (27-27) -

17. Milwaukee Bucks (28-31) -

18. Chicago Bulls (25-31) +1

19. New Jersey Nets (24-32) -1

20. New York Knicks (23-32) +1

21. Indiana Pacers (24-34) +1

22. Charlotte Bobcats (22-34) -2

23. Toronto Raptors (22-36) -

24. Golden State Warriors (20-36) -

25. Minnesota Timberwolves (18-37) -

26. Memphis Grizzlies (15-40) -

27. Washington Wizards (13-43) +2

28. Los Angeles Clippers (13-43) -1

29. Oklahoma City Thunder (13-43) -1

30. Sacramento Kings (12-45) -

- Steve

NBA MVP Race (15)

NBA MVP RACE

counting down 1-25

(as of February 23)

1. – Chris Paul – PG – New Orleans Hornets –

2. – LeBron James – SF – Cleveland Cavaliers -1

3. – Dwyane Wade – G – Miami Heat +2

T-4. – Danny Granger – G/F – Indiana Pacers -1

T-4. – Kobe Bryant – SG – Los Angeles Lakers -

T-6. – Dirk Nowitzki – PF – Dallas Mavericks -

T-6. – Kevin Durant – G/F – Oklahoma City Thunder +1

8. – Jason Kidd – PG – Dallas Mavericks -1

9. – Kevin Garnett – PF – Boston Celtics -2

10. – Yao Ming - C – Houston Rockets -

11. – Chauncey Billups – PG – Denver Nuggets +1

T-12. – Al Jefferson – F/C – Minnesota Timberwolves -2

T-12. – Amar’e Stoudemire – F/C – Phoenix Suns +2

T-12. – Ray Allen – SG – Boston Celtics +3

T-15. – Rashard Lewis – F – Orlando Magic -2

T-15. – Brandon Roy – G – Portland Trail Blazers +8

17. – Pau Gasol – PF/C – Los Angeles Lakers +4

T-18. – Marcus Camby – F/C – Los Angeles Clippers -3

T-18. – Troy Murphy – F/C – Indiana Pacers +1

20. – Jason Terry – G – Dallas Mavericks -1

T-21. – Nene Hilario – F/C – Denver Nuggets -4

T-21. – Antwan Jamison – F – Washington Wizards -1

23. – Tim Duncan - F/C – San Antonio Spurs +2

24. – Chris Bosh – F/C – Toronto Raptors -3

T-25. – David Lee – F/C – New York Knicks N/A

T-25. – Rasheed Wallace – F/C – Detroit Pistons N/A

- Steve

NHL Power Rankings – Week 20

NHL Power Rankings

Week 20

1. San Jose Sharks (40-8-9) 89 points +1

2. Boston Bruins (40-12-8) 88 points -1

3. Detroit Red Wings (39-13-8) 86 points -

4. Washington Capitals (38-17-5) 81 points +1

5. New Jersey Devils (38-19-3) 79 points -1

6. Chicago Blackhawks (34-16-8) 76 points +1

7. Calgary Flames (35-18-6) 76 points -1

8. Philadelphia Flyers (31-17-9) 71 points -

9. Montreal Canadians (31-22-7) 69 points -

10. New York Rangers (31-23-7) 69 points -

11. Vancouver Canucks (30-21-8) 68 points +2

12. Buffalo Sabres (31-23-6) 68 points -1

13. Florida Panthers (30-21-8) 68 points -1

14. Carolina Hurricanes (31-25-5) 67 points +3

15. Columbus Blue Jackets (30-24-6) 66 points -1

16. Dallas Stars (29-22-7) 65 points -

17. Minnesota Wild (30-24-4) 64 points +2

18. Pittsburgh Penguins (29-26-6) 64 points +2

19. Anaheim Ducks (29-27-5) 63 points -4

20. Edmonton Oilers (29-25-5) 63 points -2

21. Nashville Predators (28-28-4) 60 points -

22. Los Angeles Kings (25-24-9) 59 points -

23. Phoenix Coyotes (27-28-5) 59 points -

24. St. Louis Blues (25-26-8) 58 points -

25. Colorado Avalanche (28-31-1) 57 points -

26. Toronto Maple Leafs (22-26-12) 56 points -

27. Ottawa Senators (22-27-9) 53 points -

28. Tampa Bay Lightning (20-28-12) 52 points -

29. Atlanta Thrashers (21-23-6) 48 points -

30. New York Islanders (18-35-6) 42 points -

- Steve

NHL MVP Race

NHL MVP RACE

counting down 1-25

(as of February 23)

1. – Alexander Ovechkin – LW – Washington Capitals -

2. – Evgeni Malkin – C – Pittsburgh Penguins -

3. – Ryan Getzlaf – C – Anaheim Ducks +2

T-4. – Zach Parise – LW – New Jersey Devils -1

T-4. – Marian Hossa – RW – Detroit Red Wings -

6. – Mike Green – D – Washington Capitals -

7. – Sidney Crosby – C – Pittsburgh Penguins -

8. – Pavel Datsyuk – C – Detroit Red Wings -

9. – Corey Perry – RW – Anaheim Ducks +3

10. – Alexander Semin – LW/RW – Washington Capitals +1

11. – Jeff Carter – C – Philadelphia Flyers -1

12. – Mike Richards – C – Philadelphia Flyers +3

13. – Marc Savard – C – Boston Bruins -5

14. – Joe Thornton – C – San Jose Sharks +2

15. – Patrick Elias – LW – New Jersey Devils -2

16. – Henrik Zetterberg – C/LW – Detroit Red Wings +1

17. – Patrick Marleau - C/LW – San Jose Sharks -3

18. – Nicklas Backstrom – C – Minnesota Wild +4

19. – Rob Blake – D – San Jose Sharks +5

20. – Daniel Sedin – LW – Vancouver Canucks -3

21. – Mikko Koivu – C – Minnesota Wild -1

22. – Jerome Iginla – RW – Calgary Flames -5

T-23. – Rich Nash – LW – Columbus Blue Jackets N/A

T-23. – Ilya Kovalchuk – LW – Atlanta Thrashers N/A

25. – Vincent Lecavalier – C – Tampa Bay Lightning -4

- Steve

NASCAR POWER RANKINGS (1)

NASCAR POWER RANKINGS 2/16/09

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- Steve

NBA Power Rankings – Week 16

NBA Power Rankings

Week 16

1. Los Angeles Lakers (42-10) -

2. Boston Celtics (44-11) +1

3. Cleveland Cavaliers (40-11) -1

4. Orlando Magic (38-13) -

5. San Antonio Spurs (35-16) -

6. Denver Nuggets (36-17) -

7. Portland Trail Blazers (32-20) +1

8. Houston Rockets (32-21) +1

9. New Orleans Hornets (30-20) -2

10. Atlanta Hawks (31-21) +1

11. Dallas Mavericks (31-21) -1

12. Utah Jazz (30-23) +1

13. Phoenix Suns (28-23) -1

14. Miami Heat (28-24) +1

15. Philadelphia 76ers (27-24) +1

16. Detroit Pistons (27-24) -2

17. Milwaukee Bucks (26-29) +1

18. New Jersey Nets (24-29) -1

19. Chicago Bulls (23-29) -

20. Charlotte Bobcats (21-31) +2

21. New York Knicks (21-31) -1

22. Indiana Pacers (21-33) -1

23. Toronto Raptors (21-34) -

24. Golden State Warriors (19-35) +1

25. Minnesota Timberwolves (17-34) -1

26. Memphis Grizzlies (15-37) -

27. Los Angeles Clippers (13-40) +1

28. Oklahoma City Thunder (13-40) -1

29. Washington Wizards (11-42) -

30. Sacramento Kings (11-43) -

- Steve

NBA MVP Race (13)

NBA MVP RACE

counting down 1-25

(as of February 16)

T-1. – Chris Paul – PG – New Orleans Hornets –

T-1. – LeBron James – SF – Cleveland Cavaliers +1

3. – Danny Granger – G/F – Indiana Pacers -

4. – Kobe Bryant – SG – Los Angeles Lakers -

5. – Dwyane Wade – G – Miami Heat +1

6. – Dirk Nowitzki – PF – Dallas Mavericks -1

T-7. – Kevin Garnett – PF – Boston Celtics -

T-7. – Kevin Durant – G/F – Oklahoma City Thunder +1

T-7. – Jason Kidd – PG – Dallas Mavericks +2

T-10. – Al Jefferson – F/C – Minnesota Timberwolves -

T-10. – Yao Ming - C – Houston Rockets +1

12. – Chauncey Billups – PG – Denver Nuggets +1

13. – Rashard Lewis – F – Orlando Magic +3

14. – Amar’e Stoudemire – F/C – Phoenix Suns +3

T-15. – Ray Allen – SG – Boston Celtics -3

T-15. – Marcus Camby – F/C – Los Angeles Clippers -1

T-17. – Nene Hilario – F/C – Denver Nuggets +2

T-17. – Troy Murphy – F/C – Indiana Pacers +6

19. – Jason Terry – G – Dallas Mavericks -4

20. – Antwan Jamison – F – Washington Wizards -2

T-21. – Chris Bosh – F/C – Toronto Raptors -2

T-21. – Pau Gasol – PF/C – Los Angeles Lakers -2

23. – Brandon Roy – G – Portland Trail Blazers +2

24. – Jameer Nelson – PG – Orlando Magic -5

25. – Tim Duncan - F/C – San Antonio Spurs N/A

- Steve

NHL Power Rankings – Week 19

NHL Power Rankings

Week 19

1. Boston Bruins (39-10-8) 86 points -

2. San Jose Sharks (37-8-9) 83 points -

3. Detroit Red Wings (37-12-8) 82 points -

4. New Jersey Devils (37-17-3) 77 points +1

5. Washington Capitals (36-16-5) 77 points -1

6. Calgary Flames (33-18-5) 71 points +3

7. Chicago Blackhawks (31-15-8) 70 points -1

8. Philadelphia Flyers (30-16-9) 69 points -1

9. Montreal Canadians (30-21-6) 66 points -1

10. New York Rangers (30-21-6) 66 points -

11. Buffalo Sabres (29-22-6) 64 points -

12. Florida Panthers (28-20-8) 64 points +3

13. Vancouver Canucks (27-21-8) 62 points +5

14. Columbus Blue Jackets (28-23-5) 61 points +6

15. Anaheim Ducks (28-25-5) 61 points -3

16. Dallas Stars (27-21-7) 61 points -3

17. Carolina Hurricanes (28-24-5) 61 points -

18. Edmonton Oilers (28-23-4) 60 points +1

19. Minnesota Wild (28-24-3) 59 points -3

20. Pittsburgh Penguins (27-25-5) 59 points -3

21. Nashville Predators (27-26-3) 57 points +1

22. Los Angeles Kings (24-22-8) 56 points -1

23. Phoenix Coyotes (25-27-5) 55 points -

24. St. Louis Blues (22-25-7) 53 points +1

25. Colorado Avalanche (26-30-1) 53 points -1

26. Toronto Maple Leafs (21-25-10) 52 points -

27. Ottawa Senators (21-25-8) 50 points +1

27. Tampa Bay Lightning (19-26-11) 49 points -1

29. Atlanta Thrashers (20-32-6) 46 points -

30. New York Islanders (16-33-6) 38 points -

- Steve

NHL MVP Race

NHL MVP RACE

counting down 1-25

(as of February 16)

1. – Alexander Ovechkin – LW – Washington Capitals -

2. – Evgeni Malkin – C – Pittsburgh Penguins -

3. – Zach Parise – LW – New Jersey Devils +6

4. – Marian Hossa – RW – Detroit Red Wings +2

5. – Ryan Getzlaf – C – Anaheim Ducks -2

6. – Mike Green – D – Washington Capitals +1

7. – Sidney Crosby – C – Pittsburgh Penguins -2

T-8. – Marc Savard – C – Boston Bruins -

T-8. – Pavel Datsyuk – C – Detroit Red Wings +2

10. – Jeff Carter – C – Philadelphia Flyers -6

11. – Alexander Semin – LW/RW – Washington Capitals +2

12. – Corey Perry – RW – Anaheim Ducks -1

13. – Patrick Elias – LW – New Jersey Devils -

14. – Patrick Marleau - C/LW – San Jose Sharks +8

15. – Mike Richards – C – Philadelphia Flyers -3

16. – Joe Thornton – C – San Jose Sharks +1

T-17. – Jerome Iginla – RW – Calgary Flames -2

T-17. – Henrik Zetterberg – C/LW – Detroit Red Wings +1

T-17. – Daniel Sedin – LW – Vancouver Canucks N/A

20. – Mikko Koivu – C – Minnesota Wild -5

21. – Vincent Lecavalier – C – Tampa Bay Lightning -

T-22. – Nicklas Backstrom – C – Minnesota Wild +2

T-22. – Scott Hartnell – LW – Philadelphia Flyers +2

24. – Rob Blake – D – San Jose Sharks N/A

25. – Jamie Langenbrunner – RW – New Jersey Devils N/A

- Steve

Week 14 NCAAB Rankings

… as of February 9, 2009

1.) – Connecticut Huskies (49) (22-1) -

2.) – Oklahoma Sooners (2) (23-1) -

3.) – North Carolina Tar Heels (1) (21-2) -

4.) – Pittsburgh Panthers (21-2) +2

5.) - Louisville Cardinals (18-4) -

6.) – Duke Blue Devils (20-3) -2

7.) – Wake Forest Demon Deacons (18-3) -

8.) – Michigan State Spartans (19-4) +5

9.) - Memphis Tigers (20-3) +6

10.) - UCLA Bruins (19-4) +4

11.) - Marquette Golden Eagles (20-3) -3

12.) – Clemson Tigers (19-3) -2

13.) – Villanova Wildcats (19-4) +4

14.) – Xavier Musketeers (20-3) -5

15.) – Butler Bulldogs (21-2) -4

16.) – Kansas Jayhawks (19-4) +5

17.) – Arizona State Sun Devils (18-5) +7

18.) - Utah State Aggies (23-1) +7

19.) – Missouri Tigers (20-4) +9

20.) – Gonzaga Bulldogs (17-5) -2

21.) – Purdue Boilermakers (17-6) -9

22.) – Illinois Fighting Illini (19-5) -

23.) – Syracuse Orange (18-6) -3

24.) – Ohio State Buckeyes (17-5) +5

25.) – Florida State Seminoles (18-5) N/A

26.) – Washington Huskies (17-6) -3

27.) – LSU Tigers (19-4) +3

28.) – Texas Longhorns (15-7) -12

29.) – Florida Gators (19-4) +4

30.) – Minnesota Golden Gophers (18-5) -11

31.) – Dayton Flyers (21-3) -5

32.) – California Golden Bears (18-6) N/A

33.) – Davidson Wildcats (20-4) -6

34.) – South Carolina Gamecocks (17-5) -

35.) - Utah Utes (16-7) N/A

T-36.) - Arizona Wildcats (16-8) N/A

T-36.) – San Diego State Aztecs (17-5) N/A

T-38.) – West Virginia Mountaineers (16-7) -8

T-38.) – Kansas State Wildcats (16-7) +3

40.) – Miami (FL) Hurricanes (15-8) N/A

T-41.) - Saint Mary’s Gaels (19-4) -1

T-41.) – BYU Cougars (17-5) N/A

T-43.) – Siena Saints (19-6) -4

T-43.) – Northeastern Huskies (16-7) -1

T-43.) – Penn State Nittany Lions (17-7) -14

- Steve

NBA Power Rankings – Week 15

NBA Power Rankings

Week 15

1. Los Angeles Lakers (41-9) +1

2. Cleveland Cavaliers (39-10) -

3. Boston Celtics (42-11) -2

4. Orlando Magic (38-12) -

5. San Antonio Spurs (34-15) -

6. Denver Nuggets (34-17) -

7. New Orleans Hornets (30-18) -

8. Portland Trail Blazers (31-19) -

9. Houston Rockets (31-20) -

10. Dallas Mavericks (30-20) -

11. Atlanta Hawks (29-21) -

12. Phoenix Suns (28-21) -

13. Utah Jazz (29-23) +2

14. Detroit Pistons (27-22) -

15. Miami Heat (27-23) -2

16. Philadelphia 76ers (25-24) -

17. New Jersey Nets (24-28) +3

18. Milwaukee Bucks (24-29) -1

19. Chicago Bulls (22-29) -

20. New York Knicks (21-29) -2

21. Indiana Pacers (20-32) +1

22. Charlotte Bobcats (19-31) -1

23. Toronto Raptors (19-34) -

24. Minnesota Timberwolves (17-33) -

25. Golden State Warriors (17-35) -

26. Memphis Grizzlies (14-36) -

27. Oklahoma City Thunder (13-38) -

28. Los Angeles Clippers (12-39) +2

29. Washington Wizards (11-40) -

30. Sacramento Kings (11-41) -

- Steve

NBA MVP Race (12)

NBA MVP RACE

counting down 1-25

(as of February 9)

1. – Chris Paul – PG – New Orleans Hornets –

2. – LeBron James – SF – Cleveland Cavaliers -

3. – Danny Granger – G/F – Indiana Pacers -

4. – Kobe Bryant – SG – Los Angeles Lakers +2

5. – Dirk Nowitzki – PF – Dallas Mavericks -1

6. – Dwyane Wade – G – Miami Heat -1

7. – Kevin Garnett – PF – Boston Celtics -

8. – Kevin Durant – G/F – Oklahoma City Thunder +3

9. – Jason Kidd – PG – Dallas Mavericks -1

10. – Al Jefferson – F/C – Minnesota Timberwolves +2

11. – Yao Ming - C – Houston Rockets +8

12. – Ray Allen – SG – Boston Celtics +1

13. – Chauncey Billups – PG – Denver Nuggets -5

14. – Marcus Camby – F/C – Los Angeles Clippers +1

15. – Jason Terry – G – Dallas Mavericks +1

16. – Rashard Lewis – F – Orlando Magic -6

17. – Amar’e Stoudemire – F/C – Phoenix Suns -3

18. – Antwan Jamison – F – Washington Wizards -

T-19. – Chris Bosh – F/C – Toronto Raptors -2

T-19. – Jameer Nelson – PG – Orlando Magic +2

T-19. – Nene Hilario – F/C – Denver Nuggets +3

T-19. – Pau Gasol – PF/C – Los Angeles Lakers N/A

23. – Troy Murphy – F/C – Indiana Pacers N/A

24. – Vince Carter – SG/SF – New Jersey Nets -

25. – Brandon Roy – G – Portland Trail Blazers -5

- Steve

NHL Power Rankings – Week 18

NHL Power Rankings

Week 18

1. Boston Bruins (39-8-7) 85 points -

2. San Jose Sharks (36-7-7) 79 points -

3. Detroit Red Wings (35-11-7) 77 points -

4. Washington Capitals (34-16-4) 72 points -

5. New Jersey Devils (33-17-3) 69 points -

6. Chicago Blackhawks (29-14-8) 66 points +1

7. Philadelphia Flyers (28-15-9) 65 points +3

8. Montreal Canadians (28-18-6) 64 points -

9. Calgary Flames (30-18-4) 64 points -3

10. New York Rangers (29-19-5) 63 points -1

11. Buffalo Sabres (28-20-6) 62 points -

12. Anaheim Ducks (27-24-5) 59 points -

13. Dallas Stars (26-19-7) 59 points +6

14. Carolina Hurricanes (27-22-5) 59 points -1

15. Florida Panthers (25-19-8) 58 points -1

16. Minnesota Wild (27-22-3) 57 points -1

17. Pittsburgh Penguins (26-24-5) 57 points -1

18. Vancouver Canucks (24-20-8) 56 points +3

19. Edmonton Oilers (26-23-4) 56 points -1

20. Columbus Blue Jackets (25-23-5) 55 points -3

21. Los Angeles Kings (23-21-7) 53 points +1

22. Nashville Predators (25-25-3) 53 points +2

23. Phoenix Coyotes (24-25-5) 53 points -3

24. Colorado Avalanche (25-27-1) 51 points -1

25. St. Louis Blues (22-24-6) 50 points +1

26. Toronto Maple Leafs (20-24-9) 49 points -1

27. Tampa Bay Lightning (18-24-11) 47 points -

28. Ottawa Senators (18-25-8) 44 points -

29. Atlanta Thrashers (18-31-5) 41 points -

30. New York Islanders (16-31-5) 37 points -

- Steve

NHL MVP Race

NHL MVP RACE

counting down 1-25

(as of February 9)

1. – Alexander Ovechkin – LW – Washington Capitals -

2. – Evgeni Malkin – C – Pittsburgh Penguins -

3. – Ryan Getzlaf – C – Anaheim Ducks -

4. – Jeff Carter – C – Philadelphia Flyers +2

5. – Sidney Crosby – C – Pittsburgh Penguins -1

6. – Marian Hossa – RW – Detroit Red Wings +4

7. – Mike Green – D – Washington Capitals +5

8. – Marc Savard – C – Boston Bruins -3

9. – Zach Parise – LW – New Jersey Devils -3

10. – Pavel Datsyuk – C – Detroit Red Wings -2

11. – Corey Perry – RW – Anaheim Ducks -

12. – Mike Richards – C – Philadelphia Flyers -3

T-13. – Alexander Semin – LW/RW – Washington Capitals +1

T-13. – Patrick Elias – LW – New Jersey Devils +3

T-15. – Jerome Iginla – RW – Calgary Flames -3

T-15. – Mikko Koivu – C – Minnesota Wild +3

17. – Joe Thornton – C – San Jose Sharks -2

18. – Henrik Zetterberg – C/LW – Detroit Red Wings +3

T-19. – Zdeno Chara – D – Boston Bruins +1

T-19. – David Krejci - C – Boston Bruins N/A

T-21. – Vincent Lecavalier – C – Tampa Bay Lightning N/A

T-22. – Patrick Marleau - C/LW – San Jose Sharks -5

T-22. – Thomas Vanek – LW – Buffalo Sabres N/A

T-24. – Nicklas Backstrom – C – Minnesota Wild -5

T-24. – Ryan Clowe – LW – San Jose Sharks -2

T-24. – Scott Hartnell – LW – Philadelphia Flyers N/A

- Steve