1.   Betting on the Yankees to stay atop the American League East would be the safest bet a gambler could make.

2.   But Maselko and the others stayed atop Everest only an hour, coming down when a growing wind made it dangerous to linger.

3.   But when Love started, he regained the midway lead he had shared with Miguel Angel Jimenez and stayed atop the leaderboard the rest of the day.

4.   Elarton said there was no extra pressure on the mound with the Astros fighting to stay atop the division.

5.   Instead, contestants are required to stay atop a ton of fast-moving, four-legged, man-eating boulders.

6.   The Mariners have stayed atop their division despite injuries to some key performers.

7.   These funds are not going to keep doing that well -- constantly beating the averages by so much that they stay atop the charts -- forever.

8.   Though Hardaway has been out almost two months with a sore knee, Miami has managed not only to stay afloat but to stay atop the Atlantic Division.

9.   When there is a loose ball, Rodman might stay atop Mourning for an extra beat or two, making Mourning seethe.

10.   While Pepsi is trying to stay atop the noncarbonated market, it is not forsaking the much bigger carbonated sector.