1.   If the Lakers and Sonics finished tied atop the division, Los Angeles would have the tie-breaker.

2.   Now, the Reds and Cardinals are tied atop the division after the Reds won eight of nine games.

3.   The Oilers are riding high, tied atop the division with Pittsburgh.

4.   The Sonics and Lakers are tied atop the Pacific Division with just three games to play.

5.   The three are tied atop the Big Sky.

6.   Celtic has already won the League Cup and is tied atop the Premier Division with Glasgow rivals Rangers and Hearts.

7.   Coffins are loaded in pickups or tied atop buses for the final journeys home.

8.   Coffins were loaded in pickups or tied atop buses for the final journeys home.

9.   Inter and AS Roma are tied atop the Serie A standings with a one-point lead over Juventus.

10.   The Iron Man, an Irishman and a fisherman are tied atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the State Farm Senior Classic.