How to read The Study of Sports pages

Standings
-AL, NL, NBA, WNBA, and NFL teams are listed by winning percentage
-CFL, NHL, and MLS teams are listed by points
-tiebreakers that are visible in the standings layout are always broken
-tiebreakers that lie deeper than the standings are broken after the playoff tables are posted
-bold type denotes team has clinched playoff berth, or where no playoffs, the league championship
Playoff Tables
-bold type under qualifying tables indicates team has clinched division
-bold type under if the playoffs started today indicates team has clinched playoff spot
-italic type under division races indicates team has been eliminated from winning division
-italic type under on the outside looking in indicates team has been eliminated from qualifying from playoffs
League Leaders
-top 5 and ties listed except where minimum standard requires less players be listed
-all ties where percentages are broken are represented even when tiebreaking point is not visible
-all ties where straight aggregate statistics are listed are in the order in which the players reach the number they are tied at
-when a player switches teams during the season, only those teams for which stats were accumulated are listed
All-Time Leaders
-all paramets for each list are contained within each list
-all ties where percentages are broken are represented even when tiebreaking point is not visible
-all ties where straight aggregate statistics are listed are in the order in which the players reach the number they are tied at
-bold type indicates a player is active
-italic type indicates a player is not an on active roster but has not retired officially or is currently playing in a smaller league
-players who are not retired are treated as inactive after one season without activity
Champions
-bold type indicates a team has an active streak of championships
-bold/italic type indicates a team left the league during active streak (applies only to active leagues)
-italic type indicates a team is no longer in league (applies only to active leagues)