As the Cubs prepared to play the first-place Cincinnati Reds on Monday, the eve of the Aug. 1 trade deadline, manager David Ross confirmed what everyone expected — that Bellinger was sticking around for the rest of the season.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/08/01/column-chicago-cubs-are-ready-to-make-their-move-with-cody-bellinger-on-the-roster-and-jeimer-candelario-en-route/

Capel answered with a definitive “nope” when asked if he cared that he coaches a first-place team.

Source: https://triblive.com/sports/pitt-pounds-louisville-91-57-moves-into-a-tie-for-first-place-in-the-acc/

Christopher Newport is the top-ranked team in the poll, receiving 250 points and all 10 first-place votes.

Source: https://www.limaohio.com/sports/2023/02/28/roundup-ohio-northern-ranked-no-16-in-d3hoops-com-womens-poll/

Defending national champion Ferris State received 29 first-place votes and 725 points to earn the preseason No. 1 ranking.

Source: https://www.newberryobserver.com/sports/63850/wolves-picked-no-24-in-afca-division-ii-preseason-top-25-poll

Foster and the Canadian show jumping team rode to a third-place finish in the Longines Jumping Nations Cup of Mexico in April, ending up behind second-place Mexico and first-place USA.

Source: https://www.aldergrovestar.com/sports/tiffany-foster-plans-to-make-langley-her-summer-base/

Gardner got 46 first-place votes while Hutchinson had three and Woolen had one.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/02/09/2022-nfl-defensive-rookie-of-the-year-sauce-gardner/

He had some massive saves that really kept us in that game and let us take a game like this against a strong team, first-place team, and actually win it.”

Source: https://www.chathamdailynews.ca/sports/local-sports/maroons-flex-muscles-in-comeback-win-over-first-place-nationals

He reportedly helped lead the Naperville North High School to a first-place finish in the Illinois State Finals Academic Challenge.

Source: https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-james-holzhauer-jeopardy-contestant-3582626/

He then went 5 for 5 with two triples and a homer as the Mets whipped the first-place Diamondbacks, 9-0, on Thursday.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/08/sports/baseball/mets-padres.html

If no one candidate gets over 50% of the vote, then the candidate with the lowest amount of first-place votes gets their ballots sprinkled with magic fairy dust, and their second-choice candidate gets elevated to the status of first-place votes.

Source: https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/11/16/letters-to-the-editor-veterans-story-inspires-beyond-thoughts-and-prayers-ranked-voting-smells-rank-affordability-and-inflation/

If no one candidate gets over 50% of the vote, then the candidate with the lowest amount of first-place votes gets their ballots sprinkled with magic fairy dust, and their second-choice candidate gets elevated to the status of first-place votes.

Source: https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/11/16/letters-to-the-editor-veterans-story-inspires-beyond-thoughts-and-prayers-ranked-voting-smells-rank-affordability-and-inflation/

In 2016, with the unwavering support of their family, the sisters embarked on swimming lessons, resulting in a remarkable collection of 36 medals in various competitions, with 24 first-place finishes.

Source: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/visually-impaired-sisters-eye-national-team-in-swimming-183735

It begins Friday night with the start of a three-game set against the first-place Orioles in Baltimore with Cy Young contender Gerrit Cole taking the mound.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/07/28/yankees-season-depends-on-aaron-judge-comeback-form/

It was a humbling defeat that left Seattle (6-5) two games behind the first-place 49ers after dropping three of its last four.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/national/story/2023-11-23/seahawks-cant-overcome-shaky-first-half-get-humbled-in-31-13-loss-to-49ers

It was more lopsided than expected, with Brogdon nearly doubling Quickley’s first-place votes (60-34).

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/04/21/immanuel-quickley-to-use-sixth-man-award-snub-as-motivation-always-look-for-stuff-to-continue-to-fuel-you/

Nicholas Mont came out on top, winning first-place and a $6,000 prize to advance his business concept.

Source: https://unionnewsdaily.com/news/cranford/union-college-of-union-county-hosts-inaugural-business-pitch-competition

Only first-place VCU (198) has more.

Source: https://triblive.com/sports/commitment-tactical-changes-driving-duquesnes-defensive-improvement/

On Sunday they head to Baltimore to take on the 6-2 Ravens, a first-place team riding its own three-game win streak after beating the Cardinals last Sunday.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/seahawks-vs-ravens-livestream-how-to-watch-nfl-week-9-online-today/

On Thursday, Feb. 16, Swarthmore women’s swimming opened the Centennial Conference Championship competition at Gettysburg College, hoping to defend their first-place conference standing and undefeated season record over the course of the weekend.

Source: https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2023/02/23/swarthmore-athletics-weekly-recap-8/

On top of their first-place finish, the women finished in the top first two weeks of competition.

Source: https://the-peak.ca/2023/01/comparing-sfus-first-half-finishes-from-2021-to-2022/