At 7-3, the Ravens own a half-game lead over the Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers atop the AFC North, while Cincinnati is in last at 5-4.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/11/14/ravens-cb-marlon-humphrey-lt-ronnie-stanley-wr-odell-beckham-jr-among-7-players-absent-from-tuesday-practice/

At 8-4, the Utes are behind UCLA (8-2), Arizona (8-3) and USC (7-3) and a half-game ahead of Oregon (7-4) in the standings.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/1/29/23569845/utah-runnin-utes-basketball-loss-oregon-looking-ahead-stanford-cardinal-pac-12-standings-craig-smith

Burroughs (20-4, 8-1 in league) holds a half-game lead over Arcadia (7-1 in league).

Source: https://myburbank.com/burroughs-softball-earns-surprising-lopsided-victory/

Kershaw alone can’t carry the Dodgers, who are 9-11 in June and stand third in the NL West, three games behind Arizona and a half-game behind San Francisco.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2023-06-25/dodgers-tony-gonsolin-pitching-staff-struggles

No. 25 Pittsburgh has a half-game lead over No. 16 Miami in the ACC with a game against the Hurricanes on Saturday.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/national/white-house-bans-tiktok-from-all-govt-devices-storms-ravage-us-big-week-in-college/article_98cf1ea7-bba5-5bbb-9675-c4b4c492a3fa.html

Now, 11 games into the season, over a quarter of the way to the finish line, the Sun sit atop the Eastern Conference standings, a half-game up on that noisy juggernaut to the south.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/06/18/former-coach-curt-miller-says-loaded-connecticut-sun-are-favorite-to-win-wnba-title/

The Astros entered the weekend with a half-game lead over Seattle in the AL West, so it could be a wild ride to the finish.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-twins-mlb-playoff-predictions-al-central-la-velle-e-neal/600303317/

The Mariners (85-72) are a half-game behind the Astros, who occupy the third and final AL wild-card spot.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/toronto-blue-jays-new-york-yankees-sept-26-1.6978989?cmp=rss

The Ravens (9-3) beat the Chargers 20-10 to remain a half-game ahead of the Chiefs (8-3), Jaguars (8-3) and Miami Dolphins (8-3).

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/sports/nfl-general-news/3269284/analysis-afcs-race-for-the-no-1-seed-is-tight-with-4-division-leaders-earning-week-12-wins.html

With its 7-3 conference record, Pitt is tied for third place with those teams, only a half-game from second-place Virginia and two behind conference leader Clemson.

Source: https://triblive.com/sports/theres-no-explaining-some-of-the-plays-that-led-pitt-to-victory-against-wake-forest/