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Rugbys latest world rankings have reaffirmed what has been apparent for the last two months - the All Blacks are light years ahead of the chasing pack.New Zealand have climbed to the highest points total of any team since the rankings were introduced in 2003, sitting on 96.57.The margin back to second-ranked England of 7.08 points is also the biggest lead ever held, following the All Blacks dominant 3-0 home sweep of Wales and an unchallenged romp through the Rugby Championship.Currently on a world record 17-Test winning run, the All Blacks havent budged from top spot since claiming it from the Springboks seven years ago, a period which has encompassed two World Cup wins.South Africas recent woes are reflected in a drop to fourth behind Australia.Argentina fall to ninth after finishing last in the Rugby Championship, having notched just one win.Rankings:1 New Zealand; 2, England; 3 Australia; 4 South Africa; 5 Wales; 6 Ireland; 7 France; 8 Scotland. The Detroit Tigers have returned to the No. 1 ranking in the TSN.ca MLB Power Rankings, remaining ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers and overtaking the Pittsburgh Pirates. While the Tigers have been ranked second seven times this season, they were the last team to be ranked on top before St. Louis went on a two-month run at the top, a run that ended last week. Detroit has been slugging, with an .803 OPS the best in baseball since the break, which is a nice complement to a pitching staff that has a 2.17 ERA, also best in baseball, in that same time frame. The Texas Rangers, adding right fielder Alex Rios and winning 12 of their last 13 games, made a big jump in the rankings, up from 10th to fourth. Five wins in the last six games, along with an improving young ppitching staff, resulted in the New York Mets moving up from 23rd to 17th.dddddddddddd Respectable play, including an 8-6 record in the last 14 games, helped lift the Milwaukee Brewers from 28th to 22nd, the highest the Brewers have been ranked since Week Four (the same time that the Tigers were last ranked on top). Going the wrong way, the Tampa Bay Rays have lost five in a row, falling from a season-high fifth to 10th in the rankings. The Toronto Blue Jays are hanging around at 24th; its tough to gain ground with a 5.43 ERA, worst in the American