top align in html table? - html

Question

how can i get the images and the content to the right to top align?
i tried valign="top" as you can see.
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="/Portals/0/affiliates/NFL.png" /></td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top" style="padding-left: 10px;"><strong><span class="cnt5_heading" style="color: #c00000;">NFL</span><br />
</strong><span class="body_copy" valign="top">The official website for the National Football League. Learn more >></span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><img alt="" src="/Portals/0/affiliates/NFL_players_association.png" /></td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="top" style="padding-left: 10px;"><strong><span class="cnt5_heading" style="color: #c00000;">NFL Players Association</span><br />
</strong><span class="body_copy" valign="top">"We, The National Football League Players Association ... Pay homage to our predecessors for their courage, sacrifice, and vision; ... Pledge to preserve and enhance the democratic involvement of our members; ... Confirm our willingness to do whatever is necessary for the betterment of our membership - To preserve our gains and achieve those goals not yet attained." Learn more >></span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><img alt="" src="/Portals/0/affiliates/NFL_play_benfits.png" /></td>
<td><strong> </strong></td>
<td valign="top" style="padding-left: 10px;"><strong><span class="cnt5_heading" style="color: #c00000;">NFL Player Benefits</span></strong><br />
<span class="body_copy">A Complete guide to the benefits available for NFL players. Learn more >></span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><img alt="" src="/Portals/0/affiliates/NFL_hall_fame.png" /></td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="top" style="padding-left: 10px;"><strong><span class="cnt5_heading" style="color: #c00000;">Pro football Hall of Fame</span></strong><br />
<span class="body_copy">The Mission of the Pro Football Hall of Fame is: To honor, preserve, educate and promote. Learn more >></span><br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Answer 1

Some CSS :
table td, table td * {
vertical-align: top;
}

Answer 2

<TABLE COLS="3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<TR style="vertical-align:top">
<TD>
<!-- The log text-box -->
<div style="height:800px; width:240px; border:1px solid #ccc; font:16px/26px Georgia, Garamond, Serif; overflow:auto;">
Log:
</div>
</TD>
<TD>
<!-- The 2nd column -->
</TD>
<TD>
<!-- The 3rd column -->
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>