91.   The Rams, the defending Super Bowl champs, need a victory and a loss or a tie by Detroit to clinch a playoff berth.

92.   The Sonics may have lost again to the defending NBA champs, but they left this time knowing they gained a mental edge.

93.   The three-time defending champs went down swinging.

94.   The team had lost nine in a row, and with the defending World Series champs in town, it was safe to assume things would only get worse.

95.   Then the Wings looked like true defending champs in the clincher.

96.   Then they played the defending Super Bowl champs, St. Louis.

97.   They are the defending Super Bowl champs.

98.   They went to Cleveland and swept three games, then moved on to Yankee Stadium where they embarrassed the defending champs in a four-game sweep.

99.   They happen to be Allan Johnson and Charles Austin, who also happen to be the defending Olympic champs.

100.   Thus, the trendy pick in the Central this year is a team other than the defending champs.