91.   A defending champion Red Sox team is falling out of sight before the All-Star break.

92.   A ragged game gives the Yankees life, and when blood is in the water, no team circles like the defending champions.

93.   A man-to-man team, Utah employed a triangle-and-two defense against the defending champions.

94.   A number of them also participate in track and field, another sport in which Glades Central is the defending state champion.

95.   A more significant test will come next Saturday at noon, when the Scarlet Knights are at home to play West Virginia, the defending Big East champion.

96.   A nice story, but welcome back to reality and to the defending champion Stars.

97.   A victory against the defending champions would have helped North Texas prove that point.

98.   A steady drizzle plagued the initial workout for the second straight spring, so it was an auspicious opening once again for the defending champions.

99.   A two-touchdown underdog, Tampa Bay played a tough game against the defending Super Bowl champions.

100.   A year after winning the World Series, the Marlins are on pace to lose the most games by a defending champion in major-league history.