11.   Both of these teams are Ivy championship contenders.

12.   But for us to be championship contenders, we need to be finishing more races.

13.   But one more time, she will weigh the balance between her role as a member of a championship contender and the challenge of reaching the highest academic level.

14.   But with Miami struggling this season and things looking bleak for next season, the idea of trading Mourning to a more serious championship contender has come up.

15.   Bye-bye, so-long, see you in September, which will be the next time we talk about the Hokies as a national championship contender.

16.   Championship contender Dale Jarrett said trying to race in the rain remains out of place in this series.

17.   Championship contender Ricky Rudd got belted out of second place in the NASCAR Winston Cup points chase Sunday, the victim of a fluke overheating problem.

18.   Cory McClenathan, longtime NHRA championship contender, will return to the Top Fuel ranks this year, driving a dragster owned by Rick Henkelman.

19.   Except for the Eagles, beset by poor management, the others are all championship contenders.

20.   Even worse, Sprewell could end up on a championship contender, maybe even in the NBA Finals.