41.   Like a herd of startled cattle, the defending Super Bowl champs did.

42.   Milwaukee came to Staples Center to test itself against the two-time defending champs.

43.   Morgan, the defending champ, also found the going tough at times.

44.   Nevertheless, the antics of the mice at the expense of the overstuffed cats like Pete Sampras and defending champ Yevgeny Kafelnikov have made it fun.

45.   Neither team generated the requisite temperature for that, but any win will be appreciated by the three-time defending NBA champs.

46.   No one believed that the Nets, young and aggressive, but flawed and relatively inexperienced, would cause the two-time defending champs this kind of grief.

47.   Of course, everything fell into place, as it usually does for the two-time defending champs.

48.   Other than that, said the defending Colonial champ, his summer will be dedicated to vacation time and preparing himself for the Senior PGA Tour.

49.   Pedro Martinez downplayed the arrival of the three-time defending champs.

50.   Perhaps better stated, the Devils have the defending Cup champs too often standing still and looking to score from the outside.