51.   And they will remember the look of distress on the faces of the defending champions when they broke huddle with nine seconds left.

52.   And this Tiger team may be better than the one that knocked off defending national champion UCLA a year ago.

53.   And when you are the defending champion, as Hale Irwin is, people will pay attention.

54.   Appetizers are also served at this time, selected by the defending champion.

55.   Arizona, the defending NCAA champion, opened its title defense by turning Nicholls State, a Bayou country representative, into jambalaya.

56.   Arkansas, the defending NCAA tournament champion, would march on.

57.   Arkansas, the defending national champion, crushed the Hoyas with a slap-in-the-face victory in their season opener.

58.   Anyway, Venus is the second-seeded defending Wimbledon champion who still has to deal with third-seeded Lindsay Davenport in a Thursday semifinal.

59.   As Exhibit A, I present to you the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers.

60.   Arizona, the defending national champion, will join the late-night craze for the first time in school history.