71.   In Europe, all nine group winners advance, along with defending champion France, while the top eight runners-up will be redrawn to determine four other places.

72.   In the field are Kansas, defending national champion Kentucky, Big Ten champion Michigan State, and Western Athletic Conference champion Utah.

73.   In their place was U.S. Reed and Darrell Walker, who led the Razorbacks into the second round against defending champion Louisville.

74.   Instead of peaking into the U.S Open as defending champion, Els is creaking.

75.   Indonesia is defending champion.

76.   It was particularly maddening for defending champion Phil Mickelson, who birdied two of his first three holes before play was stopped.

77.   It is always instructive to listen to defending champions.

78.   It might be defending champion Joseph Chebet.

79.   Jockey David Flores tried to turn the trick Sunday but settled for second aboard defending champion Siphon.

80.   Last season the Yankees were defending champions and the Mets were in yet another rebuilding year.