1.   Among the witnesses was Richardson, coach of the newly crowned national champion Razorbacks.

2.   And now, the Kings are one more win from being crowned Western Conference champions.

3.   But Holyfield was a newly crowned champion, with just one defense under his belt and no established credentials in the heavyweight division.

4.   Consider the progress that the Seahawks made between the annual pair of games against the newly crowned NFL champions.

5.   If it sometimes looks as though the Los Angeles Lakers have reverted a bit since being crowned NBA champions, well, they have.

6.   Newly crowned WBA featherweight champion Freddy Norwood is trying to sell himself with a ghost from the past.

7.   Shigeki Maruyama, freshly crowned champion at the Verizon Byron Nelson Classic, accepted the ceremonial Stetson from tournament officials and immediately shed his golf cap.

8.   Seeds Michael Chang, Mark Philippoussis, Jonas Bjorkman and newly crowned French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten were all beaten.

9.   The World Series used to be a short, sun-dappled celebration between two crowned champions in early October.

10.   There is a phenomenon in sport known as the Dangerfield Syndrome, and the newly crowned champions of the National Football Conference are right now its official poster boys.