1.   By the time Seles had won her eighth Grand Slam title, there was a certain grim monotony to her performances.

2.   Earnhardt, who is attempting to capture a record eighth driving title, is in third place.

3.   Had he defeated Mancini that afternoon, Agassi would have registered his eighth career title.

4.   He went in and came out of the season finale in third place while John Force won his eighth season title of the past nine years.

5.   He was expected to contend for that record eighth title this season.

6.   His mother, Bunny, won her eighth Ladies title.

7.   If Kentucky wins its eighth NCAA title, it will be with players that Smith recruited and molded into a championship team.

8.   Jim Brown retired after his eighth rushing title in a nine-year career because he had something else to do.

9.   Outrage has followed the discovery of growth hormones in the luggage of a Chinese swimmer en route to the eighth world titles.

10.   Pete Sampras, who will be seeking his eighth Wimbledon title and fifth in a row, said the expanded seedings benefit all.