1.   And should Sprague manage to fend off Hornaday, it would be a second straight Truck Series crown.

2.   Atlanta, meanwhile, acquired a veteran starter with hopes of winning its eighth straight NL East crown.

3.   His University of Virginia varsity, coached by Arena, won three straight NCAA crowns.

4.   Jockey Scott Stevens, who recently won a fourth straight riding crown at Turf Paradise, also has decided to ride at Prescott for the first time.

5.   No matter how wide the gap, the U.S. women still are considered one of the favorites to capture a second straight crown.

6.   Stunning setback for the rebuilding Canadians, who were gunning for their sixth straight crown.

7.   Zanardi is nearing a second straight crown this season, and Vasser is in second place.

8.   Dallas won its record fifth straight NFC East crown.

9.   He and his partner, Todd Woodbridge, came up short in their bid to win a record sixth straight Wimbledon doubles crown.

10.   He played with the injury last season and won his second straight batting crown.