1.   A Ransom handed Corona Cool her only defeat this year.

2.   Health-care security for millions hangs in the balance because no one expects Congress to rebound from total defeat this year to pass reform next year.

3.   She has suffered a pair of rare defeats this year, finishing second at the Goodwill Games and the U.S. championships over the summer.

4.   Will the Christian Coalition be able to deflect blame in congressional defeats this year as well?

5.   The Cambodian army has suffered a string of battlefield defeats this year at the hands of the Khmer Rouge rebels, who control large stretches of western Cambodia.

6.   The Kings suffered their first playoff road defeat this year and were outscored in each of the final three quarters.