91.   Not too far over his shoulder, of course, is defending champion Tiger Woods, the man Montgomerie always admits to watching in major championships.

92.   On Sunday, Painted Prairie got defending world champion out of position, which caused Mortensen to touch the bronc and be disqualified.

93.   On the other hand, defending champion Patty Sheehan made an enemy Thursday night.

94.   One is tight end Greg DeLong, who confidently predicted victory against defending national champion Florida State not long ago.

95.   Over three games the Dodgers were subjected to three cool beatings by the Braves, defending World Series champions.

96.   Other early commitments include Mark Calcavecchia, defending champion Olin Browne and past champions Peter Jacobsen, Keith Clearwater and Ben Crenshaw.

97.   Piniella stopped short of saying the Mariners would beat the three-time defending champions, and probably with good reason.

98.   Players cite a variety of reasons why victories by defending champions are going the way of the persimmon driver on the PGA Tour.

99.   Princeton was the pre-season pick, with defending champion Pennsylvania second.

100.   Raffetto has received a commitment from the connections of defending MassCap champion Skip Away.