91.   Despite its two-goal lead, Costa Rica continued pressing rather than protecting the lead.

92.   For the second day in a row, Singh failed to protect his lead.

93.   French goalkeeper Bernard Lama protected the lead through to halftime with a series of strong saves.

94.   He is straight of the tee and is a ferocious front-runner who is great at protecting a lead on Sunday.

95.   He never sat back and protected his lead.

96.   If Armstrong can protect his lead Wednesday, he will have taken another huge step toward winning the Tour.

97.   If Armstrong can protect his lead Wednesday on the last day in the mountains, he will have taken yet another huge step toward winning the Tour.

98.   In an effort to protect his lead in the overall World Cup standings, Maier ignored his suffering back to race the slalom, an event he usually skips.

99.   In the end, Maier opted to protect his lead atop the World Cup rankings, instead of his back.

100.   In the end, Maier opted to try to protect his lead instead of his back.