11.   This past year, he was among the top-ranked mountain bikers in the world, and was crowned champion at several national and world cup races.

12.   Andre Agassi, the newly crowned French Open champion, withdrew Tuesday from the Gerry Weber Open, a major ATP buildup for the upcoming Wimbledon.

13.   And perhaps this will be the tournament where newly crowned Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport leaps to a Grand Slam title, building on the gold she captured in Atlanta.

14.   France went on to be crowned champions.

15.   It lost the Copa del Rey final to Deportivo de la Coruna in March and lies second in the league, behind newly crowned champion Valencia.

16.   Iwata, the newly crowned Asian Club champion, has played fewer matches than others because of its competition in Tehran late last month.

17.   Newly crowned European champion Christine Arron of France, who became the third fastest woman in history last week, was absent.

18.   On the night they could have been crowned champions, the Los Angeles Lakers had their most lopsided loss of the season.

19.   Singh, the newly crowned PGA champion, admitted to some negative thoughts at the start of his second round.

20.   Singh, the newly crowned PGA champion, had one bogey and five birdies, including three in a row.