11.   Hingis is seeking an unprecedented third straight Toray crown.

12.   Rodman, determined to prove he could be more of a boon than a distraction after two difficult years in San Antonio, captured his fifth straight rebounding crown.

13.   The celebration was more subdued last year when the Lakers won their second straight NBA crown on the road in Philadelphia.

14.   The Bayern, dreaming of a record fourth straight Bundesliga crown, are five points back and now have to hope the top two teams stumble.

15.   In August, Woods won an unprecedented third straight US Amateur crown.

16.   But he looked in top form as he prepared to bid for his third straight Wimbledon crown.

17.   Dallas receiver Michael Irvin has already predicted the Cowboys will win a third straight NFL crown.

18.   Jordan, who guided the Chicago Bulls to three straight NBA crowns, quit to try and make the major leagues in the Chicago White Sox organization.

19.   Sampras won a third straight Wimbledon crown.

20.   San Francisco linebacker Ken Norton Jnr cannot escape painful memories, even on the verge of an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl crown.