61.   Facing elimination, the three-time defending World Series champions won three straight from Oakland, traveling across the country twice to do it.

62.   Five days later, he got a call from Bob Bradley, coach of the MLS defending champion Chicago Fire.

63.   Four years ago, Roethlisberger came to the trials as defending champion, finished third and thanked his stars.

64.   For two days, Kuchar was paired with the Ernie Els and Justin Leonard, defending champions from the U.S. and British Open.

65.   He holds a seven-point lead over defending champion Gil de Ferran, who was third for Team Penske at Long Beach.

66.   He is joined in the semifinals by defending champion Mike Marsh of the U.S. and Frankie Fredericks of Namibia.

67.   He finished second to defending race champion Littlebitlively after a stretch duel.

68.   He is here as defending world champion.

69.   Heritage of Gold has jumped to the top of the older female ranks by virtue of her two victories this year against defending champion Beautiful Pleasure.

70.   If you compare that to repeating as defending champion, I think coming back from cancer and winning the first one was definitely harder.