1.   The champion was playing well below par.

2.   And in Chicago, the reigning MLS champions played their season opener on a spray-painted Soldier Field against Dallas.

3.   And it seems that real champions play their best tennis at the most crucial points in a match.

4.   Champions also play important roles after the work arrangements have been settled.

5.   Defending champion Tennessee plays Notre Dame in the other semifinal game.

6.   Garber said he would like to see the World Cup champions play a world all-star team, a match that could follow an MLS game.

7.   Held every two years in different cities, it drew large numbers of fans to watch league champions play international teams.

8.   His champions will play a Carolina franchise that missed the playoffs last season and in seven of the past eight.

9.   Is it uncool to expect champions to play like champions?

10.   Not whether the two-time defending PGA champion had played himself into contention.