1.   JUDO Traditional powerhouses dominated the World Championships, which ended Sunday in Japan.

2.   The Catalonian and Basque regions have been the traditional economic powerhouses of Spain, attracting job-seekers from poorer Spanish regions.

3.   This year, New York City had five winners, with the traditional powerhouses of Stuyvesant High School and Bronx High School of Science having only one winner each.

4.   Unlike fans of traditional powerhouses such as Italy or Brazil, soccer followers in the U.S. are widely considered subdued.

5.   When the chalk dust settled, the gymnastics world belonged again to the traditional powerhouses.

6.   Within Asia, China is taking on greater significance as the economies of traditional powerhouses, such as Japan and Singapore, falter.

7.   Real Madrid, the other traditional powerhouse of Spanish soccer, also plays away from home on Saturday, against lower-half Espanyol.

8.   Ajax Amsterdam appointed Ronald Koeman as its coach Monday, relying on the former Barcelona defender to halt a miserable losing streak by the traditional Dutch powerhouse.

9.   Although up-and-coming nations such as Estonia made their mark in the cross-country trails, the Games brought nothing but bitter disappointment to traditional Nordic powerhouses.

10.   Although up-and-coming nations such as Estonia made their mark, the Games brought nothing but bitter disappointment to traditional Nordic skiing powerhouses.