Most look up and admire the stars. A champion climbs a mountain and grabs one.    From LearnThat.org.  [Anonymous]

A champion show dog.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Sometimes, the champion is the best team in a three-week, six-game tournament.    From Wordnik.com.  [A four-team playoff could work] Reference

Surely, she realizes the true measure of a champion is the ability to knowing when he or she is defeated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clinton touts support from 'white Americans'] Reference

But the only national champion is Midland Lee in 1999.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - National rankings alter football] Reference

Each Masters champion is allowed to keep his Green Jacket.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The two-time champion is always a name to watch at the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - The 19th hole] Reference

And at 31, the four-time Olympic champion is still a force.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Phelps, Kitajima add to tally of world swimming records] Reference

Contast that with Sarah Palin – champion basketball player.    From Wordnik.com.  [ProWomanProLife » Sarah Palin in Hamilton, ON] Reference

Crowning a national champion is only nominally its function.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Abomination has spoken] Reference

But the champion is not only without e-mail, he's without music.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Riders take their security seriously] Reference

'' People throw the word champion around willy-nilly these days.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age News Headlines] Reference

The 2003 U.S. Open champion is bidding for his second major title.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Roddick gets rematch with Federer] Reference

The 2004 U.S. Open champion is bidding for her second major title.    From Wordnik.com.  [Safina, Kuznetsova set up all-Russian final at French Open] Reference

TULSA Lee Janzen, a two-time U.S. Open champion, is out of the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Janzen out of Open on rules violation] Reference

The British Open champion is exempt from the tournament until he's 66.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Journeyman Hamilton captures British Open] Reference

Roddick predicted that Murray was a Grand Slam title champion-in-waiting.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Roar - Your Sports Opinion] Reference

The game which determines the champion is (duh) “the championship game”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » How Jonathan Adler Gets It Wrong, and Soccer Gets It Right:] Reference

World champion is as high as you can get, except for maybe Olympic champion.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hamm touches sky on bars, wins America's first all-around title] Reference

Biscayne, Florida; the 1996 Wimbledon champion is 31-16 this season, including.    From Wordnik.com.  [1999 U.S. Open - Men's seeds] Reference

'' Whoever they crown champion is the only winner, '' Bird said after the Los Angeles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bird leaves Pacers with head held high] Reference

They join National champion Saurav Ghosal, who himself rose to a career best 28th spot.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference

Mark Field: The game which determines the champion is (duh) “the championship game”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » How Jonathan Adler Gets It Wrong, and Soccer Gets It Right:] Reference

Last and the most important battle of the league is against the called champion Cynthia.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Nigeria striker Martins joins Russian champions] Reference

Perhaps what we need for MY to champion is a BRAC style commission for weapons acquisition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Mark Bowden, Atlantic, Shilling for the F-22] Reference

The reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion is one win ... tennis | Comment | Recommend.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tennis News: Stories, Tournaments, Rankings, Money Leaders, Davis Cup] Reference

The U.S., the 2007 champion, is bidding to reach the semifinals for the fourth straight year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Croatia leads U.S. 2-0 in Davis Cup behind Cilic, Karlovic wins] Reference

A four-time NBA champion is going on five after doing what he does best - drain clutch jumpers.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

If the champion is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the BCS, it will play in the BCS Championship game.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

He was always being outsmarted by long-term champion Yokozuna and his handlers, Jim Cornette and Mr. Fuji.    From Wordnik.com.  [BuddyTV] Reference

Odd that the champion is making his way to the ring first as most times the champ ends up coming out last.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fury Promo | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference

Norway, the 2000 Olympic champion, is the top seed in Group B and will face France, Brazil and South Korea.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - U.S. gets tough draw in Women's World Cup] Reference

The three-time French Open champion is starting to prove his worth on hardcourts, winning the Tennis Masters.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Men's seeded player profiles] Reference

There are numerous reasons to stay with Punk as a long-term champion, but let's closely look at three of them.    From Wordnik.com.  [PWTorch.com] Reference

The reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion is one win away from adding his name to another rarefied group.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nadal is barreling through Australian Open draw] Reference

The Commonwealth champion is heading up to Fort William to prepare for his WBA title fight with Wladimir Klitschko.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dereck Chisora delighted with three-fight deal for Klitschkos' titles] Reference

There's no way last year's Superbowl champion is about to go 1-3 by losing at home to a bunch of half-baked Chargers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three 'dog blight (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference

I am convinced that the reason the Englishman John Nunn never became world champion is that he is too clever forthat.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Too Smart to Become the Chess World Champion?] Reference

Wiggins, a three-time Olympic pursuit champion, is sixth overall, 4: 53 behind, after finishing seventh in the stage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Schlecks make move, drop Armstrong to 4th] Reference

Ndereba to bid for Bupa Run title champion Jaouad Gharib and Kenya's James Kwambai have been added to the line-up for.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to China says 43-year-old woman dead of swine flu] Reference