The American League champion Red Sox employ a more traditional closer in young fireball Jonathan Papelbon.
Premier League champion Manchester United and Van Persie who scored 26 league goals this season is an obvious exception.
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Leeds, which was relegated from the top-flight in 2004, now faces an away game at Premier League champion Manchester City.
In France , Rennes sealed its place in the final of the French League Cup following a 2-0 win over league champion Montpellier.
And the National League champion Rockies have something way more important--a deep bullpen that consistently keeps the opposition at bay over the final three or four innings.
Chelsea's 2012-13 season officially began when the Blues faced Manchester City on Aug. 12 in the FA. Community Shield, the annual curtain-raiser between English soccer's league champion and the FA Cup winner.
The Patriot League champion Black Knights, in Charlottesville for the second year in a row and in the tournament for the fifth time in 10 years, return with just 10 holdover players from last year's team on a roster dominated by freshmen and sophomores.
But if Wilpon and Katz lose National League batting champion Jose Reyes to the Marlins there will likely even be less supporters at Citi Field in 2012.
Those final seconds at Griffin Park will have been significant only in crowning Doncaster, rather than Bournemouth, as champion of League 1.
He replaces Youssef Zouaoui, who was sacked after the club failed to reach the final of the African Champion's League.
Lamine N'Diaye -- Mazembe head coach -- was delighted to have captured the African Champion's League in his first season with the team.
He was advised not to fly to the Champion's League game in Denmark with the team after it was suspected he may have broken a rib.
At the very least, the winner of the Bedlam series will be Big 12 champion and earn the league's BCS bid to the Fiesta Bowl.
Imagine playing League of Legends or Starcraft 2 with champion abilities or custom commands mapped to your smartphone.
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The 2012 champion of England's Premier League is scheduled to play Chelsea in a game at Yankee Stadium this weekend.
Controversial world 800m champion Caster Semenya finished third on her Diamond League debut as Kenya's Janeth Jepkosgei won the race and title.
Some feminists remain unhappy that the Ivy League-educated lawyer hasn't used her position to champion what they view as more substantive issues.
For the past decade, the Chinese Super League has fielded 16 teams (Bejing Guoan is the 2009 champion) throughout China, from Dalian to Shenzhen.
And yet, throughout his time in the league, there's been this lurking concern that Anthony, while one of the league's finest scorers, was not equipped with the mettle of a champion like, well, Garnett.
"The Red Bulls seem to be in a league of their own, but the Ferrari was very strong, " said the world champion.
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The World Series champion Giants have had to plan carefully this spring to get through the Cactus League with much of their roster headed to the WBC Marco Scutaro on Venezuela, Angel Pagan and Andres Torres on Puerto Rico, Vogelsong and reliever Jeremy Affeldt on the U.S. team, closer Sergio Romo pitching for Mexico.
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