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• n  the status of being a champion
• n  a competition at which a champion is chosen
• n  the act of providing approval and support

• Nets are prepared for play on Centre Court at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 22, 2008.
• Betty won in 1950, regained her championship in 1956 and has held it ever since.
• Her focus and hunger to win paid swift dividends, as she won the Pan American championships in 1991, 1992 and 1994 and finished third in the 1995 world championships in her event .

• title
• backing
• backup
• patronage

News & Articles

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• Pac-Man Championship Edition DX + Coming This Summer
  Pac-Man Championship Edition DX is adding a plus symbol to the end of its title this Summer with a free update and some optional paid maps based on classic Namco Bandai games. The update will be free for owners of Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, and it will add new Achievements or Trophies and update the user interface of the leaderboards making them easier to browse. Along with the free update ...
  June 12, 2013 - Game Informer
• Soccer-Argentine championship results and standings
  June 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship match on Wednesday Wednesday, June 12Velez Sarsfield 0 All Boys 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Newell's Old Boys 17 11 2 4 37 20 35 2 River Plate 17 9 5 3 24 16 32 3 Lanus 16 7 8 1 19 9 29 4 San Lorenzo 17 7 7 3 23 14 28 5 Godoy Cruz 17 7 6 4 22 15 27 6 Quilmes 17 7 6 4 25 20 27 7 Arsenal 17 7 5 5 21 21 26 8 San ...
  June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports
• Championship T-shirts often shipped to impoverished countries
  So, what happens to the losing team's national championship T-shirts?
  June 12, 2013 - The Oklahoma Daily

Quotes

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• Chris Bosh in Kansas City Star
  I expect us to compete for a championship,Bosh told ESPN. "I think both Dwyane and I, we both wanted an opportunity where right away we would be competing. : We're ready to sacrifice a lot of things in order to do that. It's not about the...
• Stan Van Gundy in New York Times
  I think they're instant contenders,Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy, whose team made the finals in 2009, told The Associated Press. "I don't think there's any doubt. They're instant contenders to win an NBA championship."
• Tiger Wood in Sydney Morning Herald
  As I said it yesterday, it's a process,Woods said. "You have to just build. All the Opens that I've won I've had one stretch of nine holes. I got myself back in the championship with those nine holes."