Tony Stewart fails to qualify and will be unable to defend his crown.

His involvement was rewarded, when he successfully defended his crown in 1989.

He has been extremely generous in his willingness to defend his crown.

He successfully defended his crown the following year.

Then a deal was signed for him to defend his crown against Mike Tyson in November 1991.

And she gave every sign that she would defend her crown successfully this year.

He defended his crown in 1978 and 1979.

He successfully defended his crown in 1967 and 1968, before falling to third place in the 1969 championship.

He returned to defend his crown in 1849 but was largely ignored by the public, finishing fifth.

Those and other memorable moments were officially tabled today, when the Yankees returned to work to defend their crown.