0 - Home losses that the Moravian College women's basketball team, Tufts' first-round NCAA Tournament opponent, has on the season. The Jumbos will travel to Bethlehem, Penn. on Friday for the tournament, matchups for which were announced on Monday. Although Moravian is just 6-6 on the road, they boast a 14-0 record at home, while the Jumbos are 11-2 outside Cousens Gym. The victor will move on to face the winner of a contest betweenThe College of New Jersey and DeSales on Saturday.
23 million - Contract amount, in dollars, that Super Bowl quarterback Kurt Warner proposed that the Arizona Cardinals offer in order to get him to stay with the defending NFC champions. After a recent visit to San Francisco, the free agent Warner returned to demand the two-year, incentive-laden deal. Additionally, Warner agreed to reduce his contract by $1 million if star wide receiver Anquan Boldin is resigned.
16 - Teams competing in the second annual World Baseball Classic, set to kick off action tomorrow morning in Puerto Rico. The United States will be competing in Pool C along with Canada, Italy and Venezuela and will begin play this Saturday at 2 p.m. Japan, nicknamed the Samurai, features five big-name Major Leaguers and will embark upon the defense of its world title tomorrow against South Korea.
.98 - Seconds by which senior quad-captain James Longhurt set the NESCAC and Tufts record in the 50-yard backstroke last weekend at the conference meet at Wesleyan.His winning time of 25.82 seconds was also a Natatorium Pool record, as he outdistanced himself from defending champion and senior co-captain Tyler Bonewell of Williams by .52 seconds. Longhurst also placed first in the 200-yard medley relay and third in the 100-yard backstroke.
862 - Saves on the season by freshman hockey goalie Scott Barchard, a new Tufts record, as he surpassed Ben Crapser (E ‘04) by 164 goals. Barchard solidified his place in the record books on Saturday with a 50-save effort against Amherst in the team's season-ending NESCAC Tournament loss. Additionally, within a 24-hour period two weeks ago, Barchard made an aggregate 112 saves to net NESCAC Player of the Week honors.
19.4 - The average number of months the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which is handling Barry Bonds' appeal on perjury charges, takes to make a decision. According to the Administrative Office of the federal courts, the circuit to which Bonds appealed takes 50 percent longer than their colleagues in the rest of the nation. At this rate, a decision on Bonds' fate would occur in Sept. 2010.
