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0 — Hits allowed by junior pitcher Adam Ottavino, who struck out 14 against James Madison to record just the eighth no-hitter in Northeastern history.

2.2 — The money owed basketball coach Jim O’Brien — in millions of dollars — after a court finds that he was unjustly fired by Ohio State.

3-4-5 — The stunning finish of Americans (Meb Keflezighi, Brian Sell, Alan Culpepper) in the Boston Marathon.

3-7-8-6 — As in innings pitched, hits, runs, and earned runs allowed by Pedro Martínez in his return to Fenway Park, a 10-2 Red Sox win over the Mets.

4 — How many drug tests Ricky Williams fails, which leads to yet another one-year suspension from the NFL.

4:45 — Time it took the Red Sox and Yankees to play a game at Fenway, the longest nine-inning affair in major league history.

5 — Overtime periods needed before Lewiston beat Brunswick, 2-1, to win the Eastern Maine High School Championship.

9 — Number of hours by which skipper Bruno Peyton and his crew shattered the trans-Atlantic sailing record, going from New York to the coast of Britain in 4 days 8 hours 23 minutes 54 seconds.

10 — David Duval’s score on the par-5 second hole during the second round of the Masters.

10 — Rocco Mediate’s score at the par-3 12th in the final round of the Masters.

11 — How many teams in his 14 NBA seasons that Jim Jackson played for before he was cut by Phoenix and eventually retired.

12 — The age of Dakota Dowd, who is given an exemption into the LPGA Tour’s Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open as a tribute to her cancer-stricken mother.

13 — Consecutive wins for the Red Sox over the Orioles, stretching to the end of 2005.

14 — Kimberly Kim’s age, the youngest winner of the US Women’s Amateur.

15 — Length of contract, in years, signed by Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro.

19 — Innings played by Red Sox and White Sox, a game won by Chicago, 6-5, after 6 hours 19 minutes.

25 — As in minutes, the time it took Doug Mirabelli to get from his plane at Logan Airport to the catcher’s position behind home plate to catch Tim Wakefield against the Yankees. Mirabelli had been reacquired in a trade from the Padres earlier that day.

26 — Shots taken by Corey Pavin to set a PGA Tour mark for lowest front-nine score, en route to a 61 in the first round of the US Bank Championship in Milwaukee.

35 — Consecutive games in which the Phillies’ Chase Utley notched a hit.

50 — Number of games Tampa Bay prospect Delmon Young is suspended after tossing a bat at an umpire in a Triple A game in Pawtucket.

60 — The score shot by Phil Mickelson while paired with former president Bush at Cape Arundel GC in Kennebunkport, Maine.

74 (and counting) — Consecutive home wins for Bowdoin’s women’s basketball team.

81 — Points scored by Kobe Bryant in the Lakers’ 122-104 win over the Toronto Raptors.

99 — The number of teams at 65 colleges and universities that were cited by the NCAA for failing to maintain new academic requirements.

100 — Suspension, in games, for minor league pitcher Angel Rocha after he tests positive for steroids.

102 — How many minutes the Oilers and Sharks went in Game 3 of their NHL playoff series. The Oilers won, 3-2, in the third overtime.

113 — Points scored by Epiphanny Prince of Murray Bergtraum High School in New York.

139 — Michelle Wie’s score through two rounds, as she easily makes the cut in a men’s tournament in Korea, the SK Telecom Open.

204 — Yards from which Tiger Woods holed a 4-iron for an eagle-2 at Royal Hoylake’s 14th hole in the second round of the British Open.

600 — Career victories reached by North Reading High School baseball coach Frank Carey.

700 — Magic plateau for wins reached by Bentley women’s basketball coach Barbara Stevens.

5,000 — Milestone number of games umpired by Bruce Froemming.

9,000 — Number of local police mobilized by Italy in the days leading up to the Winter Olympics in Turin.

50,000 — In dollars, the alleged value of a chain reportedly stolen from the Celtics’ Sebastian Telfair.

$250,000 — The fine levied against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban for tearing into referees during the NBA Finals.

2,870,000 — The average salary of a major league baseball player.

50 million — Amount of money Muhammad Ali reportedly receives after selling his name to the firm CKX, Inc.

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