14 - Consecutive home games in which the field hockey team had allowed no more than one goal, including the postseason, prior to Saturday's match against No. 5 ranked Trinity. The Bantams defeated the Jumbos 2-1 in overtime, handing Tufts its first loss of the year and snapping the aforementioned streak.
36- Days that the Tufts volleyball team had gone without a loss before it fell on the road to Middlebury on Friday, effectively ending its 19-game winning streak. The 3-1 loss was the first of the season in NESCAC play, but the Jumbos remained atop the conference standings at 5-1. Though Tufts took the first set 28-26, the Panthers rallied for three consecutive victories.
246 - Rushing yards for Alabama running back Mark Ingram in Saturday's 20-6 win over South Carolina. Ingram has now rushed for 905 yards this season, averaging a remarkable 6.7 yards per attempt. The sophomore speedster is the centerpiece of the Crimson Tide offense, and his performance on Saturday vaulted him to the front of the Heisman Trophy race and Alabama into the No. 1 spot in this week's AP Top-25 poll.
5 - Touchdowns thrown by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the second quarter of Sunday's 59-0 blasting of the hapless Tennessee Titans. Brady's five scores set a new NFL record, helping build the largest halftime lead in league history, 45-0. New England's signal-caller hit Randy Moss for 129 yards and three scores and hooked up with Wes Welker for 150 yards and two scores, finishing with 380 yards and six touchdowns on the day.
310 - Minutes that the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim dueled in Game 2 of the ALCS on Saturday. The contest lasted 13 innings beneath heavy rain, finally ending when Jerry Hairston Jr. scored on a throwing error by Angels second baseman Maicer Izturis, giving the Yankees a 4-3 victory and a 2-0 series lead.
16 - Rushing yards accumulated by the Jumbos against Trinity this Saturday in their 10-3 Parents Day loss. Tufts, who entered the game ranked second in the NESCAC in ground yardage, ran into a stiff Bantams defense, which allowed the Jumbos to a 0.6 yards-per-carry average. Junior Pat Bailey was held to just 27 yards on 11 carries while senior quarterback Tom McManama finished with a net -7 yards.
