3 - Consecutive years with a one-game playoff to decide a postseason spot in Major League Baseball. The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers will play one final game tonight to decide who will be the American League Central champion. Last year, the Twins suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox in a playoff game, while the year before the Colorado Rockies used their tie-breaking victory over the San Diego Padres to propel themselves to the World Series.
40- Difference in shots between the Tufts field hockey team and Bates in the Jumbos' 3-1 win on Saturday in Lewiston, Maine. Tufts kept the barrage coming all game, finishing with a season-high 44 shots on the day. The Jumbos also kept the Bobcats' offense in check by limiting them to just four shots, with three of them coming in the second half. The dominating effort helped keep Tufts undefeated at 7-0 on the season.
4 - Members of the Washington Capitals who comprise the top four players in the League in terms of points so far in this young NHL season. The Caps are 2-0 and have scored 10 goals in their wins over the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs. That has led to a flurry of points by two-time reigning MVP Alex Ovechkin, who is at the top with six. Fellow winger Alexander Semin and centers Brooks Laich and Nicklas Backstrom all have five points each, putting them just behind their teammate in spots two through four.
2 - Men's soccer teams besides Tufts that do not have a NESCAC win so far this season. Despite an 0-3-1 record in the conference, the Jumbos have a realistic chance at making the NESCAC tournament thanks to the winless records of Bates and Colby. The teams are currently battling it out for eighth place in the NESCAC, which is the final spot to earn a conference tournament berth.
31 - NFL Teams, out of 32, that Brett Favre has beaten in his career heading into the Minnesota Vikings' game last night versus the Green Bay Packers. A win would give Favre victories over every team in the league, making him the only player in history to accomplish such a feat. Not that the game, with the storyline of Favre facing his old team, needed any extra drama.
9 - Games between three goal efforts for the women's soccer team before its 3-0 win Saturday at Bates. The last time the Jumbos had scored more than two goals in a game was on Oct. 19 of last season in a 3-0 victory over Wesleyan. The breakout offensive performance came after a frustrating game against non-conference foe Babson in which the team was shut out despite numerous chances.
