0 - First downs for the Baltimore Ravens offense in the first half on Monday. The Ravens embarrassed themselves in Jacksonville, losing 12-7 to the Jaguars in front of almost 63,000 fans and millions more watching Monday Night Football. They compiled a franchise- worst 16 first-half yards as they lost to a Jaguars squad they had previously beaten five straight times. Baltimore began one second- quarter drive on the Jacksonville 45-yard line and ended up punting from its own 22. With 1:43 left and the Ravens down by five, Joe Flacco was intercepted to seal the loss.
2 - Phone calls gone wrong for Cardinals manager Tony La Russa in Game 5 of the World Series. With Monday's game tied at two in the 8th, La Russa called bullpen coach Derek Lilliquist, asking that Marc Rzepczynski and Jason Motte get loose. Lilliquist only heard the first name, so La Russa called again to clarify. This time, Lilliquist heard Lance Lynn's name, but still not Motte's. With the bases loaded, La Russa wanted Motte — but he wasn't ready. Mike Napoli then got the winning hit off Rzepczynski.
4 x 109 - Dollars being wrestled over in the NBA lockout. Commissioner David Stern an- nounced Monday that the first two weeks of the upcoming NBA season are canceled, since players and owners can't come to terms on how to split nearly $4 billion in basketball-related income. Other points of disagreement include a salary cap exception for free agents, and the maximum length of player contracts. It is estimated that the players will lose $350 million for every month of missed games.
20 - Career field goals made by Tufts senior Adam Auerbach, one shy of the all-time record set by Chris Wild (LA ‘92). With three regular season games remaining, the record is well within reach. Auerbach is 20-for-35 on field goal attempts in his four years on the Hill, and he nailed a career-long 44 yarder in his sophomore year. He has already secured a place in Jumbos football lore: At the 2009 Homecoming game, he made both the game-tying and game-winning kicks to lift Tufts over Bowdoin.
38 - Positive goal differential for the Tufts field hockey team during the regular season. The Jumbos outscored opponents 54-16 as they compiled an 11-3 record, with six of those victories coming in shutout fash- ion. Despite a loss to Bowdoin yesterday, they will have home-field advantage in the NESCAC Tournament starting on Saturday, though winning a conference champion- ship won't be easy. Tufts is the No. 4 seed in the tournament behind Middlebury, Amherst and undefeated Bowdoin.
