Go Figure

78
Percent more alcohol consumed on average by college athletes than by students who aren't athletes, according to a study in the Journal of American College Health.

8-1; 15-1
Odds of the Broncos' winning the '99 Super Bowl with and without John Elway, who is still pondering retirement.

370
Weight, in pounds, of Cowboys offensive lineman Nate Newton late last season.

297
Newton's weight, after dieting and strenuous working out, at a recent Cowboys minicamp.

21.6
Percent decline in attendance at the Indiana boys' high school basketball tournament from 1997, when all schools competed in one class, to '98, when they were divided into four classes.

240,000,000
Distance from Earth, in miles, of the asteroid Dominikhasek, which was registered with the International Astronomical Union by Czech astronomers in honor of the native-son and Sabres goalie.

.245
Average with ump Durwood Merrill behind the plate of .302 hitter Ken Griffey Jr., who wrote the foreword to Merrill's new book, You're Out and You're Ugly, Too.