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GO FIGURE
Mark Bechtel
November 24, 2003
$1 millionBonus promised U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, who set seven world records last summer, by swimsuit maker Speedo if he wins seven golds at either the 2004 or the 2008 Olympics.
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November 24, 2003

Go Figure

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$1 million
Bonus promised U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, who set seven world records last summer, by swimsuit maker Speedo if he wins seven golds at either the 2004 or the 2008 Olympics.

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Pitches clocked at 100 mph or faster thrown by Astros closer Billy Wagner last season, according to the new Bill James Handbook.

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Pitches clocked at 100 mph or faster thrown by all other major league pitchers combined last season, according to James's book.

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Wins for the Grizzlies in their first nine games, the deepest into a season that they have been above .500 in their nine-year history.

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Points for Warriors guard Mike Dunleavy Jr.—a season low—in a 104-98 loss to the Clippers in just the second NBA game in which a player faced a team coached by his father.

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Age of Brian Vickers, who won the Busch series to become the youngest driver to win a NASCAR title.

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