Go Figure

$2.4 million
Amount by which the Yankees' payroll increased after they shed the salaries of third basemen Drew Henson and Aaron Boone and traded Alfonso Soriano for Alex Rodriguez.

$4.4 million
Value of tickets sold by the Yankees in the four days after they traded for Rodriguez.

7
Times that Tiger Woods has played as a professional in the Nissan Open, the only pro tournament he has entered at least five times without winning.

4,107
Attendance at the 3,860-seat USF Soccer Stadium in Tampa to watch Kansas City beat D.C. United 1-0 last Thursday in an exhibition game that was Freddy Adu's pro debut.

12
Straight wins at the start of his head coaching career for the Nets' Lawrence Frank, tying Red Sox manager Joe Morgan (1988) and New York Gothams manager Jim Price (1884) for the best start in the four major North American pro sports.

14
Consecutive home losses for the Penguins, an NHL record; Pittsburgh is winless in its last 18 games, the most losses in a row ever for an NHL team.