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Peter King
August 09, 2004
33Times that the Heat and its new center, Shaquille O'Neal, will appear on national TV in 2004-05.
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Times that the Heat and its new center, Shaquille O'Neal, will appear on national TV in 2004-05.

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Times that the Heat appeared on national TV during the last two seasons.

87%
Increase in merchandise sales over last year's for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury since rookie Diana Taurasi joined the team in April.

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Shoe size the average U.S. women's foot has grown since 1986 (from 7� to 8�), an increase that, according to the podiatry school at Temple University, is a result of Title IX and the subsequent boom in women's sports; playing sports stimulates bone growth in the feet.

$385 million
Amount spent since last summer by England's Chelsea soccer club (owned by oil tycoon Roman Abramovich) to acquire 19 players, more than the total spending of the Premier League's 19 other teams during that time.

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Times that Roger Clemens has been ejected from a major league game.

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Times that Clemens has been ejected from one of his son Kacy's 10-and-under youth league games, after Roger spat sunflower seeds on an umpire while arguing a call last Saturday.

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