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Numerical Nonsense

6…Number of high school players selected before former Pitt forward Chris Taft in… 6…Number of high school players selected before former Pitt forward Chris Taft in last week’s NBA Draft. Golden State, the team that drafted Taft No. 42 overall, used one of its picks at No. 40 to select a high school player.

$100,000…Size of the fine handed down by the NFL to Minnesota head coach Mike Tice after he illegally scalped his personal allotment of tickets to the last Super Bowl. Two of his assistants face a $10,000 fine for a similar crime.

2:45…Duration of the women’s final at Wimbledon last week, the longest final in tournament history. Venus Williams outlasted Lindsay Davenport, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 9-7, to win the title.

4…Number of Red Sox starting in next week’s Major League Baseball All-Star game in Detroit.

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