HERE’S YOUR 7-DAY 4-CAST
Numbers to remember as the sports scene unfolds this week:
4Players
in NHL history
have scored more than 10 goals in less than 10 games to start the season, the latest being New York Rangers’ Jaromir Jagr last month. He has cooled only slightly since then and brings his scoring prowess to the ACC against the Leafs on Tuesday. 15Of
the 30 NBA head
coaches have played in the league, but only two also played for the teams they coach — Avery Johnson of the Dallas Mavericks and Mo Cheeks of Philadelphia. Cheeks, in his first year as the Sixers coach, has a double dose of the Raptors this week, at the ACC on Tuesday and in Philly on Wednesday. 30.5Per
cent is what
Terrell Owens contributed to the total offence of the Philadelphia Eagles in his seven games this year. Before being suspended for the season, he was heading toward the best-ever totals in his 10year career (projected: 107 catches, 1,744 yards). In their first home date since booting Owens, the Eagles meet the Cowboys tomorrow. 5
Of Annika Sorenstam’s
nine wins on the LPGA Tour this year were in defence of ’04 titles. She goes for No. 6 this week at the season-ending ADT Championship, where she could push her money winnings over the $2.5 million (U.S.) mark. 9Times
Damon Allen
has been part of a CFL division championship game, and five times he has been on the winning side. Next Sunday marks the QB’s third straight East final with the Argos as he tries for his sixth Grey Cup game. 6,106Is
the Toronto
Marlies’ average attendance through five games at the Ricoh Coliseum, 21 per cent better than last season when the Leafs’ farm club was in St. John’s. After six games on the road, the Marlies return home Saturday against Houston. 3Canadians
have won
medals at the world gymnastics championships, including two by Mississauga’s Curtis Hibbert. Still no gold, but hopes are high for Edmonton’s Brandon O’Neill — a five-time winner in floor exercises against international fields — as the worlds begin next Sunday.