The Daily Numbers: 1 punch landed by Ray Rice the shook the sports world yesterday.
4 million dollars, how much Ray Rice was scheduled to be paid this year by the Baltimore Ravens. Yesterday they released him after video surfaced of his striking his then-girlfriend.
2 game suspension that was made ‘indefinite’ by the NFL yesterday.
30-day snapshot of drug and alcohol use by Delco teens show use is down.
19.1 percent of Delco youths who said they had used alcohol in the 30 days before the survey.
1.9 point decline from 2011 and below statewide mark of 20.3 percent.
2.5 percent dip in use of inhalants.
10.1 percent who said they had used marijuana.
6 percent who said they smoked cigarettes. That’s the one area that is up, from 5.7 percent in 2011.
1 student dropped off at wrong school in the switch of busing services to a private contractor in Springfield School District.
3 to 23 months in prison for a man sentenced yesterday in connection with a series of car break-ins parked outside an Upper Darby fitness center.
5 unlocked homes near the train station in Radnor that were hit by burglars who struck while people slept inside.
6:30 tonight, when Ridley teachers plan to do informational picketing to protest the lack of a new contract.
3 new schools that opened yesterday in Philadelphia, even amid the district’s struggles.
25 dollar fine - instead of a criminal charges - for possession of small amounts of pot under bill set to be signed by Philly Mayor Michael Nutter.
4th American who contracted the Ebola virus in West Africa who is expected to arrive for treatment at an Atlanta hospital.
4 children killed in fire in Chicago.
25 point decline for stock market yesterday.
6, as in iPhone6, set to be unveiled by the tech company today.
2 offensive linemen likely to miss some time for Eagles. Both Evan Mathis and Allen Barbre have knee and ankle ailments. It’s not yet known how long they will be out.
1-0 and alone at the top of the NFC East for the Eagles. Every other team in the division lost on the 1st weekend.
35-14 shellacking laid on the Giants by the Lions in Monday Night Football.
.313 batting average for Phillies centerfielder Ben Revere. That puts him just a few points behind NL leader Justin Morneau of Colorado.
4 year post-season ban against Penn State appearing in bowl games that was lifted by the NCAA yesterday. The school also can now again offer its full complement of 85 scholarships.
60 million dollar fine against the school that remains, as well as forfeiting 111 wins under Joe Paterno and 1 under Tom Bradley.
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The Eagles don’t seem all that important today. Thank Ray Rice for that.
I Don’t Get It: It only last a few seconds, but the power in that video of Rice punching his then-girlfriend goes way beyond the screen.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to whoever decided to go public with the video and offer it to TMZ.
Quote Box: “That video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today.”
- NFL statement in wake of new Ray Rice video.
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