The Daily Numbers for Wednesday, April 6

The Daily Numbers: 3,000 Villanova fans who jammed the football stadium on campus to welcome the national champion Wildcats back home.

1 p.m. Friday, when Villanova will be honored with parade downtown.

5 blocks, route of parade, from 20th and Market to Dilworth Park at City Hall.

3 Dem candidates for U.S. Senate nomination who squared off in debate last night.

2,000 dollar scholarship won by Chichester High student Austin Wilson in a safe driving contest.

2 big projects being touted by Delaware County Council as signs of Delco’s economic health - Sunoco Logistics’ pipeline plans and the redevelopment of Granite Run Mall.

1,000 full-time jobs created by the 2 projects when they’re don.

50 million dollars in new education funding being divvied up by Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf.

2 Dem presidential frontrunners, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, will be in Philly today.

9, age of reporter under fire for her coverage of a crime in Selinsgrove, Pa. She has her own paper, website and Facebook page where she posts news her neighborhood.

500 vehicles stranded for almost 24 hours on 16-mile stretch of Pa. Turnpike back in February blizzard. State officials are making changes to avoid any reoccurrence.

10 wins for your Philadelphia 76ers, thus avoiding the ignominy of tying the all-time record for losses set by the ‘72-’73 Sixers that went 9-73.

10.6 rating for TV broadcast of Villanova’s big win Monday night.

37 percent decline from the year before.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.

Yes, they shut down I-95 and the Blue Route to get the Villanova Wildcats, who were running late, back to the Villanova campus for their welcome home celebration. Love it.

I Don’t Get It: Are we beginning to see the end of Donald Trump? He lost last night to Ted Cruz in Wisconsin.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Bernie Sanders, who beat Hillary Clinton again in Wisconsin yesterday. He’s not going away.

Quote Box: “You taught them to listen, and you know, for an 18- to 21-year-old, that’s not normal.”

- Villanova coach Jay Wright, congratulating the parents of his players.

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