The Daily Numbers: 2.5 days, amount of time section of I-95 in Philly was closed. Initial reports indicated the span could be shut down five days. Nice work.


180,000 vehicles a day that used that stretch of I-95, all of which were detoured. In other words, a commuter’s nightmare.


8 million dollars OK’d by the Delaware River Port Authority for repairs to the Commodore Barry Bridge.


900,000 dollars, amount believed ripped off from a Marcus Hook business by a “trusted” employee. She’s been held for trial.


51 to 35 percent edge for Hillary Clinton in the latest Franklin & Marshall poll of Pennsylvania voters. Clinton is now expanding her lead, which had shrunk to 12 points in February.


7 billion viewers now checking out Comcast’s on-demand video services.


350 million dollars to be spent on the new casino to be built at Philadelphia Park. Ought to take them at least a couple of hours to recover that money from unlucky gamblers.


25,000 dollar chip unveiled for high rollers by Atlantic City casinos. Gee, a couple of those and you could fill up the family car with gas for the trip home.


5 women, including one from Delaware County, facing prostitution charges after a sting in Philadelphia. Police say they charged undercover officers between $200 and $400 for an hour of sex. Not exactly the Emperors Club VIP.


325,000 dollars a year for the new CEO of the Philadelphia School District. Talk about your new math.


41,000 dollars worth of cell phones ripped off from am AT&T phone store in West Whiteland.


470 Commerce Bank branches that will be renamed TD Commerce Bank under the latest banking industry merger.


42.5 million dollars, what could be the asking price as Borders Books considers putting itself up for sale.


7.26 million dollars in compensation for the boss of chemical giant Rohm and Haas.


293 point decline for Wall Street yesterday, one day after it surged 420 points.


32 points for Allen Iverson in his return to the Big House to face the Sixers – and the fans last night.


28 points for Andre Miller, the guy he was traded for, as the Sixers won, 115-113.


1 point win for the Villanova women in the opening game of the NCAA women’s tourney yesterday.


40,000 dollars a piece, how much Major League baseball stars are being paid to play two games in Japan to open the season.


20,000 dollars a man for the coaches, which caused Red Sox players to threaten a boycott of the final exhibition game yesterday. The owners will fork over the money.


5 and two-thirds innings yesterday for Phils’ starter Jamie Moyer, giving up 6 hits and 3 runs, only 1 earned.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Anything familiar about the scene at the Wachovia Center last night? Another very entertaining evening surrounding Allen Iverson, who was the focus on his return to Philly. Allen put up 32 points, but his team lost.
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I Don’t Get It: For all those still trying to deal with the idea of a Major League Soccer team in Chester, you’ll love this. The Philadelphia Freedoms, of the World Team Tennis Pro League, plans to play its games this summer in the parking lot of the King of Prussia Mall. Honest. A temporary stadium will be built in the Court at King of Prussia Mall in front of Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s along Route 202.


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Today’s Upper: A huge thumb’s up for the crews who tackled the repair project on I-95 in Philly, getting the job done in a little more than two days. Well done.


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Quote Box: “We wanted to have a physical presence in Chester. Obama will do very well in the primary in Chester.”

-- Delco Democratic leader Cliff Wilson, on the opening of Obama headquarters in the city.