The Daily Numbers: 200,000 people now feared dead in the devastation left in Haiti.
250,000 people injured, with 100 million dollars in emergency aid already pledged in the U.S.
40, age of Christopher Milito, a 15-year veteran of the DRPA police force, who was struck and killed on the Walt Whitman Bridge early Saturday.
150 participants who took part in an “Empty Bowls” fundraiser on the Widener campus to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
3 armed men who burst into a home in a quiet residential area on Ivy Mill Road in Concord over the weekend.
2 men who barged into a home in Bethel while 2 children were home on Monday, the holiday from school.
7, age of girl abducted and then released last week in Delaware. It’s drawn the attention of police in Bethel, who continue to probe a similar incident in their township a couple of months ago.
2 suspects, a man and woman, being sought after a police officer in Chester County was shot during a routine car stop investigation in East Goshen.
53 Haitian orphans being brought back to Pa. by Gov. Ed Rendell, who led a team of medical personnel to Haiti to retrieve the kids on Monday.
23, age of former Villanova lacrosse star who was gunned down during an altercation at 4th and Market streets in Philly over the weekend. A Temple Law School student now faces charges.
9 months, age of baby found inside car that was carjacked in Philly. Both the baby and the car were recovered without incident. A 37-year-old homeless man now faces charges.
5 months old, age of baby returned unharmed after another carjacking, this one in New Castle County, Del.
68, age of woman found beaten to death in the basement of her home in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.
175 jobs being eliminated by Lonza Group Inc. as the chemical supplier closes a plant in Conshohocken.
47 years, how long Ted Kennedy held a U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts. That could end today in a special election.
20 point lead blown by the Sixers yesterday as they suffered maybe their worst loss of the season, falling to the T-Wolves in OT.
16 of 20 losses recently for tonight’s Flyers foe, the Columbus Blue Jackets, coached by our old pal Ken Hitchcock.
61 carries for 274 yards this season for Brian Westbrook. He also had 25 catches for 181 yards. Westbrook’s cranky knee might case him to retire.
2.125 million deal for Chad Durbin, who signed 1-year pact with Phils yesterday, thus avoiding arbitration.
3 other Phils who could exchange salary arbitration figures with the team today, Shane Victorino, Carlos Ruiz and Joe Blanton.
30 days until pitchers and catchers report to Phillies Spring Training camp in Clearwater.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Anybody have any ideas on how to fix the Sixers, aside from simply blowing the team up and starting all over again. I don’t envy Ed Stefanski. Of course, he got himself in this position, re-signing Andre Iguodala to a long deal, then signing Elton Brand, who looks like a shadow of his old self, and firing Mo Cheeks and bringing in Eddie Johnson, which has not exactly worked out.
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I Don’t Get It: Don’t look now, but what were once thought to be fairly safe communities are no longer immune to serious crime. Police are investigating two home invasions yesterday in quiet areas of the western part of the county.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those who took part in MLK Day activities yesterday. The key now is to put those lessons to work every day.
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Quote Box: “He was just the best person in the world.”
- Gianna Furlan, the 8-year-old niece of DRPA Police Officer Chris Milito, who was killed in the line of duty Saturday morning.