Attendance at an all-time high
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The 67,584 spectators for Brazil's 3-1 victory over Mexico last night topped the Boston-area high (61,316) for a soccer game, set for the 2002 MLS Cup at Gillette Stadium. Mexico has played twice in the area, performing before 57,407 in a 2-2 tie with the United States in a World Cup qualifier April 20, 1997, the largest soccer ...
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Number of users with high-speed connections has tripled in the last three years.
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There were still plenty, way too many, good seats available.
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This weekend&#39;s Davis Cup final between Spain and the United States is to set a new record for the number of spectators at an official tennis match.
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The number of homes on the market is big, and likely to get much bigger.
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WE HAVE to make sure that this afternoonâs match at home to Middlesbrough is not an example of âafter the Lord Mayorâs showâ, because everyone has been on such a high since our fantastic 6-2 Champions League win over Fenerbahce.
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By JUSTIN POPE The Associated Press Prosperous alumni helped make 2006 a record fundraising year for colleges and universities, which hauled in an all-time high of $28 billion -- a 9.4 percent jump from the year before.
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Millions tune into local commercial radio in the face of worldwide competition.
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After smashing their previous attendance mark, set in 1988, by having 3,379,551 pass through the Shea turnstiles, the Mets are aiming even higher in 2007.
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1000 up and still counting. Sir Alex Fergusonâs achievement is quite remarkable given the fickle nature of football fans and more importantly football boards in the modern game.
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The euro hit a record high against the  yen on Thursday and approached this week's all-time peak versus  the dollar, underpinned by concerns over the U.S. current  account deficit.
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Even with instability in the automobile industry and a slump in residential real estate in metropolitan Detroit, the Tigers have sold enough tickets to set an attendance record this season.
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A number of leading public universities are drawing increasingly impressive and affluent students.
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The capacity crowd was on its feet. The noise machines were in overdrive. There was a scene from "Predator" on the Jumbotron and Thunder Stix were slapping in quasi-unison throughout.
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The equipment manufacturer may have hit its peak.
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Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis says more than 175,000 people have registered for tickets.
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More than 350,000 people leave the country every year, up almost 50 percent from a decade ago.