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1,020

Weight, in pounds, deadlifted by Eddie Hall at the World's Strongest Man competition on Saturday in Leeds, England, to set a new record. Hall's total was 28 pounds more than the amount lifted that day by Hafthór Björnsson, who plays Gregor (the Mountain) Clegane in HBO's Game of Thrones.

1,112

Time, in hours, it took ultramarathoner Scott Jurek to run all 2,189 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Jurek's 46-day, eight-hour journey began May 27 at Georgia's Springer Mountain and reached the summit of Maine's Mount Katahdin on Sunday.

108

Age of Mariners fan Evelyn Jones, who last Saturday became the oldest person to throw out a first pitch at a major league game, at Safeco Field before Seattle's 5--0 win over the Angels.

THEY SAID IT

"I WAS DOZING OFF. HE CAN TALK. A LOT."

Jadeveon Clowney

Texans linebacker, recalling the experience of being recruited by Alabama coach Nick Saban in the new book Saban: The Making of a Coach.

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JON BOYLES (HALL)

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STEPHEN BRASHEAR/AP (JONES)

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CHRISTIAN PETERSEN/GETTY IMAGES (CLOWNEY)