Sports Fact and Book Rec of the Day 10/28/2007

10/28/1989:
Overcoming a huge 31-0 deficit on the road, Ohio State rallies for a 41-37 victory over Minnesota at the Metrodome, the Buckeyes' 20th win in their last 21 meetings with the Gophers. Quarterback Greg Frey runs for one touchdown and passes for three others, including a 15-yard strike to Jeff Graham with less than a minute left. Tailback Carlos Snow scores three TDs for OSU, one on a first-half run and two on pass completions during the second-half comeback.

Birthdays:
Jim Beatty b. 1934
Lenny Wilkens b. 1937
Jude Drouin b. 1948
Bruce Jenner b. 1949
Terrell Davis b. 1972

A thriller about math? Improbable indeed. But first-time novelist Fawer delivers in this story of a brilliant statistician who takes an experimental new drug that enables him to see the future. Naturally, his new gifts place him much in demand with several competing dangerous factions. “A gritty, expert plot, with serious ideas...a skillful, fascinating debut,” says writer Caleb Carr (The Alienist).

IMPROBABLE: A NOVEL, by Adam Fawer (Morrow, 2005)