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...throwing motion at Yankee Stadium. With easy deliberation, he shows off the form he says he perfected playing elementary school baseball in the dirt-poor southern Philippines before boxing took him over completely. His shoulder slips back, his torso pitches smoothly forward, left hand and arm torquing an imaginary ball into the depths of the air-conditioned players' cafeteria, where he is waiting to take the field for an announcement. The diamond stud in his ear catches the light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Meaning and Mythos of Manny Pacquiao | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...first offensive possession, Casey set a hard screen for co-captain Jeremy Lin on the wing. Lin fed Casey the ball as he rolled to the basket, and the freshman exploded to the hoop, scoring and drawing a foul...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Crimson Employs Deep Bench Against Crusaders | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...defensive end, Casey demonstrated his vertical leap, swatting away a ball that floated above...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Crimson Employs Deep Bench Against Crusaders | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

Unfortunately for Casey, the ball was on its descent and he was whistled for goaltending...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Crimson Employs Deep Bench Against Crusaders | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...ball fell to freshman defender Richard Smith—still in the box from a corner a few seconds earlier—who directed his first-time shot towards the right side of the goal. Despite getting his hands on it, Quakers’ freshman keeper Garon Smith was unable to stop the ball from trickling into...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tourney Bound | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

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