Word: benching
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...floor where they have been listening in wide-eyed silence, Tip and Lek embrace. Lek claps, hoarsely barks something in slang at the 15 other girls lined up on a bench in front of the bar and runs, shrieking and giggling into the street, with her waist-length black hair trailing. The teenagers ignore her, locked into a Thai adventure-romance on the television overhead. For a moment, Tip stays where she is, her childlike hands clasped in front, bony elbows between her knees. Then she shuffles over to join the row of moon faces turned up toward the screen...
...that in perspective, legendary Crimson coach Billy Cleary ’56 had ended his tenure behind the Harvard bench only three years before, and current coach Mark Mazzoleni was then an assistant at the University of Minnesota...
...worthy of the sportsman of the year award. After nearly being killed by linebacker Mo Lewis’ hit in Week 2, Bledsoe lost his job to Brady after the latter performed phenomenally in his absence. In a city and sports society where overpaid athletes continually whine when benched for any reason, Bledsoe has been the epitome of professionalism and class by not only refusing to lash out against the coach or younger quarterback, but by helping Brady get accustomed to the tribulations of playing everyday in the NFL. Remarkably, Bledsoe came off the bench when Brady injured his ankle...
Hunt and Nuualiitia may soak up most of the attention, but the supporting cast and improved team defense have been the keys to a 12-5 start. Freshman guard Jason Forte, an early candidate for Rookie of the Year, has averaged 10.5 ppg off the bench. Guard Mike Martin has taken on the role of three-point specialist, connecting on 42.6 percent of his shots from long range...
...captain Laura Barnard was the first trooper to strike off the bench, hitting a three early in the first half to put Harvard up 18-9. She added another basket minutes later to extend Harvard’s lead...