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TONY RONZONE LIKES TO BOAST that he knows a word or two in several foreign languages. He might be better off if he didn't try to use them all at once. A few weeks ago, Ronzone, director of international scouting for the NBA champion Detroit Pistons, appeared at a basketball clinic in Mexico, where he attempted to teach a young Spanish-speaking prospect how best to position himself around the rim. "Demand the qiu!" Ronzone shouted. "Get your cerveza under the basket!" Qiu (pronounced chee-yo) is Chinese for ball. Cerveza means beer in Spanish. Ronzone may have confused...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking For Mr. Really Big | 10/11/2004 | See Source »

Fitzsimmons said he hopes to increase this number, but he said that “realistically over time it is usually a three- to five-year window” before the admissions office will be able to boast significant changes in the number of low-income families at Harvard...

Author: By Lauren A.E. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Recruit Low Income Applicants | 10/8/2004 | See Source »

...fact that Yale ultimately rallied for 17 points and the win in the final 4:47 isn’t all that surprising, noting that the Bulldogs boast a Payton Award candidate of their own—quarterback Alvin Cowan...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: KING JAMES BIBLE: In Ivy Football, Nothing is Certain | 10/5/2004 | See Source »

Whatever the reason, with the legacy that Fitzpatrick—and the Crimson—boast against their league rivals, it’s no surprise that tomorrow the Bears will be doing all they can to keep the nimble signal caller from running all over them like he has the past two seasons...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fitzpatrick Revisits Favorite Foe | 9/24/2004 | See Source »

...short, Cross is as unstoppable as any player that the Ivy League can boast...

Author: By Jonathan P. Hay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Soccer, Penn Set for Ivy Opener | 9/24/2004 | See Source »

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