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Easy baskets indeed proved to be the key, as the cat-quick Morris and Leake consistently provided their Crimson teammates with easy scoring opportunities inside...

Author: By Peter K. Han, | Title: M. Cagers Blow Out Babson in Opener | 11/28/1994 | See Source »

Forward Don Fleming once again provided the Crimson firepower, racking up 27 points and pulling down nine rebounds to lead both teams in both categories. But Fleming couldn't do it alone against Columbia's balanced offense and a cat-quick defense that held all other Crimson scorers below seven points...

Author: By John Beilenson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Columbia Raps Cagers, 55-50 | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

With the sinewy shoulders of a tight end, the arms of a shotputter and the cat-quick moves of a guard, McGinnis is virtually unstoppable on the court. Certainly no one could contain him this year; he finished the regular season as the A.B.A.'s leading scorer (29.8 points per game), second leading ball thief (2.6 steals), third leading playmaker (6.3 assists) and fifth leading rebounder (14.3 per game). He charges around the court so hard that he sometimes bursts the seams of his size 14½ sneakers. During a recent game with the Denver Nuggets, officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Big Mac | 5/19/1975 | See Source »

...year's squad looks as powerful as any of its predecessors. With the exception of a loss to Portland (Ore.) State, O.S.U. is undefeated. In fact, three of State's ten starters-118 Ibs. to heavyweight-have yet to lose a match this year: Billy Martin, a cat-quick sophomore in the 126-lb. class; and two senior co-captains: gangling Steve Randall, wrestling at 142 Ibs.; and Ron Ray, a veteran of the 167-lb. division...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Grappler Dynasty | 2/10/1975 | See Source »

...this devastating attack is Carew. He is a slim (6 ft., 170 Ibs.), graceful line-drive hitter who tops all major-league batsmen with a sparkling .356 average. Cat-quick, he has already tied a major-league mark by stealing home seven times this season. Behind him in the batting order comes Killebrew, 33, a chunky (6 ft., 210 Ibs.), balding veteran of 15 years in the majors, who is one of the most feared long-ball hitters in the game (total career home runs: 428). The very fact that Carew gets on base so often has helped Killebrew pile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: Fraternal Twins | 8/15/1969 | See Source »

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