Word: handler
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American maintained constant pressure on the ball as it built up its formidable early lead. Eagle defenders uncannily anticipated Crimson passes, double and triple teaming the Crimson ball handler and forcing seven steals in the first 20 minutes, which ended with a 41-30 A.U. advantage...
Lacking a sure ball-handler, with the continued absence of guard Calvin Dixon, the Crimson committed 15 turnovers, including two clean one-on-one steals by Brown guard Alex Bynum, as Harvard brought the ball up the court...
...remains unclear whether Harvard can handle tougher competition without Dixon, the Crimson's best ball-handler and a dangerous offensive threat, but with Fleming back in form, the rest of the squad may be able to raise its level of play and walk away from the upcoming doubleheader with a 4-1 record...
DIED. Philip Handler, 64, former president of the National Academy of Sciences and biochemist who earned international recognition for his discoveries on the nutritional causes of disease; of cancer; in Boston. Under Handler's direction, the academy sponsored hundreds of studies on drugs, food and the environment. His investigations into the link between pellagra and vitamin B deficiencies helped erase the disease in rural areas of the South...
...case, the team--3-6 so far--will not be as strong with Dixon out of the lineup. In pressure situations, the team could always get the ball to Dixon, who could dribble out of the press. Now, McLaughlin will have to find another ball handler, or, more likely, slow down the offense...