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Just a few days before the Pennsylvania primary, Colbert scored a hat trick: three Democratic candidates in one night. First came a "surprise" walk-on by Hillary Clinton, who showed up to help fix a technical snafu with the show's video feed. "I just love solving problems," she quipped. "Call me anytime. Call me at 3 a.m." Clinton's former rival John Edwards came next, joking about what he wanted from the two remaining Democratic candidates in return for his endorsement. (Help for the poor, and a pair of jet skis.) Finally, Barack Obama chimed in via satellite, doing...
Throughout Under Armour's history, Plank has relished fighting the doubters. It's in his DNA: when describing his playing style at Maryland, the 5-ft. 11-in., 210-lb. (1.8 m, 95 kg) walk-on says, "I put my head down and hit you. That was my gig." He still has a locker-room mouth--"We give a s___ about what we do every day"--and rarely minces words. "What makes Under Armour special is the fact that we don't make a bunch of crap for the mass market," he says...
...He’s one of the reasons you enjoy coaching,” Walsh said. “He’s a walk-on guy who gives you everything he has...He’s got a nice short stroke. He does his job on the team...
...sent an emergency e-mail to Christian C. Strong ’09, co-president of Black Community and Student Theater (BlackCAST), asking “if BlackCAST would be able to help out a Loeb show in crisis.”“It is a walk-on role,” Williams wrote in the e-mail, “and not one with dialogue, but it is nonetheless crucial. Please let me know if you can help—we would all be extremely grateful.” The role was that of a servant...
...almost non-stop competition that included even the 2007 national champion—a challenge virtually no other athletic team at Harvard faces—the women sit a perfect 10-0 to end the fall season. This is all despite an epee squad that consists of a freshman walk-on, a former foil fencer, and just a single fencer trained in the weapon, despite a foil made up entirely of sophomores and despite a youthful sabre squad...