up-fake n.— «He didn’t visit the foul line once, which is something he’s grown used to. And his team lost to Miami in overtime. This is what coaches euphemistically call a “learning experience.” Only it’s hard to know what a...
rookie wall n.— «We’re showing good maturity out of the young guys.…They got over the wall. The rookie wall hits around week nine or 10 and you see some guys start to fade a little bit mentally. They’ve persevered through it and now...
trillion n.— «NBA TRILLIONAIRES: When an end-of-the-bench guy gets in a blowout for a minute, and doesn’t record a shot, rebound, assist or point, his boxscore line is known as “one trillion,” a one followed by nine zeroes...
shut up and color v. phr.— «Veteran Cathcart and rookie George endure considerable ribbing from the fraternity of airline fliers. Cathcart has been subjected to every lawyer joke ever uttered, while George, as the new kid on the block, is...
gamer n.— «Bradley, best known for his stint on the CBS newsmagazine show “60 Minutes,” a run which began in the 1981-1982 season and lasted until the month before his death, was what some journalists call a “gamer...
reset n.— «The three anchors will be judged not only on ratings but also on content and their ability to perform on the spot. One particularly tricky moment for rookie anchors to master: bringing the newscast back from a commercial or a...