San Diego Union-Tribune

There’s a tradition in Basketball World Cup play. Pregame handshakes often include gifts

MANILA, PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Not everybody who plays in the Basketball World Cup goes home with a medal. Most players don’t even come close to that level. But everybody goes home with ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Need a handshake? Turn to these Kentucky basketball players for help

UK basketball players Malachi Moreno and Mo Dioubate have handshakes with their teammates. Some of these handshakes are featured during UK’s pregame introductions. Kentucky opens the NCAA Tournament ...
The New York Times

The ‘unsung hero’ behind Auburn basketball’s pregame handshake ritual

It’s become a growing trend in college hoops this season — a team’s pregame, prize-fighter walk from the locker room to the court. Surely the McNeese men’s program was not the originator, but the ...
The State

What’s in a handshake? Just ask South Carolina basketball’s Adhel Tac

A familiar scene unfolds at the start of just about every college basketball game as each team’s starting players are introduced to the crowd. The ensuing theatrics vary from school to school but, ...
Newsday

There's a tradition in Basketball World Cup play. Pregame handshakes often include gifts

MANILA, Philippines — Not everybody who plays in the Basketball World Cup goes home with a medal. Most players don't even come close to that level. But everybody goes home with something. It's a ...