handshake

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I figured Auriemma would clean up the mess in his postgame press conference, but instead he calmly leaned in to it, offering the pregame handshake delay as his explanation-slash-justification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

As South Carolina closed out a 62-48 victory over UConn on Friday, the 72-year-old Auriemma confronted Staley during what would have been the postgame handshake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It would take more than two years of round-the-clock campaigning just to give each and every one a quick handshake.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

It was enough for the head coach, who refused to wait for the final whistle and left Wolves boss Rob Edwards wondering where the post-match handshake was.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

His handshake was very vigorous and made Jake feel like a water pump—the variety known as the suction-and-lift hand pump.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein