The ball, nicknamed the Handsome Dan (an homage to Yale's bulldog mascot and Cunningham's brother, Dan), was an immediate success.

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Cunningham flips the Handsome Dan over.

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These Dan-ites can be assured that the handsome, self-possessed 22-year-old actor delivers nicely, conveying a lot in a performance that requires an excessive amount of silent tiptoeing.

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