A John Hancock is a person's signed name a signature.

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After Triche missed a baseline layup against Dieng, Hancock stole Triche's ensuing inbounds pass and Hancock drained his fourth 3 off a slick pass to the corner from Smith to break the tie.

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Or perhaps he might be worried about winding Mike up, persuading him to soldier on, because there's nothing Mike Hancock likes more than a good scrap.

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It's a gesture David D'Alessandro , named chairman of John Hancock Financial Services (nyse: JHF - news - people ) in May, can appreciate.

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