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Avoiding an Oil Slick (Pacific Division Notebook)

by Adesina O. Koiki on January 31, 2017

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Fowl Play (Pacific Division Notebook)

by Adesina O. Koiki on December 23, 2016

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Post Pattern: #ThrowbackMonday (Carolina-Washington recap)

by Adesina O. Koiki on December 20, 2016

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The Right Price (Canadiens-Capitals recap, 12.17.16)

by Adesina O. Koiki on December 18, 2016

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Ph-lying High (Metropolitan Division Notebook)

by Adesina O. Koiki on December 15, 2016

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Post Pattern: Extra Special…? (Ravens-Patriots Recap)

by Adesina O. Koiki on December 13, 2016

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ALOST’s 2015-16 NHL Eastern Conference Outlook

by Adesina O. Koiki on October 7, 2015

The Sabres are currently mired in their longest playoff drought in franchise history (four seasons), but there is optimism that Jack Eichel, the second overall selection in the 2015 NHL Draft, can bring magic back to the ice Buffalo. (Buffalo News) Follow @Koiki_Sport // Will the Eastern Conference once again

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Post Pattern: Guess Who? (Eagles-Washington recap)

by Adesina O. Koiki on October 4, 2015

Follow @Koiki_Sport // Jamison Crowder. Chris Thompson. Spencer Long. Not only would diehard football fans have a hard time picking them out of a lineup, the most ardent of Washington football fans, who happened to root on these players just a few hours ago, would need their game program just

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ALOST’s 2015 College Football Poll (Week 5)

by Adesina O. Koiki on October 3, 2015

Jordan Howard was immediately eligible to play for Indiana after transferring from UAB, and now he has rushed for at least 145 yards in each of his first four games as a Hoosier. (Marc Lebryk/USA Today Sports) Follow @Koiki_Sport // So we made a hubbub of not being able to

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Down and Distance: Week 3

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 26, 2015

Things haven't gone as planned for Frank Gore and the Colts in the first two weeks, as his goal-line fumble helped the Jets stymie Indianapolis in their home opener last Monday night. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Follow @Koiki_Sport To paraphrase the late, great New York Yankees player and accidental philosopher Yogi Berra,

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ALOST’s 2015 College Football Top 25 (Week 4)

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 24, 2015

Linebacker Tyler Matakevich, the 2013 FBS leader in solo tackles per game, started his 2015 by recording three sacks in Temple's first win over Penn State since 1941. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) Follow @Koiki_Sport // In the rich and illustrious history of major American sports teams in the city of Brotherly

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Liberty Given: New York Advances to Eastern Finals

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 22, 2015

Follow @Koiki_Sport Before the 2015 season started, third-year New York Liberty head coach Bill Laimbeer, ever the basketball pragmatist, knew what many experts had predicted for his squad in 2015 after coming off two consecutive non-playoff seasons. "Stewieland," said Laimbeer in the postgame press conference, referring to University of Connecticut

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Post Pattern: Time Lapses (Falcons-Giants recap)

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 21, 2015

Follow @Koiki_Sport // For the 2015 New York Giants, It's all just a matter of time. From the time they didn't use up in Arlington to secure a victory last week to the time that slipped away to inhibit a comeback attempt yesterday, all that is really keeping the

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Mystic Powers: Washington one win away from Conf. Finals

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 19, 2015

Follow @Koiki_Sport Contrary to the widely-accepted sports axiom, the Washington Mystics hope the playoffs is not an entirely different season altogether - especially given their continued dominance over the WNBA's best team, the New York Liberty. Ivory Latta and Emma Meesseman combined to produce game-tying baskets in regulation and in

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ALOST’s 2015 College Football Top 25 (Week 3)

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 17, 2015

Phillip Ely must have envisioned winning in Arkansas when he was enrolled at the University of Alabama, but the feeling of winning in SEC country must have felt even greater after he led Toledo to victory in Little Rock. (Photo: UTATSI) Follow @Koiki_Sport // If you could use one word

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ALOST’s 2015 College Football Top 25 (Week 2)

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 10, 2015

Virginia Tech was within one possession of No. 1 Ohio State last Monday before quarterback Michael Brewer was knocked out of the game with what turned out to be a broken collarbone. (Michael Shroyer/Getty Images) Follow @Koiki_Sport // There were lots of gains on the football field made by some

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Around the Grounds: Labor Day at the 2015 U.S. Open

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 7, 2015

After consecutive victories in which he came back from a two-sets-to-love deficit, Donald Young plays his first ever match in the second week of a major against French Open winner Stan Wawrinka. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Follow @Koiki_Sport To borrow the words of former Buffalo Bills and Hall of Fame head

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The ALOST Podcast, XXI: You Give Me Fever

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 4, 2015

If the calendar Grand Slam gets put on hold, Aga Radwanska might be the one to give Serena the most trouble at the U.S. Open, as she did when she came so close to winning the 2012 Wimbledon Final against her. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Follow @Koiki_Sport Sadly, the end of

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ALOST’s 2015 Preseason College Football Top 25

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 3, 2015

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly hopes to take another Irish team to a national title game while having a first-year starting quarterback, just like in 2012. This time, junior Malik Zaire (r.) will be the signal caller. (Mark Humphrey/AP) Follow @Koiki_Sport // College football is back! No, we're not

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Around the Grounds: Day 3 at the 2015 U.S. Open

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 2, 2015

We entered the tennis center alongside Stephen Huss (c.), tennis coach at Virginia Tech and the coach of the No. 6 women's doubles team, Abigail Spears and Raquel Kops-Jones. Would you have known that in his bag, along with tennis racquets, he has an Australian Rules football in it? And

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Around the Grounds: Day 2 at the 2015 U.S. Open

by Adesina O. Koiki on September 1, 2015

If you're going to make your WTA Tour main draw debut, why not do so at a Grand Slam, like qualifier Maria Sakkari of Greece is doing on Court 6? (A Lot of Sports Talk) // Let's go hunting for some upsets! Well, we won't mind at all if all

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Around the Grounds: Day 1 at the 2015 U.S. Open

by Adesina O. Koiki on August 31, 2015

After covering his doubles team's US Open National Playoffs victory in New Haven, we ran into Julio Peralta (r.) again on the grounds in NYC, along with his fiancée, Catherine, and a USTA coach. Peralta will be the first Chilean man to compete in a Grand Slam since former Top

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From 0 to 100…and Beyond: An Interview with the Bryan Brothers

by Adesina O. Koiki on August 18, 2015

The Bryan Brothers have won about almost every tournament they've ever played in, but Bob (l.) and Mike just finished winning their first trophy in the city of Montréal this past weekend. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images North America) Follow @Koiki_Sport In the pantheon of all-time tennis greats, whether representing the Stars

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Canada Day, Day 3: Are You Ready For Some Football?

by Adesina O. Koiki on August 14, 2015

With the Montréal skyline in the background, we took in our first Canadian Football League game, as the Edmonton Eskimos won on a game-ending field goal, 15-12, vs. the hometown Alouettes at McGill University. (A Lot of Sports Talk) Follow @Koiki_Sport I thought I knew what was going to happen

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Canada Day, Day 2: Sock It To Me!

by Adesina O. Koiki on August 13, 2015

Behind the fence of Court No. 9, Jack Sock (far) hits a forehand winner against No. 14 seed Grigor Dimitrov. Sock came back from match point down in the second set to win the match, 7-5 in the third. (A Lot of Sports Talk) Follow @Koiki_Sport As Day 2 of

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Canada Day, Day 1 : Rain, Raonic (?), and…Simon Larose

by Adesina O. Koiki on August 12, 2015

Playing in his first tournament since Wimbledon, Raonic may have still been feeling the effects of the foot injury that kept him sidelined, losing to Ivo Karlovic at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images North America) Follow @Koiki_Sport It had been coming down the pipeline for a while,

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