A Lot of Sports Talk

Less than five months after making his major league debut, Iowa City-born Michael Wacha won the 2013 NLCS Most Valuable Player. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) Follow @Koiki_Sport // Here is our preview and predictions for the 2014 Major League Baseball season, with this preview concentrating on the National League. NL East:

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A Garden Party: UConn Can…Again

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 30, 2014

One year after postseason ban, Huskies make Final Four Follow @Koiki_Sport // Sure, you can take the Connecticut Huskies out of Madison Square Garden. But

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A Garden Party: Sweet 16 recap from MSG

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 29, 2014

Huskies, Spartans to square off with Final Four berth on the line Follow @Koiki_Sport // Since 1961, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has made stops

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March Madness: From Leading Men To Journeymen (And Back)

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 27, 2014

Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie has pointed the Huskies to their first Sweet 16 appearance since the team won the national championship in 2011. (Joe

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Milwaukee Madness: NCAA Tourney recap (3rd Round)

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 23, 2014

Michigan, Wisconsin continue to fly Big Ten banner high in NCAA Tournament Follow @Koiki_Sport // Big Ten country came out in full force to support

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Milwaukee Madness: NCAA Tourney recap (Day 1)

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 21, 2014

Wisconsin, Oregon Impress, Texas Beats The Clock Follow @Koiki_Sport // Whew! March Madness, once again proving why it's arguably the greatest spectacle in American sports,

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Five (very) early observations of NCAA Bracket

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 17, 2014

2014 Mountain West Tournament MVP Cameron Bairstow helped lead New Mexico to its third consecutive conference tournament championship. (Jeff Bottari/Getty Images) Follow @Koiki_Sport // The

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Before The Bracket Busting – Mercer

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 12, 2014

Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman has led the Bears to at least 24 wins in each of the last three seasons. A win in the

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NCAA Bracket Projections (Ed. 1)

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 5, 2014

Head coach Billy Donovan and the Florida Gators have a chance to become the first team in SEC history to finish an 18-game regular-season conference

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“Before The Bracket Busting” – Georgia State

by Adesina O. Koiki on February 27, 2014

A family affair: Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter (r.) and his son, R.J. (l.), the team's leading scorer, are hoping to lead the Panthers

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Three-Point Play: A Clockwork Orange?

by Adesina O. Koiki on February 18, 2014

In less than a four-month span, freshman point guard Tyler Ennis (11) has gone from relative unknown to elite point guard - and maybe the

Sochi 2014: Women’s Alpine Skiing Preview

by Adesina O. Koiki on February 9, 2014

The next international skiing superstar may very well be Mikaela Shiffrin, who is looking to become the first American woman since Barbara Cochran in 1972

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The Tuesday 10-spot (Christmas edition)

by Adesina O. Koiki on December 25, 2013

The game-winning touchdown that receiver Michael Floyd (bottom) caught in Seattle kept Larry Fitzgerald (top) and the rest of the Arizona Cardinals alive for a

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Post Pattern: Dallas-Washington

by Adesina O. Koiki on December 23, 2013

Follow @Koiki_Sport // There were 76 seconds left to be played, and one play - 10 yards out – was going to be the difference

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Post Pattern: Seahawks-Giants

by Adesina O. Koiki on December 16, 2013

Follow @Koiki_Sport // The Seattle Seahawks of 2013 continue to make history - while bucking history – at the same time. Notorious for being one

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ALOST’s Coll. Football Top 25 (Week 15)

by Adesina O. Koiki on December 5, 2013

Fans of Auburn, Missouri and even Alabama are hoping Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook can lead a Spartans upset of Ohio State in the

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ALOST’s Coll. Football Top 25 (Week 14)

by Adesina O. Koiki on November 29, 2013

If Nick Marshall can do against Alabama what he did against Texas A&M back on Oct. 19 (236 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, four

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ALOST’s Coll. Football Top 25 (Week 13)

by Adesina O. Koiki on November 21, 2013

Since being reinserted as the starting quarterback on Oct. 26, Clint Chelf (10) has Oklahoma State playing its best football, as the Cowboys have averaged