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Blair Kerkhoff

UConn’s Adama Sanogo is dominating the NCAA Tournament ... while fasting for Ramadan

About eight minutes before Connecticut’s encounter with Miami in the Final Four on Saturday, Huskies big man Adama Sanogo will down some coconut water and oranges.

It will be Sanogo’s first nourishment of the day.

Sanogo, a practicing Muslim, is one of three UConn players who observe Ramadan, a month of spiritual discipline that includes fasting. The others are non-starters Hassan Diarra and Samson Johnson.

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