1.   And there is no clear answer, although Valentine quickly brushed off suggestions of a so-called sophomore jinx.

2.   A sophomore jinx, perhaps?

3.   Alas, the sophomore jinx strikes again.

4.   Brodeur will have enough pressure trying to avoid the sophomore jinx without having to think about an unresolved contract.

5.   But if ever a jockey appeared immune to the sophomore jinx, it is Beasley.

6.   But the sophomore jinx has hit hard.

7.   But this season he is mired in more than a sophomore jinx.

8.   But with the first one becoming a big deal, she fears a sophomore jinx.

9.   Creative director Lars Nilsson presented his second major collection for the Bill Blass label in Bryant Park on Tuesday, and he apparently dodged the sophomore jinx.

10.   David Robinson looks lost, Tim Duncan is suffering through a sophomore jinx, and Avery Johnson has been out of sync all season.