Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
The Draft Lottery: Live Blog
Updated:4:10 PM: Lead up to the Draft Lottery Alright we are just two hours away from the 2016 Draft Lottery….
Read moreTuesday Links – Pessimism Abound in the D, The Big Ten Basketball Title Race Heats Up, Debating Baseball Records in the Steroid Era, & Do the Olympics Suck?
Updated:Somehow my girlfriend conned me into watching figure skating. Somebody give me a real winter sport ASAP. We’re only four…
Read morePurple Jesus Races Percy Harvin Up a Hill. Yes, This is News.
Updated:It was nigh seven months ago when famed Jesus-person Purple Jesus was the victim of a horrific terrorist act upon…
Read moreHugh Freeze Has Scholarships To Offer
Updated:One day after Penn State football was cast into what is basically that hole-in-the-ground prison in The Dark Knight Rises,…
Read moreFireside Chats #34: Where we take some Hacks with Haggs and channel the supernatural ability of Gary Tuck
Updated:Fireside Chats is bringing you live reports from Fort Myers, FL and Boston Red Sox Spring Training with Joe Haggerty on location (as long as he doesn’t piss off Gary Tuck and get thrown back to Boston). Who does Joe think could surprise and disappoint Red Sox fans this season? His answers might surprise you.
Once Joe leaves, Paul and Tim are back to their own accord talking about all the breaking news coming out of Spring….wait….there’s no breaking news coming out of Spring Training and there’s none on the horizon? In that case, we’ll just riff until Opening Day. Come along for the ride.
Read moreSaints Nation: The Unknown Who Dat
Updated:There’s been a recent craze amongst Saints fans everywhere as “the Unkown Who Dat” (pictured) is gaining in popularity and…
Read moreIndianapolis Colts Emerge as Super Bowl Contenders for 2014
Updated:The 2013 Colts season in review: How did Indy measure up this past season and what can we expect in the future?
With QB Andrew Luck attaining the first postseason victory in his career, the team has a bright future and the ceiling is high. So let’s break down what the future of the Colts franchise looks like.
Read moreRangers @ Capitals (Game 5)
Updated:The New York Rangers visit the Washington Capitals in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series at the Verizon…
Read morePressure? Fredette about it
Updated:Pressure is a funny thing. Some men crumble under it. Others run away. Every once in a while, you find someone…
Read moreMoney Where Your Mouth Is: UFC 218
Updated:In this segment, we take a look at the betting advice of some of the well-known MMA Twitter gamblers. They…
Read moreOilers Press Conference Thoughts
Updated:On Monday afternoon, the first set of answers from the Oilers’ “audit” was let loose as GM Craig MacTavish spoke…
Read morePaw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 11/16
Updated:Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams…
Read moreThe Shanahans Have as Much At Stake As Rex Grossman in Dallas Game
Updated:[picapp] Rex Grossman is not the only man whose reputation is on the line. Kyle Shanahan has as much at…
Read moreAtlantic Division Previews
Updated:Good Afternoon all. The NBA season is upon us, which is obviously exciting. Jeff over at CelticsBlog is at it…
Read moreDay Four of Prospect Visits
Updated:With less than a month until the NFL Draft, teams have begun to host players at their facilities for pre-draft…
Read moreSeat Index: Which NBA Coaches are on the Hot Seat?
Updated:NBA coaches are almost always in danger of losing their jobs after a poor season. Which ones should be most…
Read moreGolden Bears Update Week 7
Updated:The U Sports (formerly the CIS) top 10 has shifted again in week 7. The Golden Bears find themselves ranked…
Read morePalling around with the enemy
Updated:Tomorrow, the enemy and I will sit down together without preconditions. Penn State blog Zombie Nation has proposed a series…
Read moreI Will Be on South Florida Radio Today With The Amigo and Phil Dizz
Updated:I am going to be on South Florida’s WFTL Sports radio station today, on the New York Sports Report. You…
Read moreOilers Make Three Roster Moves
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers made a number of moves this morning to the roster. The team waived two players for the…
Read moreA Different Looking Roster
Updated:IThe Edmonton Oilers under Peter Chiarelli have a much different looking roster compared to when he inherited the team in…
Read moreWednesday Fun With Video
Updated:Well well well….look who’s missing from this week’s ESPN “Bottom Ten”? Or better yet, look who’s #1? Ouch. Never mind…
Read moreThe Slant: Episode 48
Updated:On this episode of The Slant, host Brad Stein talks about the Penn State penalties, the British Open, and whether…
Read moreRedskins fire Chris Cooley and Graham Gano. Are Santana Moss and Brandon Banks far behind?
Updated:I have relatives who are still mad that the Washington Redskins released Art Monk. News yesterday that the Redskins fired…
Read moreBehind The Grind: Can D-League Players Trust The System?
Updated:Trust the system…we hear this phrase tossed around a lot in basketball circles. But how true is it in regards…
Read moreTwitter Trend Tuesday: #NotKazmir
Updated:Sometimes coming up with these Twitter Trends is real tough. This week? Not so much. In fact, I’m not even…
Read moreDay Three of Prospect Visits
Updated:With less than a month until the NFL Draft, teams have begun to host players at their facilities for pre-draft…
Read moreTitans add RB Alvester Alexander, LB Greg Jones
Updated:The Titans continued their roster shuffling on Wednesday, adding a veteran and a quasi-veteran in running back Alvester Alexander and…
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