Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

8th Seed Podcast – April Edition
Updated:Another month is upon us which means another edition of the 8th seed. This time it’s the NBA playoff edition….
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Inside the highlight tape: how the Ducks bounce back
Updated:When expectations are as high as they are for the Oregon Ducks, it takes resilience to be a player or…
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No Way Jose!
Updated:According to the Toronto Star, Jose Calderon is listed as questionable for today’s game against the Heat. If Calderon can’t…
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Welcome to Cowbell Kingdom
Updated:Cowbell Kingdom is a Sacramento Kings blog that is currently working with the ESPN TrueHoop Network (as you can probably…
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Titans Bye Week Snap Report: Defense
Updated:As promised, it’s the follow-up to yesterday’s post looking at snap counts by position through the bye week. I covered…
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What is Wisconsin getting in Gary Anderson?
Updated:We’ve been analyzing the hire of Gary Andersen, who has been confirmed to be in Madison already, over the past…
Read moreCould The Oilers Make a Trade?
Updated:Back on September 4th, I posed a question on this blog asking if the Oilers were done trading. The reasoning…
Read moreOrlando Takes a Trade for the Worse
Updated:The Orlando Magic were among a handful of teams that made moves before the 2016 NBA trade deadline, trading Tobias…
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Oh, There be Training Camp News Too
Updated:I don’t know about you there readers, but between all the retirement talk, dong photos, and fire being spit at…
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How It Looked From Their Side
Updated:The Kings, shall we say, are not doing well this year. Their only real notable win was beating the Lakers…
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Thanks to Offensive Struggles, USF Bulls’ Bowl Hopes Slim
Updated:After suffering their fifth loss of the 2014 season, a 34-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats that was never really…
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ROUNDTABLE: Does Beckett at #3 hurt?
Updated:Once a week, you’ll hear from numerous Red Sox bloggers on the Internet on a Red Sox related issue, and…
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Zhaire Smith Player Profile
Updated:Strengths Off Ball: Wonderful cutter, TT used him on screens a lot, backdoors, lobs Quick First Step Playmaking: Can be…
Read moreWho will Wisconsin face? Big Ten championship game scenarios
Updated:We know Wisconsin will be heading to the Big Ten Championship Game for a second straight season, this year advancing…
Read moreRant Streak
Updated:I don’t know what else I can say after Thursday’s 2-1 loss to Colorado. All I know is that I…
Read moreTribe Time Now: The Bunt WAR
Updated:Joe Coblitz (@BRBBlog) from Burning River Baseball, Stephanie Liscio (@stephanieliscio) from It’s Pronounced Lajaway and Ryan Thompson (@RThompAk13) from MTAF Cleveland to…
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NCAA Tournament Day 1 – West Region
Updated:Two games went to overtime in the West Region.
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Things Stupid Enough to Happen: Vikings Trade for the Number Eight Pick
Updated:If you don’t consistently read Rube Chat I don’t exactly recommend that you start doing so now unless you wish…
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Ravens at Seattle…two very different trends at QB…
Updated:Two competitive and well-run organizations with two very different trends in their starting quarterback profiles… they’ll line it up and…
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Slow-Moving Free Agent Market Has Some MLB Teams Re-Thinking & Over-Thinking Original Winter Plans
Updated:Most of the East Coast is bracing for a big winter storm this weekend, but baseball will soon be making…
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July 2013 Player Power Rankings
Updated:The Indians finished off the month of July in magnificent fashion and are in prime striking distance of both the…
Read moreGreat Moments In Unlicensed Pittsburgh Sports Merch: City Of Champyinz
Updated:Oh, Pittsburghese. Any time you make a play on Pittsburgh’s “City of Champions” moniker, I have to smile because it…
Read moreTribe Time Now Ep. 17: Going Deep in the Draft
Updated:Joe Coblitz (@BRBBlog) of Burning River Baseball and Ryan Thompson (@RThompAK13) of More Than A Fan: Cleveland for the 17th Tribe Time Now Podcast! Joe and…
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Titans screw up in firing Chow
Updated:Jeff Fisher is typically a very good communicator who excels in personal and media relations, but he and the Titans…
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How the Tennessee Titans shut down the Ravens’ passing attack
Updated:In my recap of Sunday’s game, I wrote how the Titans beat the Ravens the way most games in the…
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A Cautionary Tale
Updated:Chris Grant’s firing suggests that there is more to rebuilding than tanking for draft talent.
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 2-1-11
Updated:I WANT THIS TO BE MY LIFE. So to my future wife, I offer a humble… …Hey, baby. Hines Ward,…
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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 11/2
Updated:Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams…
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Additions to the blogroll
Updated:This morning, I made three additions to the Buckeye blogroll. Frankly, I’m ashamed that I didn’t have these three up…
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