Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

NFL Overtime Rules Have Been Fixed

Prior to the start of the 2011 -2012 NFL season, the owners of the 32 teams voted on a proposal…

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Seahawks Offensive Depth Chart Breakdown

The Seahawks are off to a fairly predictable start this postseason with many moves that Pete Carroll and John Schneider…

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Where are they now? Catching up with Portland’s last glory team

This season has gone down the drain as fast as a sorority girl’s lunch. As Cody Snell wisely pointed out…

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The backup quandary

Both this site and I have been very supportive of the Raiders offseason, by and large, to this point.  This site has…

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Grapefruit League: Red Sox Lineup vs. Twins 3/30/12

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Game 78: The Morning After

Post game interviews after the dismantling of the Tampa Bay Lightning…..  

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Mini Pony of the Day 3-30-12

Thanks to Mitch for this. There’s an entire slideshow of mini ponies here, focusing on their roles as service animals,…

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I Think I Love the Islanders…Wait? What?

That’s right folks, the hated Islanders just hooked your Rangers up by defeating the Penguins 5-3 last night to sweep…

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Halo Headlines: Abreu in potential trade to Cleveland, Isringhausen to learn fate, Trumbo to get boost in playing time at third base

The March 30th, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including Bobby Abreu might get…

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Nash still haunted by Spurs

Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash is heading toward the end of his basketball career. Nash is 38 years old…

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Spring Ball Recaps WOOOO!

Happy Friday Cougs, and happy last weekday of March (or is it SMARCH, what with this crazy weather we’ve seen…

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Tom Gilbert’s stick to the face

Last night, I was lucky enough to go to the first exciting Wild game since they played Winnipeg back in…

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New Facebook timeline cover for Macho Row

Today is the day Facebook pages will all be turning over to the new timeline format, like it or not….

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Video: Keith Smart after “The Shot”

Twenty-five years ago today, Sacramento Kings Head Coach Keith Smart hit a shot that changed his life forever.

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The Playoff is Almost Here

Like rooting for your favorite shelled amphibian in a turtle race, college football fans are patiently watching the NCAA crawl…

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Check out our new Nittany Lions Den Facebook cover

Today is the day Facebook pages will all be turning over to the new timeline format, like it or not….

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Ray Allen: The ankle feels good

Sherrod Blakely has an update on Ray Allen's ankle: "It feels good; it feels fine," Allen said. "I'll know a…

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Andy McDonald to Return Saturday

Andy McDonald to Return Saturday Yesterday the St. Louis Blues announced they had activated Matt D’Agostini off the IR. Today,…

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Friday (3/30/12) Headlines

Bergen Record – Rangers: Boyle’s offense starting to come around New York Post – Rangers’ magic number is five points…

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Atlanta Braves Season Preview

The Atlanta Braves had a collapse for the ages in September of 2011, but it was overshadowed by the Boston…

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Links of the Day 3/30/12

The Twins season starts in a week. I will be there! Carl Pavano was the target of a strange extortion…

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Chart of the Day: Penn State tight end touchdowns by season

Penn State is known as Linebacker U for a reason. Players like Jack Ham, Shane Conlan, Brandon Short, LaVar Arrington,…

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Big Ten spring conference calls scheduled April 10-11

You know college football is starting to get in gear when the spring media days and conference calls are set…

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Buckeye Basketball Breakdown: Do They Have What it Takes?

We’re one day away from finding out the answer to that question.  The last weekend of College Basketball stands before…

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The Bad Guy

“Mike Pelfrey impressive“ “Strong outing for Mike Pelfrey“ “Pelfrey Finally Puts Together a Solid Spring Outing“ I see that I’m…

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Your Morning Dump… Where Rajon Rondo is on an historic run

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing…

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A Tale of Two Be(a)nes

Raise your hand if you remember Billy Beane’s brief stint in the Majors? Now, to those of you with your…

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Quote of the Day

“I haven’t seen him around this year. Is he one of our pitchers?” –Josh Beckett responding to Curt Schilling’s comments…

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