Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

Carnell Lake a Steeler again
Updated:-B- After a week or so of speculation, the Steelers hired former defensive back Carnell Lake to become the team’s…
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Potratz Picks: 2016-17 Oiler Edition
Updated:If you’ve been listening to The Oilers Rig podcast, you will know that we have two prominent segments; Rapid Fire,…
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Oilers assign three to Bakersfield
Updated:We knew the roster would be trimmed down again this morning, and while the three names aren’t all that surprising,…
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2012 Tennessee Titans preseason positional analysis: C
Updated:Fernando Velasco may be the Titans’ starting center in 2012. The Tennessee Titans have not had a decent center since…
Read moreCan Peter Chiarelli Make the Oilers Great Again?
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have a tremendous problem. The team is currently the National Hockey League’s twenty-ninth place team and will…
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Revisiting Buffalo’s Lottery competition
Updated:Even after Sam Reinhart had been selected the collective eyes of Sabres Nation were on the 2015 Draft and Connor…
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Tribe Time Now: The Curious Case of Bryan Shaw
Updated:In this episode of Tribe Time Now, Stephanie Liscio (@stephanieliscio) of It’s Pronounced Lajaway and Jake Altman (@shakeandjake7) of SportsHax join…
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The Titans and the concept of value
Updated:I started putting together a post on how the Titans spent by position in 2012, like the one I did…
Read moreMorning Cup of Joe – Keith Olbermann apologizes, top Big Ten QBs ranked
Updated:Our pals over at Talking 10 ranked the top five quarterbacks in the Big Ten entering this offseason. Perhaps surprisingly,…
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Mini Pony of the Day 3-27-09
Updated:There’s so much awesomeness in this picture that I can barely handle it. Dog, dog, dog, MINI HORSE! A hearty…
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Blog Poll Top 25: Week 6
Updated:Week 6 has rolled around, and that means another Blog Poll and Bloguin Heisman day. We start with the Blog…
Read moreVIDEO: Knicks draft pick Mitchell Robinson only needs one dribble to cross nearly the entire court
Updated:As the game of basketball continues to evolve rapidly, the athletes get more insane by the year. New Knicks draftee…
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Bowl For Charity With Manny Delcarmen This Saturday
Updated:What is it with Red Sox pitchers and bowling? Not to be outdone by the Beckett Bowl, Manny Delcarmen is…
Read moreOff-Season Targets 2017: The Overview
Updated:When April comes around, usually I start to publish my off-season targets series. Luckily, this year, I got to push…
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Hill’s Lapse In Judgement Resurfaces
Updated:Just when Spurs fans think it can’t get any worse this season, now this. A year ago, in February 2009, we…
Read moreBattlebots Episode 5 Preview
Updated:After waiting two full weeks for an episode of Battlebots, we were rewarded with four of the best fights of…
Read moreBig Ten Roundtable: Under The Radar Players for 2012
Updated:On Friday we started our Big Ten college football roundtables as we discussed two quarterbacks who will be filling big…
Read moreNail Yakupov Returning? Condors Add F and Captain McDavid?
Updated:When the summer opened up, I pegged Nail Yakupov as the most likely Edmonton Oiler to be moved via trade….
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2012 Tennessee Titans offseason positional analysis: T
Updated:We continue to take a look at the Tennessee Titans position by position and today will examine the status of…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 12-22-10
Updated:That is a mini pony dressed as a buffalo. In case you ever wanted to see something like that. Ta-da….
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Links of the Day 9/15/11
Updated:Hi! I’m back on schedule, and quite pleased with myself Say, is it too early for a 2012 NFL mock…
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Allow me to reintroduce myself…
Updated:Whoops. You’re right, I don’t have the cred to use Hova as a lead in. Let’s try this instead- Greetings!…
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St. Louis Training Camp – Battles to Watch
Updated:St. Louis Training Camp Battles to Watch Arguably, the St. Louis Blues have some of their best depth in recent…
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Draft Prospect: Mike Muscala
Updated:2012-13 statistics: 18.7 PPG 11.1 RPG 2.4 BPG 50.9 FG% 78.9 FT% Mike Muscala enters the NBA draft after four…
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Wolves Updates 09/29 Part 3
Updated:From the Pioneer Press: The Minnesota Timberwolves finalized their training camp roster with 17 players today with the signings of…
Read moreSaints Nation: Pro Football Focus Scores For Saints Players in 2012 (Defense & Special Teams)
Updated:When you give up the most yards in NFL history in a season, you can expect terrible grades. But who…
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Links of the Day 2/2/10
Updated:This can’t be real, can it? Ugh. As much as I love the tournament, adding an extra round doesn’t do…
Read moreThe Incremental End, But The Worry Never Stops
Updated:There have been many great musings to mark the end of the 2014 season. If you haven’t already gone to those links,…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 3-28-11
Updated:Thanks to Doug for this. He says: “pretty sure I sent a pic of this pony to you before, but…
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