Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Scout’s Notes: Jonathan Baldwin is Not Worth a Top 50 Pick
Since 2005, there have been on average just over 6 wide receivers taken in every draft in the Top 50…
Read more Game #80: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Thursday April 7, 2011 at 9:00pm CDT, Rogers Arena [GAME PREVIEW]
Record Pts Div. Rank G/G GA/G PP% PK% Minnesota Wild (37-34-8) 82 3rd NW 2.47 (26) 2.77 (17) 18.3% (11)…
Read more A Day in Court
Today, the players are in court, requesting injunctive relief to end the lockout.
Read more Twitter Trend Tuesday Results: #ItCouldBeWorse
The #ItCouldBeWorse campaign worked pretty well today. It may not have been the most active of Twitter Trend Tuesdays, but…
Read more
Harbaugh cracks the Top Ten in ESPN’s Head Coach power rankings…
A little national recognition for John Harbaugh is way overdue… To paraphrase the words of another great coach in the history…
Read more The Pistons Suck, But At Least This Walrus Plays a Mean Saxophone
I could write a million words about how shitty it’s been being a Pistons fan over the past couple of…
Read more Red Sox Fail to Launch….Again
Josh Beckett did not fulfil his role as the stopper as the Red Sox lost again, this time to the…
Read more Game 5: Cardinals 3 Pirates 2
3-2 losses are always tough to stomach. What more could the Pirates have done? James McDonald was way less than…
Read more Video: Kemba Walker Added To Huskies of Honor
UConn Huskies junior All-American Kemba Walker had a record-breaking season in Storrs, CT. And after returning home for National Championship…
Read more 4/5 Game Recap
Player of the Game In today’s win against the Red Sox, Josh Tomlin won his first ‘Player of the Game’…
Read more So Far, Mets Far From Least in the East
You know things are going the Mets’ way when a Phillies fan in Citizens Bank Park interferes with Carlos Beltran…
Read more Vote for Woodhead
As most of you already know, Danny Woodhead is the New England Patriots’ representative in the tournament to determine which…
Read more Raiders draft radar: WR
Like it or not, the Raiders do have a need at wide receiver this year in spite of the talent…
Read more Spurs news and notes: Coach of the Year, Hill is key, and more
• NBA.com says Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl should be the 2010-2011 NBA Coach of the Year and not…
Read more
Boxers Needed for Study in the Use of Nutritional Supplements in Boxers to Decrease Long-Term Brain Deficits after Experiencing Sports-Related Concussions
If you have watched any new report within the last year or so then you undoubtedly are aware of the…
Read more The Red Sox are 0-4
This is going to be real short because I’m tired, have work to do, and have class in the morning…
Read more Recap: Cs put second half squeeze on Philly
Warning: This is a mail-in blog job. I just couldn't get into this game. Think Celtics vs Bobcats from a…
Read more Red Sox Lineup vs. Indians 4/5/11
Here is the lineup for tonight’s game. Let’s hope we get that elusive first win tonight! REDSOX (0-3) Jacoby Ellsbury…
Read more April 8: Lunch With A Legend Jim Abbott
On April 8, we welcome the next legend — Jim Abbott of the Angels — to Morton’s The Steakhouse in…
Read more Game Preview 4/5/11: Angels @ Rays – A Must Win Series….Already?
@ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1-3) @ Tampa Bay Rays (0-3) Pitching Probables: LAA – Jered Weaver (1-0, 0.00 ERA) TB…
Read more What Bill Belichick Can Teach The Redskins About Draft Strategy
Everybody loves those Draft Day trades. They add drama to an otherwise boring process, yet they rarely happen. Really astute…
Read more One full turn
Before the season began, the Pirates’ biggest worry was their starting rotation. 80% of the way through the first turn,…
Read more Impromptu Senators Ticket Contest
UPDATE: The Contest is over. Congratulations to the winner. The correct response was Doug Smail. I have four 100-level tickets…
Read more The Kazmir Kool-Aid
I may or may not have ripped Scott Kazmir a new a-hole on Twitter yesterday (SPOILER ALERT: I did rip…
Read more Brian Kelly Has Earned Urban Meyer’s Stamp Of Approval…Now I Can Sleep At Night
In case you missed the ESPN feature on Notre Dame, here is the Urban Meyer piece (he went on to…
Read more NFL Draft Scouting Report: Prince Amukamara
When you look at this young man you see a true football player that has the ability to be able…
Read more NFL Draft Scouting Report: Julio Jones
Jones enjoyed a phenomenal showing at the annual NFL Scouting Combine, where his numbers literally blew away the competition. Seen…
Read more