Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

Dillon gone…Counsell is too?

Infield Joe Dillon will not be sporting a Brewers’ jersey in 2009.  Dillon was designated for assignment–and then claimed by…

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Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, November 1 BoxingShowtime Championship Boxing – Showtime, 9 p.m. English Premier League SoccerManchester United vs. Hull City – Setanta…

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Hank Likes Manny, Manny Likes Money

Could it be a match made in heaven? Dumbass Hank told the AP: “And personally, I like Manny. He’s one…

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Need a Reason to Care Today?

Happy flag day, once again. For what it’s worth there was a good write-up in the USA Today about the…

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Here’s Looking at You…

Eyes is done and I found a great stat that should make us all feel a lot better about this…

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5 Keys to a USC win v the Vols

The Gamecocks are trying to become bowl eligible for the fourth time in four seasons under Spurrier and looking for…

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Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 11/1

If you’re attending the UConn/West Virginia football game today at Rentschler Field, the UConn Student-Athlete Advisory Committe (SAAC) is holding…

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Game plan from Rob

Rob gives us his offensive blueprint for this weekend: There is a saying by Fassel, it is not who you…

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Titans vs. Packers: Keys to victory

Coming off of a statement win over the Colts, the Tennessee Titans will be looking to avoid a letdown performance this weekend…

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Mavericks at Wolves 11.01.08

Click here for the forum’s game thread.   From the Associated Press: Dwane Casey is preparing for his first game…

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Another Heartbreaker

The Spurs had a chance. Despite a forgettable first half, too many turnovers and a weak effort on the defensive…

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Friday Night Megalinks or How I Wish I Could Blog During the Day

Wow, this work schedule is really killing me. I’m at the point when I’m in the home office without any…

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What too watch for tonight

So tonight is Halloween and everybody is all dressed up, but I’m planning on staying home and watching the Spurs….

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Good Defense or Bad Offense or Both?

  I wanna give the Celtics defense full credit for tonight's manhandling of the Chicago Bulls. When you see stats…

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I’m Getting Sick Of This

It seemed like every time Rajon Rondo went to the hole last night, he ended up on the deck.  For…

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Free Agents for the Twins to review

The MLB free agency period begins on the 14th. MLBtraderumors has a list of the free agent class. I am…

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Links of the Day 10/31/08

Mike Singletary is coaching his pants off. The Vikes are awfully dysfunctional. A forecast for the Cocktail Party tomorrow in…

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Rush’s Founder Passes

Rush’s spokesman Dave Ruddle says George Rush died Wednesday night after a long illness. He was 70. More HERE. Rush’s…

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Titans-Packers Friday Injury Report

The injury report is out for this Sunday’s game against Green Bay, and here’s the scoop: TENNESSEE TITANSOut: LB Colin…

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The Chocolate in our Milk

When I woke up the morning after the 2008 NBA Draft to find that OJ Mayo had been swapped for…

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UConn Men Ranked No. 2 in AP Preseason Poll

The first Men’s Basketball Associated Press (AP) Poll is out and once again we see the UConn Huskies sitting No….

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Wake Will Be Back in ’09

The Boston Herald is reporting that the Red Sox are going to pick up the $4 million option for Tim…

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Red Sox pick up Tim Wakefield’s option

The Red Sox have exercised Tim Wakefield’s $4 million dollar perpetual team option for the 2009 season. Next year will mark Wakefield’s 15th season with the team.

Over that time Wake has knuckled his way to 164 wins in a Red Sox uniform, third only to Roger Clemens and Cy Young (192). On the flip side, he’s given up 151 more home runs than any other Red Sox pitcher with 345 to Roger’s 194.

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Old Stuff Rules: Footage of CFB’s 1936 Season

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgaMCqX57S0&hl=en&fs=1 There’s no sound, but this video is still pretty killer. How many chances have you had to watch footage…

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Something to watch for – aka “laughing at Michigan still”

With no Ohio State game this weekend, I’m probably going to be watching no football on Saturday.  Truth be told,…

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Paw Prints – West Virginia Mountaineers (5-2, 2-0) @ UConn Huskies (6-2, 2-1) Preview

This week: The UConn Huskies will be looking for revenge from last season’s ass whooping at the hands of the…

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College Football Viewing Picks for 11/01/08, All Times Eastern

College Gameday, live from Lubbock, TX – ESPN, 10 a.m. noonCentral Michigan at Indiana- Big Ten NetworkMichigan at Purdue –…

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Tape Worm

Here are my observations after watching the tape from the Colts Titans: 1. ESPN did a terrible job with replays….

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Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 10/31

If you’re attending the UConn/West Virginia football game on Saturday at Rentschler Field, the UConn Student-Athlete Advisory Committe (SAAC) is…

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