Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
More than halfway home…who’s going to make bowl games?
What a strange Big Ten season it’s been so far. Let’s take a step back and see what to expect…
Read more USC v LSU night game on ESPN
ESPN will showcase the USC v LSU game next week will be on ESPN at 8pm. The Gamecocks have won…
Read more Make it Stop
I for one am really hope tonight’s game will be the last one at the Trop this season. First it…
Read more I’m curious – Are we holding back?
I think it’s a legitimate question. No doubt we are experiencing the growing pains that come from a true freshman…
Read more Today’s biggest winner? Penn State
At least that’s how it stands right now. The Lions have a good chance at finishing the week as the…
Read more Papelbon Breaks Record, Throws Ball in Trash
In case you missed it during your late night celebrations of last night’s victory or you are just recovering from…
Read more Reader Commentary Theatre
IdiomsByKids.com Ah yes, it’s the day late edition of RCT. Half the price of fresh baked RCT, but still satisfying….
Read more Red Sox Lineup for Game 2 ALCS
Coco is in for J.D. Drew. Jacoby Ellsbury RFDustin Pedroia 2BDavid Ortiz DHKevin Youkilis 3BJason Bay LFJed Lowrie SSJason Varitek…
Read more Rays Lineup for Game 2 of ALCS
Akinori Iwamura 2BB.J. Upton CFCarlos Pena 1BEvan Longoria 3BCarl Crawford LFCliff Floyd DHDioner Navarro CGabe Gross RFJason Bartlett SS Scott…
Read more USC wins 24-17
Spurrier still owns UK and now has 100 SEC wins. Two straight road games for South Carolina; makes them 5-2….
Read more Will Brandon Jones step up to improve the Titans’ passing attack?
Great minds think alike. Drexel hypothesized in a great article yesterday about the pros and cons of the Titans upgrading…
Read more 10/11: It’s Beckett Time
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (3-1) @ Tampa Bay Rays (2-2) Josh Beckett (0-0, 7.20) @ James Shields (1-0, 3.38)…
Read more Shutterfly TRIVIA: Best ALCS hitter
The last trivia question revealed that Jackie Jensen used to hold the major league record of walks with the bases…
Read more Don’t Worry Dickie V
Dick Vitale is going to throw out the first pitch before Game 2 of the ALCS tonight. Rays Insider shows…
Read more 5 Keys to a USC Win vs. UK
The gamecocks are 12-6-1 vs UK with the last meeting in Columbia being a 38-23 victory for USC. This will…
Read more Flag-Spotting, Week Seven
Yep, even in these dismal times, the flag is STILL making it to Gameday. It just continues, MY OH MY!…
Read more Attn: Michigan – Your bowl appearance streak is over
4th quarter Toledo 13 Michigan 10 (and if you need further proof that Michigan was overlooking the Rockets, go to…
Read more Ellsbury Forgets to Mention His O-fer on His Blog
Jacoby Ellsbury wrote about what it is like to watch Dice-K pitch in a big game on his blog last…
Read more Pedroia Talks About Game 1 – Video
Dustin Pedroia talks about his stolen base and playing in the postseason. Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox…
Read more Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 10/11
The extra conditioning work in the offseason is paying off for Donald Brown and Darius Butler. Former UConn Huskies men’s…
Read more George Young speaks
This week, Plaxico Burress came back. (Pat Hanlon, quoting the late) George Young: “We are not in the business of…
Read more Dice-K, luck lead Sox to 2-0 win; Boston leads the series 1-0
Welcome to October, Tampa Bay. The Rays and their fans, who created an atmosphere like that of a cicada-infestation with…
Read more Seeing Clearly
Hey, it’s Saturday so that means Eyes in the Backfield is ready. Did you like how I just tacitly admitted…
Read more Wolves Updates 10-11
From Travis Heath/Hoopsworld: As for all of the talk about Love’s weight, he admitted he has put on a few…
Read more Marty Brodeur’s Answer to Carey Price’s SOTY
Marty Brodeur must have been pissed off watching us all crown Carey Price’s stick save as the save of the…
Read more Preseason: Wolves 95, Nuggets 118
Wolves preseason record: 2-1 Box Score From Pat Graham/Associated Press: Al Jefferson grabbed 11 rebounds and scored 10 points for…
Read more Rays Fan Gets Ejected For Too Much Cowbell
Even security at the Trop gets annoyed at the cowbell. From the Heater: Andy Munkittrick, 27, came out of the…
Read more Houdini Does It Again
Dice-K looked like he was going to have another short outing after getting a little wild and loading the bases…
Read more 7th Inning Stretch
I prefer NY’s Irish Tenor doing God Bless America over David Archuleta (who?), but in the land of retirees, I…
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