Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Links of the Day 9/4/08
Terrance Newman of the Dallas Cowboys doesn’t do so well on rides. Alex Rodriguez becomes the first player to have…
Read more Pre-vision links
I’m still working on our 18 Visions for 2008, but in the meantime feast on a smorgasbord of links. I’m…
Read more Series Preview: Padres (53-86) @ Brewers (80-59)
Oh, what a difference a year makes. In September of ’07, the Padres came to Milwaukee at the end of…
Read more The State of the Nation
As we head down the stretch it is time to take a look at where things stand. The Red Sox…
Read more The RNC… It’s just like hockey!
In lieu of an ice girl, here is a Vice Presidential nomineeVia Wonkette Outside of hockey, I find no redeeming…
Read more Beanie Wells update, current and historical
The latest news is that Jim Tressel is saying Beanie Wells will not play against Ohio U on Saturday. Good. …
Read more Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 9/4
With the UConn football preview against Temple coming out tomorrow, let’s take a look at last week’s highlights from the…
Read more Yahoo! Auto-draft sucks. I think.
I’m part of a fantasy football league through Yahoo! Sports. I’m sure you all remember my compelling football articles throughout…
Read more Gomes- “Driven To Make A Difference”
ESPN posts video of Ryan Gomes and his "mission to get cardiac defibrllators into High Schools." (Via the Timberwolves site…
Read more TRIVIA: Scoring runs
Sorry for the dearth of trivia questions lately. Please accept my humble apologies. I try to get at least two…
Read more Details of the ESPN/WAC Deal
Coming in the wake of last week’s stunning 15 year contract extension with the SEC, ESPN has further solidified its…
Read more Wonder’s NFL predictions for 2008 season- Part 1
1) NFC WEST: Seattle a lock over +8.5. This division is putrid. SEA under the gun with suspensions at beginning…
Read more Ryan’s NFL Preview: NFC East
This division gets almost no publicity, so it’ll be tough to dig up any pertinent information on these teams. That’s…
Read more Another Late Wednesday Night/Early Thursday Morning Blog
Well, I just finished watching Sarah Palin speak at the Republican National Convention. Since this is not a political blog,…
Read more The Not Necessarily Incorrect Sports News Vol. 5
– Tampa Bay Bucs receiver Joey Galloway has been out the entire preseason with an injury but hopes to play…
Read more Instant Replay Used for the 1st Time
A-Rod just hit a long fly ball in top of the 9th that was very difficult to determine if it…
Read more This ‘who to root for’ question
So we’re in a situation where we’re actually rooting for the Yankees to win. No biggie, we’ll take the help,…
Read more Guys Who Just Don’t Get It
March Madness heroes Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur were thrown out of the NBA's rookie transition program on Wednesday morning…
Read more Hey Burlington, Vermont… ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?!?!?
The Boston Celtics championship trophy tour (note: there's a tour?) is kicking off in Burlington, Vermont today. The trophy will be on…
Read more Football Friday Week 2: Too much to Bear?
Greetings Cougar Nation and Brinkhater Army. Hope you all are having a great week. So, on we march into the…
Read more Josh Reddick chats with Fire Brand
Josh Reddick, 21, was named a California League Post-Season All Star after hitting .343/.375/.593 in 312 at-bats, 17 home runs…
Read more A look at the Colts from the Titans’ perspective
Total Titans finishes its look at the Titans’ 2007 AFC South rivals with a look at the Indianapolis Colts. Please…
Read more Marvelous on the New York Giants versus the Washington Redskins
No confidence in them. Very concerned about them winning the game on Thursday. Lucky we are playing the Skins as…
Read more UConn Women’s Basketball Releases 2008-09 Schedule
The UConn Huskies women’s basketball team released their 2008-09 schedule today and they will play 13 games against opponents who…
Read more Temple’s Out For Revenge
Last season when the UConn Huskies played the Temple Owls at Rentschler Field, a bad call by the referees cost…
Read more Become a Leader, Save the World
So I’m not really sure what Blogger’s new ‘followers’ thing is all about. In fact, I think that’s a bit…
Read more BOS 5, BAL 4: Offense needs a slugger huh?
Down by four runs headed into the seventh inning the Boston Red Sox rallied past the Baltimore Orioles scoring five…
Read more Injury Report: Week 1
It’s the regular season, which means it’s finally time to find out which players are injured. Here’s the latest information…
Read more Red Sox Rally From 4-Runs Down to Sweep Orioles
Kotsay’s 2 RBI triple in the 8th tied the game at 4 setting up a dramatic win for the Red…
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