Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Olympic Viewing Guide for Wednesday, 8/20
Here’s your viewing highlights for Wednesday on the networks of NBC Universal: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. –…
Read more BOS 7, BAL 2: Dice-K earns 15th
Even though he walked five more batters in a start Daisuke Matsuzaka won his 15th game of the season in…
Read more Only three amazing quarterbacks left to go!
There are only ten days left before college football returns to Columbus, Ohio. Let’s say you have your choice of…
Read more Links of the Day 8/19/08
An interview with former defensive back Tim Hauck. He is the reason (and not cocaine) that Michael Irvin retired. Nothing…
Read more Beckett Hurt, Next Start Moved Back
Josh Beckett’s next start has been moved back because of numbness in his fingers and throwing arm. Here is what…
Read more Some Tuesday Afternoon Links
This has ended up being a busy day for blogging. I’ll start with Justin Terranova of the New York Post…
Read more Tonight’s Red Sox Lineup 8/19 at Baltimore
Jacoby Ellsbury, RFDustin Pedroia, 2BDavid Ortiz, DHKevin Youkilis, 3BJason Bay, LF6. Sean Casey, 1BJason Varitek, CAlex Cora, SSCoco Crisp, CF…
Read more Rest In Peace, John Challis
Rest in peace, John Challis. I will never reach the levels of strength and coolness that you displayed to the…
Read more Meet The Amazing Race 13 Cast
I have already have a couple of favorites in this race, but I’ll point them out later. Thanks once again…
Read more Preview of the Next Hard Knocks on August 20
HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE DALLAS COWBOYS AUG. 20 EPISODE HBO Sports, in association with NFL Films and the…
Read more With Monday’s Olympics Ratings Down, NBC Moves To Something Else
NBC’s ratings for Day 10 of the Olympics were down, but still solid. The Sports Media Watch says last night’s…
Read more Yaz in Hospital
Carl Yastrzemski was admitted to Mass General hospital this morning after experiencing discomfort an chest pains. He will turn 69…
Read more 8/19: Suddenly Road Warriors
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (72-53) @ Baltimore Orioles (60-64) Daisuke Matsuzaka 14-2, 2.74) @ Daniel Cabrera (8-7, 4.78) 7:05…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBRed Sox at Baltimore – NESN/MASN, 7 p.m.New York Yankees at Toronto – YES/Rogers Sportsnet, 7 p.m.Anaheim at Tampa Bay…
Read more Team Preview: Tennessee Titans
2007 Record: 10-6 Vince Young wins games. Let’s just clear the air on that. Over the past two seasons, Tennessee…
Read more Big(foot) Ben?
Early last week, there were rumors of a Bigfoot body found in Georgia. Any mention of supposed mythical creatures being…
Read more New Monday Night Football Open Lyrics
From the ESPN press release announcing the return of Hank Williams, Jr. to Monday Night Football, the Alleged Worldwide Leader…
Read more Some Tuesday Linkage
Time for some linkage on this Tuesday. Starting with Sports Business Daily/Journal’s Olympics website, Tripp Mickle and David Broughton write…
Read more The Eighth Inning
Lester cruises through seven, if the Red Sox can just get to Paps the game will be over. This scenario…
Read more It’s Official. Mad Dog to Sirius XM
The announcement was made on the Howard Stern show this morning and shortly after that, the press release was out….
Read more Tuesday Ramblings – What Could Have Been
It’s easy to do, pondering what could have been. We do it all the time, in every walk of life….
Read more Peyton shows, Floria screwed, White confused
Peyton showed up at Colts practice today, and appeared to walking fine. All this seriously screws the imbecile Mike Floria…
Read more Injury Report from Browns game
Brandon London, Terrell Thomas, tho not implied to be serious
Read more POLL: If the Sox are to catch the Rays, who’s the key?
In the latest edition of the Firebrand poll, we asked: Cool Standings has the Red Sox with an 83.8% chance…
Read more Preseason mid-term grades for the 2008 Titan draft class
With two preseason games already in the books, some of the rookies from the Titans 2008 draft pool have already…
Read more This one goes to 11
11 days left! I do love these countdowns. Anthony Gonzalez first showed up on a Buckeye highlight reel when Ted…
Read more CC writes same story in 9-3 win
Another day, same story. Monday evening, CC Sabathia got the start against the Astros, his 9th since joining the Brewers. …
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