Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Santi ready to go
In good news for the Peyton Manning watch, rookie TE Tom Santi has been declared ready to practice. He is…
Read more Power Outage?
Since coming to Boston, Jason Bay has been more than warmly received. His smooth swing is balanced by a persistent…
Read more Blogpoll Revisited
After a long hard look at my first ballot for the blogpoll and after watching a string of injuries, arrests,…
Read more Wolves Weekly: New Uniforms Unveiled
It’s a monumental day to be a Wolves fan, as today was the unveiling of the new Minnesota Timberwolves jerseys….
Read more Lester and Bay Deliver
The Red Sox needed a good win today after the disaster yesterday and they got one thanks to Jon Lester…
Read more Monday Night Stuff
Time for another update. I’ll start with Neil Best of Newsday who tells us that Sirius XM Satellite Radio will…
Read more NBC Decides To Talk About Everything, But Sunday’s Ratings
The NBC public relations department is very good at finding ways to promote the ratings for the Olympics. It’s using…
Read more Get Well Yaz
Carl Yastrzemski is in the hospital with chest pains. Here's hoping he'll be ok. Yaz was my favorite player as…
Read more New York Giants defeat Cleveland Browns 37-34 in preseason
The Giants first team punched the Browns in the mouth the first half. They physically dominated them, and the score…
Read more BOS 6, BAL 3: Bay delivers, Lester stays hot
It might be safe to say that Jon Lester is the new ace of the staff. Earning his 12th victory…
Read more Wolves Updates 8/19
Click here for photos of different angles of the new uniform. From The Bleacher Bums: As for…
Read more Practice With Blanton
Robert Blanton at practice. Robert Hughes means business. Sam Yong and the gang are getting serious.
Read more Baseball should not be played in Florida in September
We’re watching Tropical Storm Fay move into southern Florida today, and evacuations are presently underway for non residents. Fortunately, the…
Read more Red Sox Injury Update
J.D. Drew: He is sitting tonight with the back issue but it is only precautionary, at the most he will…
Read more Backup QB Rumors Persist
You can now add Dolphins’ QB John Beck to the list of QBs the Cowboys may be interested in acquiring….
Read more Links of the Day 8/18/08
Why, this isn’t 5 parts at all. In fact, it’s just 5 different plans! Someday, this will be me. Good…
Read more Tonight’s Red Sox Lineup 8/18 in Baltimore
Jacoby Ellsbury, RF Dustin Pedroia, 2B David Ortiz, DH Kevin Youkilis, 3B Jason Bay, LF Jed Lowrie, SS Sean Casey,…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBRed Sox at Baltimore – NESN/MASN, 7 p.m.Anaheim Angels at Tampa Bay Rays – KCOP/FSN Florida, 7 p.m.Seattle at Chicago…
Read more Olympic Viewing Guide for Tuesday, 8/19
With Michael Phelps gone, NBC latches onto gymnastics for one more night. And one of the extreme sports, BMX makes…
Read more 8/18: The Real Stopper
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (70-53) @ Baltimore Orioles (60-63) Jon Lester 11-4, 3.25) @ Jeremy Guthrie (10-8, 3.18) 7:05…
Read more What Is a Real Fan?
By David Saltzer – Angelswin.com Columnist You can hear it on the sports-talk radio. You can read it on the…
Read more Series Preview: Astros (63-61) @ Brewers (71-54)
Pitching Probables: Monday, August 18, 7:05 p.m. CT: LHP Randy Wolf (8-10, 4.56) vs. LHP CC Sabathia (13-8, 3.04) Tuesday,…
Read more Clay Needs A Reality Check
Clay Buchholz was happy with yesterday’s outing, “It was definitely a confidence booster, my arm felt good, and it feels…
Read more Down goes USC’s Trammell
Via TheState.com – Univ of South Carolina Alum and reigning 110-meter hurdle silver medalist Terrence Trammell hurt his leg in…
Read more A Take on the New Jerseys from New Jersey
My first thought after gazing upon the now-infamous leaked photo of Kevin Love was that the Wolves brass were either PR…
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Holy Buckeye! Only 12 days until kickoff
You can watch hours of highlights from Ohio State games of the past, and you will never find a moment…
Read more This Day in Red Sox History
August 18 1907: Rube Kroh beats the St. Louis Browns 2-1 in a complete game. This will be Kroh’s only…
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