Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Olympic Ratings Down Wednesday, But Not By Much
NBC’s ratings for Wednesday were down slightly from Tuesday, the first time the Olympics witnessed a downturn in the five…
Read more Neil Best Called It – Mike & the Mad Dog Have Split Up
WFAN has announced that Chris “Mad Dog” Russo has left the station. Russo had been the co-host of WFAN’s successful…
Read more Wolves Updates 8/15
From the Pioneer Press: The Timberwolves will play eight exhibition games, two of them at Target Center. The Wolves…
Read more Tommy Bowden caught looking…
Please tell me that is not Tommy staring at Kyle Parker again? Enough is enough Tommy and be careful blowing…
Read more Blame Canada: Steelers Lose
24 21 Recap The Steelers win the toss, making them 2-0 on coin tosses this year. Harvey Dent says we…
Read more There Can Be Only One… Again
Holy shit! The season is quickly coming upon us and I haven’t even begun to whip up this years pick-em…
Read more Update on Smoak and Darnell
As reported – here– by The Greenville News USC’s former 1b Justin Smoak and USC’s former 3b James Darnell have…
Read more Burnett Considered Retiring
Kevin Burnett is in Dallas getting his knee scoped out and will be shelved for a few weeks with the…
Read more What happened to Charlie Zink?
Charlie Zink had a perfect 1-2-3 inning in his major league debut Tuesday night. Three All-Stars, nonetheless (Kinsler, Young, Hamilton.)…
Read more USC DT Pepper update
As reported in the Gville News – here– Defensive tackle Nathan Pepper of Greenville was granted his medical hardship by…
Read more A Few Thursday Afternoon Links
I have a free moment before I leave for home. Let’s give you some linkage. I’ve been meaning to link…
Read more Bud Says Replay Coming Sept 1st
Instant replay will be used in all ballparks starting Sept. 1 as long as there are no technical difficulties. Replays…
Read more Tonight’s Lineup 8/14 vs. the Rangers
J.D. Drew, RF Dustin Pedroia, 2B David Ortiz, DH Kevin Youkilis, 1B Jason Bay, LF Jed Lowrie, 3B Jason Varitek,…
Read more Olympic Viewing Guide for Friday
Here is your Olympics viewing guide for Friday on the networks of NBC Universal. Expect the primetime ratings to rise…
Read more Needed – prayers and positive thoughts
Occasionally, I sneak in an entirely personal posting. This is another. My father, the man who raised me to be…
Read more The Multi-Platform Olympics Are Here To Stay
NBC is out with another press release and this one is touting the success of its multi-platform approach to the…
Read more What Happens When Wake Comes Back?
So Clay is still in the rotation, and Byrd is now with the team but what happens when Wake comes…
Read more 8/14: A sweep is just what we need
Prev. Gm: Texas Rangers (61-60) @ Boston Red Sox (69-51) Tommy Hunter (0-1, 10.61) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (13-2, 2.90) 7:10…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBTexas at Red Sox – FSN Southwest/NESN, 7 p.m.Baltimore at Cleveland – MASN2/STO, 7 p.m.New York Mets at Washington –…
Read more Pens Break Ground On New Arena
(courtesy of penguins.com) The Pens broke ground on the new arena today. This douche shouldn’t have been allowed to touch…
Read more BREAKING NEWS: CBS and SEC Sign A 15 Year Contract Extension
CBS has made a splash in the middle of the Olympics, signing a 15 year contract extension to carry Southeastern…
Read more Links of the Day 8/14/08
Pac-Man Jones, still making it rain, this time with silver iodide. (May not be true) Redskins fans everywhere wish Rulon…
Read more Papelbon Speaks His Mind About Manny
Paps talked about the crazy game on Monday, the clubhouse, and his thoughts on Manny. Watch below: Fenway West- The…
Read more Heinz Field Causes Head Trauma
http://view.break.com/552333 – Watch more free videos This was on Deadspin two days ago, but I hadn’t found the time to…
Read more The Thursday Links
Let’s give you some linkage. Some interesting stories out there. Starting with Richard Sandomir of the New York Times, he…
Read more The Jimmy Fund Telethon Starts Today
Please do what you can for the Jimmy Fund. You can make a donation here. Fenway West- The Western Home…
Read more Trivia winners
And that’s a wrap! The first phase of trivia has come to a close, with Tessie’s Dad taking home the…
Read more Previous Trivia winners
TRIVIA standings May 2, 2008 — August 14, 2008 TRIVIA sponsor: Peps Tessie’s Dad: 9.25 Daniel Rathman: 4.33 Tom A:…
Read more Wolves announce preseason schedule
From the Timberwolves site: The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team’s 2008 preseason schedule. The Wolves will play eight preseason…
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