Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

The Case for Anthony Smith

These days, it’s hard to be Anthony Smith. He made one somewhat -misguided comment last year that got sucked into…

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My Dog Is Unconscious

Why? Because I headbutted the little bastard about 20 times after I watched this video…

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New York Giants Safety #21 Kenny Phillips

Okay, okay. I promised myself I would not get too excited. Sorry, I am excited. Kenny Phillips has a few…

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We’re Going Over, Folks

It’s 11:55 p.m. ET and there’s one rotation to go in the women’s gymnastics team event. Do you think NBC…

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Doan’s Unofficial Camp

Monday was the start of Doan’s unofficial hockey camp. It seemed very different than last year. It seemed a lot…

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A Tuesday Night Update

As NBC’s Olympic coverage is in a lull, I turn over to NESN and find the Red Sox and Texas…

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Wolves Updates 8/13

From David Berri/Wages Of Wins blog – Is Minnesota the Worst NBA Franchise in the History of the League?  Given…

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Even the Chinese Like Us…..

Looks like there's plenty of green in Red China. According to the NBA, Kevin Garnett's #5 (2nd) and Paul Pierce's #34 (4th) are…

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He’s BACK!

Rajon Rondo has emerged from this blogging cocoon.  He's been pretty busy since the championship… and he's only just started…

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Team Preview: New England Patriots

2007 Record: 16-0 So what can a team with a perfect regular season do for an encore in 2008? Well,…

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Don’t Worry Folks, We Found Hank

Earlier today I wondered if Hank was OK since we had not heard from him for so long. But don’t…

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Holy Crap!

Charlie Zink threw a 1-2-3 top of the 1st inning. The Sox then proceeded to pound out ten (10) runs,…

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Big Papi Has 6 RBI’s In The First Inning!!!

David Ortiz has hit 2 3-run taters in the first inning to put the Sox up 10-0. Fenway West- The…

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BOS 19, TEX 17: Say what?

Yes, the final score of this game was 19-17 with the Boston Red Sox coming out on top after scoring…

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Steelers Fans Rule

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXKQMI3hlz8&hl=en&fs=1 With a fervor only Milwaukee Brewers fans can truly appreciate, Steelers fans once again show why rooting for the…

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Tonight’s Lineup 8/12 vs. The Rangers

J.D Drew CFDustin Pedroia 2BDavid Ortiz DHKevin Youkilis 1BMike Lowell 3BJason Bay LFJed Lowrie SSCoco Crisp RFKevin Cash C Charlie…

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Olympic Viewing Guide for Wednesday

Here’s what you can expect to see on the networks of NBC Universal for Wednesday, August 13. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13…

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Sirius Satellite Radio To Air English Premier League Games Exclusively

Sirius Satellite Radio which has provided Euro 2008 soccer comes back this week with exclusive coverage of the English Premier…

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NBC Says It’s the 800 lb. Gorilla That Lets Nothing Stand In Its Way

Another day, another NBC press release touting the ratings of the Olympics. I can’t say I blame them. This year,…

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Total Titans selects an All-AFC South team

Total Titans is getting ready to do season previews on Tennessee’s AFC South opponents. We’ll try to place a special…

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Sox Get Paul Byrd From Tribe

The ProJo is reporting that the Sox have acquired pitcher Paul Byrd for a player to be named later from…

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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

MLBTexas at Red Sox – FSN Southwest/NESN, 7 p.m.Baltimore at Cleveland – MASN2/STO, 7 p.m.Toronto at Detroit – Rogers Sportsnet/FSN…

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Preview of the Next Hard Knocks on HBO

From HBO, this is what you can expect for the next episode of Hard Knocks, airing Wednesday: HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING…

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Team Preview: Buffalo Bills

2007 Record: 7-9 With the beginning of the Bill Parcels era in Miami, the arrival of Brett Favre in New…

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8/12: The Jr. Knuckler

Prev. Gm: Texas Rangers (61-58) @ Boston Red Sox (67-51) Scott Feldman (4-5, 4.82) @ Charlie Zink (0-0, 0.00) 7:10…

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File under “W” for “What were you thinking?”

I give to you Spain’s Olympic basketball team photo; Yes, all the players are slanting their own eyes, much like…

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What’s The Deal With Ryan Mundy?

Has anyone noticed the lower leg injury to rookie Ryan Mundy? The question comes from Anon on yesterday’s ill-excuse for…

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I’m Worried About Hank

What’s going on in Tampa or Ocala or the undisclosed secure location where Hank Steinbrenner is hanging out? The Yanks…

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Links of the Day 8/12/08

A little Milli Vanilli action at the Opening Ceremonies. With a 6 year old. Mushin Muhammed says that Chicago is…

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