Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Summer League: Wolves 93, Lakers 95
From Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site: The brightest of several high points Wednesday for Minnesota was the outstanding overall effort from rookie…
Read more Book Review: “The Greatest Game” by Richard Bradley
Last night we witnessed another chapter in the history of the greatest rivalry in sports as the Red Sox stole…
Read more Baby Bowden facing the question
Can the Clemson Tigers do it in ’08? Charleston’s news outlet has a little sit down with Tommy B about…
Read more Excerpts of NFL Network Conference Call
You want more press release stuff? I’ll give it to you. Here’s another release from the NFL, giving excerpts of…
Read more Bob Papa Is the New Voice of the NFL Network
Here’s another press release for you, this one on Bob Papa joining the NFL Network replacing Bryant Gumbel in calling…
Read more NBC Sports’ Entire Olympics Roster
This is the press release from NBC Sports which outlines every single announcer working the Summer Olympics in Communist China…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
Baseball/MLBAAA All-Star Game – ESPN2, 7 p.m.Costas Now – HBO, 9 p.m.Yankee Stadium: Baseball’s Cathedral – ESPN, 9 p.m.Baseball Tonight…
Read more Summer League Game Blog: Wolves vs. Lakers
I’m watching tonight’s Timberwolves Summer League game so you don’t have to! I’ll update this post as the Wolves-Lakers game…
Read more Links of the Day 7.16.08
Vefore we move on, check out the previous post. I found the picture I was originally referring to. Ugh. Ballhype,…
Read more The Mid-Week Links
It’s Wednesday. The All-Star Game is over, thank goodness. I stayed up to watch every single pitch and out until…
Read more Ray Allen > TMZ Photographers
Jerome What? Jerome “The Bus” What? I’ll admit, Ray Allen has always been one of my favorite NBAers. This just…
Read more Roger* Getting Closer to that Pejury Charge
More bad news for Roger Clemens* appeared in the NY Daily News today: Confessed drug supplier Kirk Radomski has provided…
Read more Responding to Reader Email
I get lots of emails everyday. Some from my boss, some from my Mom and others from people who are…
Read more The $aga Continue$: $tanley Druckenmiller v. Dan Rooney
If you’ve been anywhere in the general viscinity of Pittsburgh lately, you either welcome or fear any news containing the…
Read more Early Summer League Thoughts
After seeing two full Spurs summer league games, I thought I’d share my thoughts so far. George Hill Spurs first…
Read more Five Keys To The Second Half
In the first half of the season, some usual suspects led the team to a first place finish at the…
Read more Nightmare on Lombardi Avenue
So now the Packers are not budging, intimating they will not release Favre and make him carry the clipboard. What…
Read more Really Easy, Really Hard
Thanks to prompting of one of our loyal (re: obnoxious) readers, I undertook a massive endeavor. For too long, the…
Read more Titans Position Analysis: OT
Tackle is without a doubt a position of strength for the Tennessee Titans. Unlike the Albert Haynesworth contract situation, long…
Read more JD Drew On the Mound??
Terry Francona was running out of pitchers fast. He was down to his last pitcher, Scott Kazmir of the Tampa…
Read more Fenway West, the All Star Game, Red Sox v. Yankees, etc…
More on how I came to write for Fenway West furthur on down the line, but tonight I had the…
Read more This is the “last season at Yankee Stadium”…since when?!?
The All-Star break has officially come and gone…did you hear the one about this being the “last season at Yankee…
Read more An All-Star image to make you sick
Fortunately, the picture of Carlos Quentin and Justin Morneau in a loving embrace is not yet out there. EDIT: Oh…
Read more Don’t Hang Run NL Run #3 on Papelbon!
That run was the responsibility of catcher Dinosaur Navarro of Tampa Bay. Tejada would’ve still been on 2nd base when…
Read more MVP J.D. Drew Helps Lead the A.L. To Victory
Even though Fox wanted you to believe this night was all about the Yankees, the Sox players and some of…
Read more Summer League: Wolves vs Lakers
The Wolves play the Lakers in the Las Vegas Summer League tonight at 7:30pm CST. Viewing the game:…
Read more Ohio State’s greatest player ever days to go…..
When I was a boy, my dad had a bumper sticker on his car that read “Thank you, Mrs. Griffin”….
Read more Papelbon Responds To Daily News Cover
Jonathan Papelbon was none to pleased with the New York media today and had the following to say about this…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBAll-Star Game – Fox, 7 p.m.Mantle – HBO, 7 p.m. EntertainmentWipeout – ABC, 8 p.m.Big Brother 10 – CBS, 9…
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