Alan Draper

Time for our Friday megalinks. Before we get to the links, we look at the weekend viewing. Weekend Viewing Picks…

Tim Wakefield yielded two hits over seven runs out dueling Randy Johnson for his fifth win of the season. Dustin…

From Shannon Shelton/Detroit Free Press: Former Michigan State guard Drew Neitzel was awake long after he learned that he wasn’t…

The Timberwolves site has a link to the audio of the post-draft press conference with Kevin McHale, Jim Stack and…

From Britt Robson/On The Ball:  First of all, the question isn’t whether the Timberwolves helped themselves last night–compare the pre-draft…

Daniel Rathman and Tessie’s Dad are jockeying for first place! Tessie’s Dad was able to identify Ray Culp as the…

From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: When the draft concluded, the Wolves had Love, a promising European center (Nikola Pekovic) who won’t…

Is Curt Schilling a Hall of Fame pitcher? Yes, he’ll make it there but it will take a few years…

From the Timberwolves site: The Minnesota Timberwolves tonight acquired the draft rights to 6-10 forward Kevin Love, the fifth overall…

flickr July 1st is an exciting day in the hockey world. It’s one of the few days in the year…

(My sincerest apologies for the late updates. I had a little too much fun at the Wolves draft party last…

With all the Pacer draft stuff, we plumb ran out of time to comment on IU A.D. Rick Greenspan resigning…

 A paragraph from today’s Tom Powers column says it all: I’m also going to have to say that Hoiberg is…

My buddy Sean Williams ran into Mike Timlin at Logan Airport today, where he’s flying to Rochester for a rehab…

The first official word is breaking from Mara/Tisch on the introduction of PSLs for Giants tickets. If the PSLs are…

Chalk up Thursday night

I read the above headline in a bathroom stall in Alaska several years ago and it seems appropriate today. The…

The Titans placed a high priority on upgrading the tight end position this offseason. First, they acquired the services of…

Milwaukee continues its road trip with three games in the Twin Cities to face interleague rival Minnesota.  The Twins have…

flickr Did I miss something? I must have, cause by my count the Sharks have now re-signed Jeremy Roenick twice…

Normally, after something like this, I’d just fume in the forum.  But no, what just took place deserves front page…

With the 26th pick in the draft, the Spurs selected IUPUI Guard George Hill. Who, you might be wondering. I…

After being at a jobsite for the afternoon and spending time away from a computer in the early evening, it’s…

We are spending some time looking back over the Boston Celtics championship season… in an effort to truly appreciate the…

In what is sure to go down in history as "The Antoine Walker Trade"… Minnesota and Memphis have swapped 8…

The Celtics have selected J.R. Giddens,  a guard from New Mexico. The 6-5, 208 lb. shooting guard averaged 16 pts, 8…

As you've seen already, the Celtics picked up JR Giddens with the 30th pick.  Here's Doc's take: "We think he has…

I'm not going to speak for Chuck here, but the more I read about the guys we picked up, the…

Mike Timlin pitched the 8th inning for the PawSox tonight and retired the side in order. He threw 10 pitches,…