Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Wake Cashes In
The Sox took the rubber match in the three game series against the Snakes behind solid pitching by Tim Wakefield…
Read more Draft Night
The first round is more than two-thirds over and the Celtics still hold the 30th pick. Comcast's Greg Dickerson said Danny Ainge…
Read more A Draft Mockery
Because of the Celtics historic run through the playoffs, culminating with the utter dismantling of the vastly overrated Los Angeles…
Read more Green Is A Pretty Color
Which is probably why its plastered all over Sports Illustrated lately. No… wait… it's because THE CELTICS ARE WORLD CHAMPS!!!! …
Read more Enjoy the free health care, JO!
Jermaine O’Neal and his bad joints are on their way to Toronto. The initial reaction of the (remaining) Pacer fans…
Read more J.O. to T.O.?
The Indianapolis Star reports that Jermaine O’neal is the latest name that may be heading up North. The deal has…
Read more New logo info
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: The newest Timberwolf tonight will don a cap sporting the team’s new "secondary" logo: a Timberwolf…
Read more Wolves Updates 6/26
From Henry Abbott/TrueHoop: However, there are several other theories out there. One is that the tenth pick might be…
Read more Wolves Updates 6/25 Part 3
From Kelly Dwyer/Ball Don’t Lie: The Wolves are the ultimate case study in drafting-for-need vs. drafting-the-best-available. O.J. Mayo’s going to…
Read more Tonight’s Lineup 6/25 vs. the D-Backs
Jacoby Ellsbury, LF Dustin Pedroia, 2B Kevin Youkilis, 1B Manny Ramirez, DH Mike Lowell, 3B Coco Crisp, CF Kevin Cash,…
Read more Ortiz Update
Big Papi did take some swings today but it was not the best case senario according to Ortiz and the…
Read more Lazy again
Actually the opposite. I’m swamped with work stuff, so I’m throwing down some more links: Don Banks talks coaching trees….
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College World SeriesGame 3, Fresno State vs. Georgia – ESPN, 7 p.m. MLBArizona at Red Sox – ESPN2/FSN Arizona/NESN, 7…
Read more Links of the Day 6/25/08
In honor of the continued debate over of the Twins roster and what should be done with it, several commentors…
Read more Suppan slips in 5th; Crew can’t sweep and lose 4-2
Brewers’ hurler Jeff Suppan cruised through the first two innings…and had a 2-0 cushion, at least for a little while….
Read more Pre-Draft Timberwolves Podcast
Click on the player to listen to Rob and Neil’s pre-draft podcast! http://podcast/audio-player.js
Read more Amico rumor on Wolves
From Sam Amico/Pro Basketball News: The supposed deal will reportedly be announced during or shortly after the draft. According to…
Read more Some Wednesday Links
Let’s give you some links today. Starting with the Sports Media Watch which writes that NASCAR got good ratings on…
Read more Zgoda thinks Wolves will go with Love
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: *Wouldn’t surprise me at all if there’s a three-way deal done with the Heat, Wolves and…
Read more Reliving the MSM’s Greatest Hits… Err… I mean, Misses
“The Blue Jackets do want to acquire Malone. But the story got ahead of the facts. That happens frequently in…
Read more 6/25: Battle Of Elders
Prev. Gm: Arizona Diamondbacks (40-38) @ Boston Red Sox (48-32) Randy Johnson (4-5, 5.09) @ Tim Wakefield (4-5, 4.17) 7:05…
Read more Injury Update
David Ortiz: With the cast removed Ortiz will take some swings today and be checked out by doctors before heading…
Read more Wolves Updates 6/25 Part 2
John Hollinger/ESPN on Nikola Pekovic: Unfortunately, you won’t be hearing his name until much later. Pekovic signed a big-money deal…
Read more New York Giants sign Chris Snee, Michael Strahan says trade Jeremy Shockey
Giants sign Snee. Strahan says let Shockey leave and play somewhere else. So much for a quiet period between minicamp…
Read more Mike Trudell Interviews CW & Bonk
CW & Bonk Talk NBA Draft with Mike Trudell of Timberwolves.com Tonight Bonk and I sat down for a…
Read more Sox Bats Come Alive In The 8th
Masterson did not have his best stuff tonight but he kept the Sox in the game. He gave up a…
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