Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

Sox in Trade Talks With Padres
San Diego Padres centerfielder Jim Edmonds is going to be sidelined for a while with a strained calf. The Padres…
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Early trends from Maryvale
Well, since I’m not in Arizona to watch the Brewers (unfortunately), and can’t rely on the traditional media to give…
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Rockets waive Green
From NBA.com: Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed forward Mike Harris to a…
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Behind Enemy Lines
I am up in New Hampshire in Patriots country. There was a death here. A Patriots death! The five stages…
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#23 – Oct. 1, 1970: Alex Johnson wins Angels first batting title
By Adam Dodge, Angelswin.com Senior Writer Alex Johnson knew exactly what he needed to do to wrestle the batting title…
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Coco Says He Played Hurt Last Season
Coco Crisp is starting to see the writing on the wall. Even with Jacoby struggling out of the gate this…
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Late Friday Night Update
Let me give you a Friday night update before shutting down. The Sports Media Watch is not happy over ESPN/ABC’s…
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Some Random Thoughts
Well, Ryan is off to Alabama, so I, Steve, am back babysitting the Times. After a strong weekend performance last…
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Weekend Viewing Picks
Saturday, March 8 BoxingChampionship Boxing, Enzo Maccarinelli vs. David Haye – Showtime, 9 p.m.World Championship Boxing, Oleg Maskaev vs. Samuel…
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College Basketball Viewing Picks (All Times Eastern)
Saturday, March 8, 2008College Gameday, live from Duke University – ESPN, 11 a.m. Louisville at Georgetown – CBS, noonMiami at…
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USC to Bring the Payne
Chris Payne that is….he just reversed course to sign with the Gamecocks as a athlete and we welcome him to…
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Julius Jones Heir Apparent in Seattle
Looks like Seattle is going another direction with their running game, and Shaun Alexander could be the odd man out…
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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College BasketballOhio Valley Conference Tournament, UT-Martin vs. Austin Peay – ESPNU, 7 p.m.Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, Tennessee State vs. Murray…
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Red Sox Pitchers Look Like They Are Throwing BP
This will not go down as a good day for Sox pitching. Yes, it is spring training and pitchers are…
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Buchholz Continues to Struggle
It’s only the second inning in today’s Sox-Twins game in Ft. Myers, but one thing is already clear: Buchholz is…
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Clemson Football Player facing troblue
I am surprised that no news media in the upstate has picked up on this yet…..wait no I am not…
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Citizens of Colorado Panic, Paul Stastny Starts Hunger Strike
The much anticipated return of Peter Forsberg to the NHL has hit a serious roadblock. You see, things were going…
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Guest commentary on Alge Crumpler
I have some very strong and mixed emotions about the addition of Alge Crumpler and I asked for some insight….
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The Manny Rewards Program
Increasingly baseball contracts are filled with incentives. Recent contracts have included clauses providing extra cash for making the playoffs, staying…
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Yo! It’s Friday and the Megalinks are Here
Time to do the megalinks. Before I get started, I want to announce that Fang’s Bites and Boston Sports Media…
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Split Squad Today
The Red Sox are splitting up for two today; one against the Twins and one against the O’s. Here are…
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Dice-K is Scheduled To Make the Japan Trip
Dice-K is expecting his second kid on March 19th but is now scheduled to be with the team for the…
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Mini Pony of the Day 3-7-08
Yo…why do you gotta make these cool little critters strain? It isn’t like the fence is that high, you rude…
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Sonics New Mission…Impossible?
It’s now out there for full consumption – there is new local money that is burning the hole in the…
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Manic on Manning
Thanks to Matt Medved of ‘Sports Matters’ for supplying today’s picture. Toggle to Manic Mode: Eli Manning’s stature is on…
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Manny’s “Secret” Weapon
Jeff Horrigan of the Herald reports seeing Manny Ramirez in the clubhouse reading the New Age self help book The…
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