Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

Pitching Battles Begin
The most hyped battle of spring training will be between Coco Crisp and Jacoby Ellsbury for the center field job,…
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Nick Adenhart is coming to town….
By Kevin Mark -Angelswin.com Salt Lake Scout & Columnist Spring training is now in full swing and the realization the…
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Your Saturday Linkage
Before I begin, it’s nice to have some live sports this morning. While watching match play golf isn’t the most…
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Bennett to IU? Don’t Even Ask
At least that’s what he said on Friday. Per Bud Withers: Bennett said, “I’m not going to comment on anything…
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I’m back! Let’s talk basketball!
I’m sorry I didn’t post yesterday like I promised. I’m a bad blogger. I apologize profusely. At any rate, you…
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Giant Myths in 2007 and 2008
Let’s see if we can list some Giants (and NFL) myths and then quickly debunk them. 1) A Training Camp…
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Brewers’ “soft” as Prince’s tofu
Well, the first week of spring training is almost in the books, and, so far, other than the Gallardo injury,…
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Zach Thomas a Cowboy
Zach Thomas is expected to sign with the Cowboys after his meeting with Cowboys brass (dc.com). Zach Thomas has had…
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Back to football
With all the depressing crap happening with IU basketball, let’s go back to something cheery, huh? Making fun of the…
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Donte’ Stallworth is officially available
Yesterday, Donte’ Stallworth became the latest entry into the 2008 free agent WR market. The Patriots declined to pick up…
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Sox Are Headed To Washington
No they do not have to testify about steroids like most of the Yankee lineup, the Red Sox will go…
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Quick Friday Night Update
Giving you some links tonight before I check out some late night TV programming. The Sports Media Watch notes that…
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Weekend Viewing Picks
Saturday, February 23 DocumentaryJoe Louis: America’s Hero … Betrayed – HBO, 8 p.m. BoxingChampionship Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov…
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Sampson out
Kelvin Sampson is out as head coach at Indiana University. Here are my initial thoughts: 1.) How did a 2…
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College Basketball Viewing Picks (All Times Eastern)
Saturday, February 22College Gameday, live from Memphis, TN – ESPN, 11 a.m.VCU at Akron – ESPN2, 11 a.m.UConn at Villanova…
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Aaaaand That’s All for This Week
Well, it was an interesting week. Chris Simon didn’t kill anyone, but was booed by the home fans upon his…
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Manny Is Now a Boras Client
Manny Ramirez will now be represented by Scott Boras joining many of his fellow Red Sox players. inlcuding Jason Varitek,…
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Wolves Updates 2/23
Myles Brown/SLAM Online on Al Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, and Randy Foye: When looking at their respective talents, in time the…
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The Cavaliers are scary-good…..
Heading into tonight’s game, the word was that our four new acquisitions would be unable to play at all. Wallace,…
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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College BasketballDavidson at Winthrop – ESPN2, 7 p.m.UCSB at Utah State – ESPNU, 9 p.m. College HockeyMichigan at Michigan State…
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The Friday Morning Megalinks
At 12 p.m., I lost my internet at work, but luckily, I did not lose anything so I can still…
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Walker “too good a player” to be sitting on bench
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Veteran Antoine Walker’s place behind the Wolves bench, in a suit, for Thursday’s late loss to…
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Ortiz Says He’s Almost 100%
David Ortiz spoke to WBZ Radio’s Jon Miller in Ft. Myers. He said he is almost 100% healthy following off-season…
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Jared Zabransky Is The Pittsburgh Steelers
I have no real posts to type on this cold-ass Friday, so I’m just going to direct you to a…
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Post Trade Dealine Western Conference Rankings
The trade deadline has expired and teams seem set for the stretch run. So now that the dust has settled,…
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Theo Talks About Coco
Theo Epstein spoke with Redsox.com and discussed the Coco Crisp situation. Much of what he said was similar to Tito’s…
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WEEI Broadcasts From Spring Training
WEEI is broadcasting from Fort Myers all week, they have interviews with Buchholz, Lester, Francona, Manny and Coco. You can…
Read moreGerald Green Gets His Birthday Wish
Gerald Green got his wish yesterday when he was traded to the Houston…
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Travis Thomas Prepares For A Role In The NFL
Former Two-Time Irish Captain Travis Thomas, is preparing for Pro Day at Notre Dame after being snubbed from the NFL…
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