Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

NESN Starts Live Broadcasts on Saturday
For the first time NESN will broadcast spring training workouts live. You may get to see a few sprints, some…
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Weekend Viewing Picks
Saturday, February 16Ironman World Championship Triathlon – NBC, 2 p.m.PGA Tour/Northern Trust (formerly Nissan) Open, 3rd Round – CBS, 3…
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Some More Friday Links
I’ve been searching for stuff tonight and found a few things I can give you. From TV Week, Julianne Smolinski…
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Wolves Updates 2/16
From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Green, who won the competition last year as a Boston Celtic, will try to become only…
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Memo to the Titans: Give Alge Crumpler a look
Big names continue to drop like flies as teams make cuts to improve their salary cap flexibility in preparation for…
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Good Win!!
I don’t care what anyone says, last night’s win was a thing of beauty in my book. We hold the…
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College Basketball Viewing Picks for 02/16 & 02/17/2008 (All Times Eastern)
Saturday, February 16College Gameday, live from Bloomington, IN – ESPN, 11 a.m. Georgetown at Syracuse – ESPN, noonVirginia Tech at…
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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College Basketball/Marist at Manhattan – ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.NHL/Washington at Carolina – NHL Network (US), 7:30 p.m.NHL/Columbus at Detroit – TSN/NHL…
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The Friday Megalinks Are Here
Have had to deal with a few work-related issues today so the Friday megalinks are late, but I’ll give them…
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Will Masterson Get a Shot at the Rotation?
Justin Masterson was one of the players offered to the Twins for Santana but since that deal is no longer…
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Angelswin.com Interview with Brok Butcher
Brok went a combined 6-9 with a 3.36 ERA between two levels in 2007 By Chuck Richter – Angelswin.com Senior…
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Haynesworth to be tagged, Smith accepts ‘Skins offer, Pacman pleads no contest
There are three big Titans stories in the news today. Titans GM Mike Reinfeldt has informed Albert Haynesworth’s agent that…
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The Amazing Race Asia 2 – Final Results
1. Adrian & Collin2. Pamela & Vanessa3. Mutt & Revolting Thank goodness for this result. I’ll have a recap of…
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I Wonder How Angelo Esposito Is Doing?
Yeah, he’s playing for Quebec in the QMJHL right now, but I still like to keep tabs on prospects. Is…
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Petty, I know…but it never gets old
From the NY Post. Thanks to CHFF for the link. . . Links: One of the greatest living baseball writers…
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Papelbon Sets Expectations High
Speaking candidly in Fort Myers, closer Jonathan Papelbon told WBZ TV where he thinks the Red Sox stand going in…
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What in the name of David Wayne Pauley is going on here?
I took a day off today and thought I
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#45 – Sept. 9, 2005: Vlad’s Mad Dash
Thomas Crow – Angelswin.com Contributor A reasonable argument can be made that 2005 was the second-best season in Angels history….
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2007 Saves per Inning Pitched
Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic…
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Wolves Updates 2/15
From Britt Robson/On The Ball: We are supposed to be patient with Foye. Fine. If he is having trouble shooting…
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Question Marks
Bill Polian said today he does not expect Marvin Harrison, Bob Sanders, or Dwight Freeney to be healthy in time…
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The Clemens Implosion
Nothing like a little Congressional Hearing on Clemen’s alleged use of steroids to get the attention of the sports media…
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Theo Opens Up About Schilling
Theo spoke to reporters today and gave his take on the Schilling situation, here are some highlights:“Curt’s here in camp…
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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College Basketball/NC State at Boston College – ESPN, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Rutgers at West Virginia – ESPN2, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Drexel at…
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It’s a Thursday Afternoon Update
Here’s some more linkage for you. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union writes in his blog that the first…
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Tito’s Outlook on the Season
Terry Francona talks about the off-season, Schilling’s injury, spring training, and the Japan trip.Watch it: Fenway West- The Western Home…
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Top 10 Things I LOVE About Being a Coug
Happy Valentine’s Day, Cougs. One of the great – and truly ironic – things about marriage is that the longer…
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Minnesota Twins 2008: Starting “Five”, Part II
Back on November 15th, I wrote about my predictions of the Twins starting rotation. At the time, I said it…
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