Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

Sox Are Looking To Japan For New Catcher
Jason Varitek is not getting any younger and Doug Mirabelli is in his last season in a Red Sox uniform,…
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Angels Shortstop – “none of the above”
By Kevin Mark – Angelswin.com Columnist Questions began about the Angels 2008 shortstop situation seconds after it was announced that…
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Possibly The Best Etch-A-Sketch Artist In The World
Famed Etch-A-Sketch artist George Vlosich’s 2nd YouTube video is of Carmelo Anthony. It took 25 hours and was done in…
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Garnett on his way to MN
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: He’s on the Celtics’ flight to Minneapolis this afternoon for tonight’s game. The big question is…
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The Best Hockey Scenes in Non-Hockey Movies
Awful nice of Kevin to allow me to grab the mic for two days while he goes to Calgary to…
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UPDATE: Schilling out until All-Star Break
[UPDATE 7:04] The stalemate between the Red Sox and Schilling may be over. Reports have Schilling acceding to the Sox’s…
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And so it begins…
Greetings Cougies. Happy NLI Day. I’m back from the casino with a couple pages of notes; $20 bucks more than…
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The Final Inside the NFL
As the news is sinking in that the very last show HBO’s Inside the NFL has aired, it’s sad to…
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Does the Fun Ever START?
Our own Hooty McBoob will be along at some point soon to recap the signing day event. Looking forward to…
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Quickie Wednesday Update
Time to give you a few links this evening. Michael Lev of the Orange County Register says the end of…
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KG might return but won’t play on Friday
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Looks like Kevin Garnett will be at Target Center on Friday night after all. But if…
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Somewhere Deep Underground In Northwest Ohio
I have a few minutes before the Nazis (A.K.A.- wife and dogs) realize that I have let my gaurd down….
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Possible offseason needs outside of the WR position
Upgrading the wide receiver position is the proverbial elephant in the room as the Titans prepare for free agency and…
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McNamee Has Hard Evidence on Clemens*
Brian McNamee has given the Justice Department vials of HGH, bloodstained gauze and syringes as part of the steroids investigation….
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Mini Pony of the Day 2-6-08
For today’s MPotD, I’m just going to direct you to Cafepress. I searched for “mini pony” just to see if…
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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College Basketball/Minnesota at Northwestern – Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.College Basketball/UConn at Syracuse – ESPN, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Texas at Oklahoma…
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Wednesday Late Afternoon Update
Time to give you an update this afternoon. The Los Angeles Daily News’ Tom Hoffarth writes in his Farther Off…
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Does Kielty Signing Signal the Departure of Coco?
When you read the tea leaves of the Kielty signing it can only mean one thing; Coco will be traded…
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No word on whether Garnett will show on Friday
From Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site: According to celtics.com’s "Post Ups Notebook," Garnett said the following in response to a question about…
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Gamecocks Signing Day Thoughts
Clemson is eating our lunch but I trust USC knows what they are doing, right? “I’m a little surprised, to…
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Pryor’s non-sign – Bad for OSU, worse for Michigan
When Terrelle Pryor decided to hold off on his decision this morning, it disappointed a lot of college football fans…
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BREAKING NEWS: Inside the NFL To End 31 Year Run
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union has broken the news that tonight’s season ender for Inside the NFL on…
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Your Wednesday Links
Giving you some links today. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says the now-retired Bob Knight might have a future on TV….
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Managing the Great American Football Hangover
I’m a hockey fan first and foremost. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t pay attention to other sports. In…
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Sox Re-Sign Kielty
The Red Sox have re-signed outfielder Bobby Kielty to a one-year deal according to the Globe’s Gordon Edes. Kielty is…
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It’s Fun to Play in Other People’s Sandboxes
Nothing is on fire yet! I swear!poster.de So friend of the Blog, Ryan, put me in control of the Victoria…
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Bunker Mentality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2triiYXSY8&rel=1&border=1 Thanks to Bob M for that priceless link. Usually I don’t favor defacing great movies, but that is well…
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