Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

Eagle Eulogy
Nothing but Champs Sports Bowl bound. IU will bury you for good. It’s been a good run for Boston College…
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Mini Pony of the Day 10-10-07
This sucks. Earlier today, I received an email from a woman named Rhonda-Lynne that was titled, Mini horses need your…
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The Week 5 Power Ranks
Week 5 is in the books, and at the end, there are 3 undefeateds left standing. Not many people would…
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Know Thy Enemy Part II: ALCS 2007 Preview- Indians vs. Red Sox
Some quick Red Sox/Indians notes before we finish the ALCS Know Thy Enemy
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Back in the saddle and ready for a blowout win on Saturday
The last 8 days have been quite hectic for me, and it’s not likely to end for a little while….
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Primetime Viewing Picks
NHL/Rangers at Islanders – Versus, 7 p.m.College Football/Navy at Pittsburgh – ESPN, 8 p.m.Hotel Babylon – BBC America, 9 p.m.The…
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Wednesday Afternoon Update or the ESPN Ombudsman is in a Bad Mood
Let’s start this update with ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber’s latest piece which has come out today. Already the blogosphere…
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Defense leads resurgent Redskins
It’s typical in football that quarterbacks get all the attention. So, the focus on Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell comes…
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From the Mind of $crot
President Bartlett Notre Dame Alum October 10, 2007What a difference a win makes. It’s been hard trying to pick apart…
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Ike Taylor = Defensive Player of the Week
Somewhere, Bill Cowher is scowling. Hey, baby. Hey, baby. The tipsy fool (if you can trust Webshots) between these two…
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Reaction to The Masters Moving to ESPN
USA Network lost a major sporting event as The Masters moved to ESPN today. Back in the early 1980’s, USA…
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Improved Titans defense a team effort
There were points in time last year when various parts of the Titans defense were ranked the worst in the…
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Daniel Briere Finally Understands Teamwork
“Hey, we might really be on to something with this teamwork thing!”AP Photo/Jeff McIntosh Because, obviously, there was none of…
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2007: First to Third
By Sean Scanlon – Angelswin.com Columnist Part 2 of Red’s 2007 season recap. (pitching can be found here) Going in…
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Paw Prints – First Night
Are you ready for some UCONN basketball folks. This Friday night is the first night teams can take the hardwood….
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Jefferson on contract extension
From Yahoo Sports: Jefferson indicated he was ready to sign a contract extension with his new team Wednesday as the…
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Preseason: Wolves 81, Celtics 92
Click here for the boxscore. Click here for a photo gallery from the game. Live game blog…
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It’s the Wednesday Links
Let’s get to your Wednesday links this morning. The Sports Media Watch says Game 4 of the Indians-Yankees LDS on…
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BREAKING NEWS: ESPN Gets the Masters
BREAKING NEWS – ESPN takes over the first two rounds the Masters from USA Network next year. Ben Grossman of…
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More good stuff from readers
Alert 18to88 reader Stan writes: don’t know if you saw this last month. “If Leinart slips, he’ll have running back…
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Yes, Recruiting DOES Matter
We at the WSU Football Blog staff are first and foremost die-hard Coug fans. You know this when you read…
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Spurrier Running Up the Score on UNC Back in the Day
We all now the story about Spurrier running the score up on UNC back in the day. This seems to…
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Jasper Brinkley to return next year to the Gamecocks Football Team
In his first public comments since being hurt and undergoing surgery, Jasper Brinkley said he’s “pretty positive” he will return…
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Gamecocks Head to North Carolina
USC travels to Chapel Hill, N.C., this coming Saturday to take on North Carolina (2-4), which is under the leadership…
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The best week of the season
It’s been a topsy turvy, peculiar week here at the Times, and I think its good to embrace our routines,…
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The problem with Lofa Tatupu
Hey Hawk, Let’s just say – hypothetically speaking – that on some random weeknight, I just happened to be a…
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The Suzyn Waldman Clip
Here’s the clip of Suzyn Waldman crying on WCBS Monday night. It’s already a classic. Poor Suzyn’s been ripped on…
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