Alan Draper

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline.  Because there’s nothing…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj04d1h0NUE&w=420&h=315] 18 games in and the Oilers are once again in a lamentable position. In the analytics era, we…

This is it!! We finally get to drop the puck on the Devils 2011/2012 season. It has been a LONG…

On the heels of Big Ten Network analyst Tom Dienhart releasing his Big Ten power ranking for the 2014 season,…

The Timberwolves season is upon us. It’s been a long journey since the Game Five playoff loss to Houston that…

Vince Biegel and T.J. Watt have immediate NFL futures, same with the likes of left tackle Ryan Ramczyk and running…

Once a week, you’ll hear from numerous Red Sox bloggers on the Internet on a Red Sox related issue, and…

Do you have the NBA Lockout blues?  We feel your pain and have a cure for you.  The Hoops Manifesto…

From Stop-n-Pop/Canis Hoopus: Penn Slapped From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press: Penn is the third candidate for the Wolves’ job to withdraw…

I got a sinking feeling when Jason Bay was up in the second inning with the bases loaded and one…

Sweet Jesus, it’s finally over: We’ve all seen Die Hard, right? Both the first and second movies at least? Don’t…

A report came out the other day that Vladimir Sobotka was probably going to stay in the KHL. The original…

Justin Holman, who served as Blake Bortles’ backup a season ago and was relegated to that same role behind Pete…

LB Rocky McIntosh was expected to find a new home with another team. Instead, he reached terms to remain with…

Element Fighting Championship is looking for the next draw-dropping ring girl for their June 9th promotion at the Palladium in…

Does having a good run-blocking offensive line correlate to winning football games? There’s evidence which indicates it does.  Following is…

Thanks to a six-game winning streak, the Cincinnati Bearcats will enter the final week of the regular season with a…

[picapp] It’s a Beastly weekend before us with the Cowboys visiting the Giants Sunday afternoon and Eagles in town to…

Coming down from the London Olympics is like the day after the Super Bowl, or breaking up with a girlfriend….

Training camp is in full swing, with several practices and scrimmages already occurring to everyone’s delight. But it’s not just…

At around 3 p.m. CST, Michael and Jeff will be guests on the St. John’s Sports Machine Show on ESPN…

Over the years I have come to be a rather optimistic Phillies fan even when times looked dark. To me,…

Each week I’ll be trying to do a collaborative piece with a blogger who covers the Patriots’ upcoming opponent.  This…

There was some question of whether Paul Pierce was really on Twitter.  Well, he is.   He offered up free tickets…

These aren’t your older brother’s Owls. This Temple team has a completely different feel to it than Temple teams of…

Here is the 19 man UDFA class of 2016: Ryker Mathews, OT, BYU De’Vante Harris, CB, Texas A&M Jared Dangerfield,…

In this week’s exciting episode of Bouncing Balls, Phil and Matt recap the NFL Draft, the Trail Blazers, and other…

Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams…

Following a season-opening loss to Penn State in Ireland, UCF (0-1) faces another stern road test Saturday, taking on the…