Articles by Alan Draper (246303)

Wolves Updates 8/3

From Sid Hartman: Kevin McHale, vice president of the Timberwolves, said, "We should be much better. I think last year…

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Youk the Force!

Jon Lester gave up 2 runs in the top of the 1st on a HR by Emil Brown of the…

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Manny Who?

Taters heal all wounds. Isn’t that how the saying goes? Jason Bay treated Red Sox fans to his first home…

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Saturday’s Links

For most of the day, I’ve been researching videos for our final crescendo of clips looking back at previous Olympics….

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And Now to Step Away from the Ledge

I leave for two days, TWO DAYS, and this happens??? I don’t mean Ryan guesting on the site. He was…

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CC and The Prince

The Brewers followed up a rout last night with a close game today but the result remained the same: a…

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8/2: Lester on the hill

Prev. Gm: Oakland Athletics (53-55) @ Boston Red Sox (62-48) Dana Eveland (7-7, 3.88) @ Jon Lester (9-3, 3.17) 7:05…

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One Step Up, One Step Back

While everyone was enjoying the Jason Bay debut with the Red Sox, the team was hit with some bad news…

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Scott Boras Took Manny For a Ride

In today’s Globe Gordon Edes reveals an interesting development in the Manny trade: “Within an hour after Red Sox general…

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Social networking 101 – “How not to turn out like Iowa”

I saw this article while I was on vacation over the weekend, and I must admit I stored it in…

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You’ll miss him when he’s gone…

Those were the words of Bill Parcells when Simms was in the twilight of his career. In the middle of…

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A short discussion.

This topic has been much discussed here and elsewhere, but the Indystar is talking Canton. I’ll direct you to one…

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Titans Special Teams Analysis

We conclude our preseason positional analyses with a look at the special teams. As we begin to take a look…

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Finally, I can talk about baseball again.

I mentioned Wednesday that I didn’t really suspect that much would happen. Not much did happen. With all that was…

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Late Friday Night Links

I’ll give you a few late night links before heading to bed. I watched Manny Ramirez’s first at-bat on FSN…

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Fat Guys Rule!

With Hawk covering off on his thoughts on the D Tackles the other day, I thought it would be a…

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Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, August 2BasketballMen’s USA Olympic Team vs. Russia – ESPN2, 3 a.m. BoxingChampionship Boxing/IBF Jr. Bantamweight Champion Dmitri Kirilov vs….

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Welcome to the BAY State!

Jason Bay hit a huge triple off The Green Monster in the bottom of the 12th inning with two outs….

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BOS 2, OAK 1: Bay gets it done

Jason Bay received all the attention he deserved scoring twice – one being the game winning run – in the…

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The Greeks Want LeBron

Everyone knows LeBron James becomes a free agent in 2010. In fact, some teams (the Nets) are already clearing cap…

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In all the commotion….

…we neglected to notice Hansen’s replacement. Although I have not seen an official announcement, Chris Smith is now listed on…

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Jason Bay Scores!

Jason Bay has scored the 1st run of the Sox-A’s game today which is currently in the bottom of the…

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Beanie Wells Day is here!!!!!

28 days until college football! See if you can figure out what all these pictures have in common….

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It’s time for a little fantasy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdTgOfBpYcw&hl=en&fs=1 No, not DZ’s idea of fantasy. I’m talking about the 18to88.com fantasy football league, baby. Last year’s (unclaimed) first…

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Sox Players React to the Manny Trade

After you look at these quotes from Clubhouse Insider I think there can be no doubt that the Sox made…

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Sox Pay Manny to leave, but…

The Packers are rumored to be offering $25 million to Brett Favre to stay home. So what’s the big deal…

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Jason Bay Talks About Joining the Sox

Here’s Jason Bay talking about being the newest member of the Red Sox. Watch below: Fenway West- The Western Home…

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Road Sweet Road

What’s the perfect remedy for a team that scuffled their way to a 1-6 homestand? Get back out on the…

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Tonight’s Lineup 8/1 vs. the A’s

Dustin Pedroia, 2B Kevin Youkilis, 1B David Ortiz, DH Mike Lowell, 3B Jason Bay, LF J.D. Drew, RF Jed Lowrie,…

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