Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

Oh… Of Course… Largest Aggregation Of Fans. Duh!

David Stern was asked to explain the late start times for the NBA Finals. "The ad rates only go up…

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“I Thought My Days As A Celtic Were Pretty Much Over”

Scott Souza has a few notes coming out of what is becoming a growing media circus… which is to be…

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Oh… Of Course… Largest Aggregation Of Fans. Duh!

David Stern was asked to explain the late start times for the NBA Finals. "The ad rates only go up…

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Find The ESPN Mistake

(click for larger view) This is a hard one. I wouldn’t be surprised if you couldn’t find it. Its from…

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Sox push past Rays minus Papi

It may be a revolving door at the DH position for the Boston Red Sox in the next few weeks….

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Wolves Updates 6/4

Tim Leighton/Pioneer Press on Brook Lopez’s workout:  Lopez, 20, worked exhaustively on shooting and footwork drills with vice president Kevin…

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Taylor, McHale on Flip’s firing from Detroit

From Charley Walters/Pioneer Press: Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said he was surprised Tuesday when he learned from the Pioneer Press…

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Tonight’s Lineup 6/3 vs The Rays

Jacoby Ellsbury, LF Dustin Pedroia, 2B Kevin Youkilis, 1B Manny Ramirez, DH Mike Lowell, 3B J.D. Drew, RF Jason Varitek,…

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Stanley Cup Finals Highlights To Date

Because of my spotty blogging over the last ten days, I haven’t been able to provide highlights of the Stanley…

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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

MLBTampa Bay at Red Sox – ION/NESN, 7 p.m.Toronto at New York Yankees – Rogers Sportsnet/YES, 7 p.m.Florida at Atlanta…

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This Spotty Blogging is Killing Me

After not blogging since Friday night (not by choice), I’m back with a vengeance today. My home computer is totally…

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6/3: Battle For First

Prev. Gm: Tampa Bay Rays (35-22) @ Boston Red Sox (35-25) Matt Garza (4-1, 3.78) @ Justin Masterson (1-0, 1.46)…

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Barry Bonds Is Not Going to the Sox

With the injury to Ortiz several sites (Boston Sports Blog and MVN) are speculating that the Red Sox might sign…

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Lopez working out again on Wed

Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune on the Brook Lopez workout: He worked out by himself, although Kevin McHale said he hopes to…

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Fox Sports Takes A Jab at Manny

In a blog on FoxSports.com, Con Chapman pokes fun at Manny’s lack of hustle. The spoof has Manny promising a…

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Hazel Mae Is Leaving NESN

NESN has announced that the SportsDesk anchor Hazel Mae will be leaving at the end of June. She did not…

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Francona Talks About Ortiz and Okajima

Red Sox Manager Terry Francona spoke with NESN about Ortiz’s injury and Okajima’s bad night.Watch it: Fenway West- The Western…

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Tuesday Linkage

Non-Oregon related post, so, Duck fans, no need to read this….Just some Tuesday random things of interest in Coug-ville. The…

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USC baseball fell well short in 2008

“Tanner admitted that his players could not close their ears to the cries of USC fans who believed this club…

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Lopez thinks workout “went really well”

From Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site: Stanford center Brook Lopez became the first draft prospect to work out for Minnesota’s brass at…

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For those who don’t read the comments

More videos from the “ryanparkersongs’s channel” channel at Heavy.com Thanks to SpeedBlue47 for the link. Since the last time I…

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Unreal Game 5 Highlights

Simply amazing! Highlights

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Classic Mini Pony of the Day 6-3-08

(originally published on 6-3-07) GO PENS! (Editor’s note: The original post was too long to post here. Plus, I’m way…

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Manny Ramirez’s 500th HR in pictures

Baltimore Orioles fan Anthony Amobi, who writes for the Orioles over at Oriole Magic, was at the park to see…

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Prince charms Snakes in Crew’s 4-3 win

Score one for the Big Vegan. Prince Fielder scored the first run for the Brewers Monday night…but the last run…

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Total Titans will select an all-time Titans team

We’re starting to compile our list of an all-time Tennessee Titans team. Every day, or nearly every day, in June,…

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Statement Series

Coming into the season, even the optimistic Rays fans couldn’t have seen this type of success coming. “Come June 1st,…

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Another ratings failure for the NHL

Once again, the NHL failed to attract their maximum potential audience in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Who’s…

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