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…
Read more“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…
Read moreOh… 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…
Read moreFind 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…
Read moreSox 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….
Read moreWolves 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…
Read moreTaylor, 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…
Read moreTonight’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,…
Read moreStanley 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…
Read morePrimetime & 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…
Read moreThis 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…
Read more6/3: 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)…
Read moreBarry 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…
Read moreLopez 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…
Read moreFox 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…
Read moreHazel Mae Is Leaving NESN
NESN has announced that the SportsDesk anchor Hazel Mae will be leaving at the end of June. She did not…
Read moreFrancona 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…
Read moreTuesday Linkage
Non-Oregon related post, so, Duck fans, no need to read this….Just some Tuesday random things of interest in Coug-ville. The…
Read moreUSC 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…
Read moreLopez 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…
Read moreFor 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…
Read moreClassic 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…
Read moreManny 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…
Read morePrince 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…
Read moreTotal 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,…
Read moreStatement Series
Coming into the season, even the optimistic Rays fans couldn’t have seen this type of success coming. “Come June 1st,…
Read moreAnother 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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