Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
5/20: Top that!
Prev. Gm: Kansas City Royals (21-23) @ Boston Red Sox (28-19) Gil Meche (3-5, 5.98) @ Justin Masterson (0-0, 1.50)…
Read morePassion Stay Undefeated, Move Into Sole Possession Of First Place
The Passion head into their Memorial Day bye week fresh off a 28-0 win over the Columbus Phantoms (thanks, smarchit)…
Read moreTavarez accepts assignment to AAA
Thought you’d seen the last of Julian Tavarez? Not so fast… While you most likely have, Tavarez accepted his option…
Read moreNHL Stanley Cup Finals Schedule
This is the schedule for the Stanley Cup Finals beginning this Saturday. Game 1/Pittsburgh at Detroit – Saturday, May 24,…
Read moreNHL – Dallas vs. Detroit, Game 6 Highlights
Here are the highlights from Game 6 of Dallas-Detroit won by the Red Wings called by Mike Emrick on Versus.
Read moreTuesday Stuff
I was out at a jobsite earlier today, but I’m back now. Let’s get to the links. USA Today’s Michael…
Read moreSchilling Reflects on Lester’s No Hitter
Curt Schilling has a new post up at 38pitches.com where he discussses Lester’s no hitter. Here are a few highlights:…
Read moreLive Blog: NBA Draft Lottery
Expect the worst and hope for the best — that seems to be the attitude of most Wolves fans coming…
Read moreSpurs vs. Lakers Prediction
Here we go again. Spurs and Lakers meet for like the 100, 000th time to battle in the playoffs. Though…
Read moreTek Talks About the No Hitter
Jason Varitek caught his fourth no hitter last night. Watch his post game interview below. Fenway West- The Western Home…
Read moreApocalypse Now
It’s official…the NFL owners have lost their minds. They don’t like giving up 60% of their revenue to the players…
Read moreNewman Gets New Deal 6yrs for $50.2 million
From DMNBlog: From Todd Archer: The Cowboys and Terence Newman agreed to a six-year extension worth $50.2 million on Tuesday,…
Read morePOLL: So much for that…
Hey, I tried… With the word Theo is looking for an upgrade at reliever, what (reasonable) person could he acquire?…
Read moreClassic Mini Pony of the Day 5-20-08
(originally published on 5-20-07) I think I shed a tear when I first found this picture. Mini ponies should never…
Read moreWolves Updates 5/20 Part 2
Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site posts some lottery trivia: Minnesota holds the third-best odds in this year’s lottery, and the team with…
Read moreUltimatenyg Book Club: Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis It has business. It has sports. It has the GM and the draft. This is as…
Read more2007 Titan draft class: A year two outlook
In my last article, I took a look at the prospects of the current Titan rookie class as they attempt…
Read moreThe Mayor and His Teddy Bear
NBA DRAFT LOTTERY PREVIEW I can only recall one period of time after my age reached double digits where a…
Read moreSpurs vs. Lakers Positional Breakdown
Point Guard: Derek Fisher returned to the Lakers this season, giving them that push over the edge they needed to…
Read moreRed Wings vs. Penguins: Who Do You Loathe More?
From a marketing and PR standpoint, this is probably one of the best Stanley Cup Finals match ups that Gary…
Read moreMatt Ryan deal bad news for Raiders
John Clayton reports on ESPN.com that Falcons QB Matt Ryan of whom the team drafted with the third overall pick…
Read moreBench Shows Up, Spurs Win!
In what may have been the biggest game thus far in the 2008 playoffs, San Antonio’s bench finally showed some…
Read moreThe Monday Night Update
There’s a lot to get to including CBS naming the announcing team for the Elite XC mixed martial arts event…
Read moreLester No Hits Royals
We take a break from the C's coverage to congratulate Jon Lester… who no hit the Royals tonight. Great story…
Read moreIs It Something We Said?
The folks at Waiting For Next Year posed a question to Cavs fans: will you be rooting for the Celtics……
Read moreRested Vs. Still Playing
One big storyline in this series the rested Pistons versus the still-playing Celtics. Paul sure looks like crap in that…
Read moreThe Key Matchup
The Celtics and Pistons are remarkably evenly matched teams. Only at 1 position is there a stark contrast in the style…
Read moreCeltics In 6
Its official prediction time for me… and I'm saying Celtics in 6. (Chuck is going with C's in 7. He went…
Read more