Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Classic Mini Pony of the Day 4-16-08
(originally published on 4-16-07) This MPotD loves to play so much. Dude keeps running around his pen, or as the…
Read more Wolves Updates 4/16 Part 2
From Steve Aschburner/MinnPost: But the Wolves also need to hold Wittman accountable now, after a season and a half of…
Read more Team Effort Leads To Sweep at the Mistake by the Lake
The Red Sox were running on all cylinders last night when they beat the Tribe 5-3. Wakefield pitched good enough…
Read more Top 10 Most Unsportsman-Like Plays
In honor of Clay Bennett’s underhandedness, your top-10 most unsportsmanlike plays in recent times: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh_-JS7FRTw&hl=en And in honor of our…
Read more ULTIMATENYG is DRAFT CENTRAL
How often does Ultimatenyg hype itself? With 10 days to go before the draft, fasten your seat belts because this…
Read more Cora to be DL’ed
The Red Sox plan to place Alex Cora on the disabled list today because of an elbow injury he got…
Read more Bush and Brewers come up short against the Cards
Dave Bush desperately needed a good start against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night in order to state his case…
Read more If He is this Mad About the Wild, Imagine How He Felt About Hockey Before the Lockout
Jacques Lemaire… Lookin‘ creepy… Doug Pensinger/Getty Images/Yahoo Sports Mark Kiszla has an interesting article over at the Denver Post trashing…
Read more Denver Post columnist hurts my feelings.
I like Minnesota quite a bit, born and raised here, started a blog dedicated to the sports in town. I…
Read more Review of Real Sports, 04/15/08
This is a review of Real Sports for April 15, 2008. I’m reviewing this while watching the program as it…
Read more My Retinas are Burning
Maybe it’s my monitor, but don’t those orange shirts seem a little bright? _uacct = “UA-1868762-1”; urchinTracker(); Bruce Bennett/Getty Images/Yahoo…
Read more These Things Are Stupid
I'm officially sick of those "shooting sleeves" that everyone wears now. They don't make you shoot better. They only make…
Read more David Stern Has Amnesia
Earlier this week, David Stern cited the Celtics as a good example of how franchises can be turned around quickly….
Read more Doc For Coach Of The Year
It's time for the Doc haters to go away for a couple of days. Say what you want about the…
Read more Wolves Updates 4/16
The team is offering a "Pay The Pick" season ticket package whose price will be determined by where the Wolves…
Read more Wolves 103, Pistons 115
From the AP recap: The loss, which ended Minnesota’s two-game winning streak, was the team’s 60th of the season. The…
Read more Varitek pinch hit hero, rookie Lowrie shines in debut
Jason Varitek had a day off today with Tim Wakefield getting the nod, but when called upon in the top…
Read more The Undead Rejoice, if Only for a Night
NHL Tournament of Logos Last night, the Nashville Predators finally broke though and got a win against the Detroit Red…
Read more This Battle is Indeed Epic
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images/Yahoo I’ve done quite a disservice to our Midwestern readers lately. There’s a heck of a series going…
Read more First Pitch In Red Sox -Yankee Game Will Be From Space
Yes you are reading the title correctly, and no, Bill Lee will not be involved. A Yankee fan astronaut will…
Read more 2008 NFL on Fox Schedule
This is directly from the Fox Sports public relations department: NFL ON FOX KICKS-OFF 15th SEASON ON SEPT. 7th Super…
Read more Tonight’s Lineup…. Coco, Jacoby and Lowrie Too
Jacoby will be in right for Drew, Casey gets a day off Coco Crisp, CFDustin Pedroia, 2BDavid Ortiz, DHManny Ramirez,…
Read more 2008-09 Steelers Schedule
(courtesy of nfl.com) (away games italicized/highlighted) Wk 1Sept. 7Houston Texans1 p.m. Wk 2Sept. 14at Cleveland Browns8:15 p.m. Wk 3Sept. 21at…
Read more Bone crushing 2008 schedule released
Here it is. Looks ridiculous as usual. I can count only five games I know with certainty we will win….
Read more NFL Network 2008 Schedule
The NFL Network will carry eight games this season and instead of beginning its schedule on Thanksgiving Night as has…
Read more ESPN 2008 Monday Night Football Schedule
Sept. 8 – Minnesota at Green Bay, 7 p.m.Sept. 8 – Denver at Oakland, 10:15 p.m.Sept. 15 – Philadelphia at…
Read more NBC’s 2008 Sunday Night Football Schedule
Thursday, September 4 – Washington at New York Giants, 7 p.m.Sunday, September 7 – Chicago at Indianapolis, 8:15 p.m.Sunday, September…
Read more 2008 NFL Schedule
Week 1 Thursday, Sept. 4 Washington Redskins at New York Giants 7 p.m. NBC Sunday, Sept. 7 Cincinnati Bengals at…
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