Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

Walvius resigns as USC women’s basketball coach

University of South Carolina women’s basketball coach Susan Walvius has resigned after 11 years at the school. Seems things were…

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Manny trounces Tribe…

With some help of course. Down 4-2, Kevin Youkilis homered to deep left field to bring it closer at 4-3…

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Fireside Chats #3: Where we break down the series with the Yankees and look at the schedule ahead

Boston Red Sox podcast for MVN Radio Episode 3 where we break down the series with the Yankees and look…

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NFLDraft101’s Titans’ selections in seven round mock draft

There are a lot of mock drafts out there but very few good ones include a real life seven round…

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Tonight’s Lineup at Cleveland

Coco will be starting in center again and leading off tonight. Crisp has been getting the majority of the starts…

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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

MLBBoston at Cleveland – ESPN/NESN/STO, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Detroit – FSN North/FSN Detroit, 7 p.m.New York Yankees at Tampa Bay…

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Series Recap: Brewers at Mets

After three disappointing games against the Reds, it was hard to imagine much good coming out of New York. Sure,…

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Links of the day 4/14/08

So there was this. In other news, White Sox fans working on the new Twins stadium…. don’t give a damn….

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Nominations for Boston/New England Emmy Awards Announced

I thank Skip Perham over at Comcast SportsNet New England for giving me the heads up on this. The nominations…

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Yankees May Press Criminal Charges On Shirt Joker

The New York Yankees seem more concerned about punishing a practical joker than putting a winning team on the field….

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4/14: Let’s rock and roll

Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (7-6) @ Cleveland Indians (5-7) Jon Lester (1-2, 4.50) @ Jake Westbrook (1-1, 2.76) 7:05…

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Hidey ho, off to Pawtucket I go

Rob Bradford reports that Kyle Snyder has accepted an assignment to Triple-A Pawtucket. This move gives us additional depth, but…

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Hip-Hip-Jorge!

I attended the game last night and witnessed Jorge Posada try to catch. The Red Sox took full advantage of…

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Cleveland Paper Calls For Pitchers To Throw at Manny!

The Cleveland Plain Dealer had this in today’s paper: “He needs to be knocked down — at the least. Ramirez’s…

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Should the Indians go high and tight to Manny?

Have the Cleveland Indians and their fans forgotten the “grandstanding” of Manny Ramirez upon hitting a home run in last…

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Classic Mini Pony of the Day 4-14-08

(originally published on 4-14-07) This lady is the luckiest. She is not only surrounded by mini ponies, but she is…

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Oki-Doki! Okajima getting it done

All hail the great Hideki Okajima! Last year, Okajima burst on the scene with a 69-inning effort en route to…

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One Masters related post

Often times, we see an athlete become champions of something, be it the Super Bowl or the World Series, or,…

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5 Key Questions – Focus: Single-A Rancho Cucomonga Quakes

1B Mark Trumbo has 3 HR’s, 5 2B’s and is hitting .300 thus far for the Quakes By David Saltzer…

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2008 NFL Mock Draft

So here it is. My shot at a mock draft for 2008. Ok now let’s see. I am reading the…

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Hockey is Not the Only Sport Plagued By Random Interruption

Jim Rogash/Getty Images/Yahoo Sports Let’s talk baseball and FOX for a minute here. Here’s the scenario: You’re watching MLB on…

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Sox Bats Win One For a Shaky Dice-K

Dice-K did not have his best stuff and had trouble with his control but the Red Sox bats came alive…

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Its All About Sam

It's all about Sam Cassell today in the local papers… with the Herald and the Globe both writing about how…

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Dice-K stays perfect, Sox win 8-5

Jacoby Ellsbury and Kevin Youkilis both drove in two RBIs and Daisuke Matsuzaka struggled but earned his third victory of…

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Tonight’s Lineup- Papi Gets A Rest

Here it is, Tito is going to give Ortiz a night off to clear his head…he may pinch hit later….

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Projecting The Cowboys Day One

With the draft less than two weeks away, the draft boards are nearly completed, but the Cowboys are not hinting…

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Brewers take slugfest, 9-7, to take series at Shea

Ned Yost must have really wanted to win the rubber match against the Mets. After telling his top two hitters…

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Your Sunday Links

Last night, my computer went on the fritz again, but I have it back for now, but I wonder just…

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