Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

Audience Participation: What was your last heartbreak?

The Johan Santana thing has people around here a little blue. It’s not so much that he was traded away,…

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Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008

The Hall of Fame inductees for the Class of 2008 are as follows. Fred Dean – DE San Francisco 49ersDarrell…

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The coyotes are 1-1 after the All-Star break. We were able to beat Columbus on Tuesday. Thanks to Center Ice…

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Gamecocks Baseball gets some Practice Time

The boys of summer are warming up. Practice for the #3 USC Baseball team began recently and the Carolina faithful…

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Spurrier gets a cool million

The executive committee of USC’s Board of Trustees amended Spurrier’s contract to create a tax-deferred retirement plan worth $250,000 per…

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What others are saying about Bradshaw

Mike Vrabel: “He is a great back and he is one of those guys who is gaining confidence each time…

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Sox Skipper Happy With Rotation, Glad Santana Will be in NL

Terry Francona shared his views about the Santana trade and the Sox rotation with an Associated Press reporter on Friday….

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Titans offseason positional review – safeties

It was a scary sight. Chris Hope lay twitching on the Field Turf of Paul Brown Stadium. Scarier words would…

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THE ROOKIES

The rookie draft class of 2007 will be remembered for a long time.Ross- starting CBSmith- #3 WR behind Burress and…

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An Apology to Keith Law

I’m an idiot. Friday, while having a bit of down time at work, I went to the Brewers’ area of…

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Santana Deal Done

The Mets and Johan Santana have reached an agreement after a 2 hour extension to the 72 hour deadline. Santana…

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Our Friday Night Update

Time to give you an update. Newsday’s Neil Best has been busy at the Super Bowl. First, he recaps Giants…

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Wolves Updates 2/2

From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Obama’s visit to the Twin Cities just three days before Minnesota’s precinct caucuses could be well…

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Wolves 104, Clippers 83

From Kent Youngblood/Star Tribune: 10 Victories by the Wolves, which means they are no longer on the lowest NBA rung;…

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Here We Go

Yep, its that time, time to go ahead and jump off that god damn bridge into the deep abyss. Like…

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Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, February 2European PGA Tour/Dubai Desert Classic, 3rd Round – Golf Channel, 8:30 a.m.NHL/New York Islanders at Montreal – CBC/NHL…

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College Basketball Viewing Picks for 02/02 & 02/03/2008 (All Times Eastern)

Saturday, February 2College Gameday, live in Los Angeles – ESPN, 11 a.m. Syracuse at Villanova – ESPN, noonMaryland at Georgia…

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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

College Basketball/Iona at St. Peter’s – ESPNU, 7 p.m.NHL/Colorado at Detroit – TSN/NHL Center Ice, 7:30 p.m.College Hockey/UNH at Vermont…

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Mini Pony of the Day 2-1-08

The Chronicles of Grow-A-Pony. Here he is at 44 hours. No penny this time to show size ratio, though. The…

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Our Friday Megalinks, Part 2

Now that I’m back at work, I’ll finish the megalinks plus some other stuff. We left off in the South….

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Quick PECOTA reaction

Some quick and dirty reactions to the PECOTA predictions of Red Sox players: For those who wanted Sean Casey over…

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Goodbye Hinske, Hello Casey

The Red Sox signed veteran first baseman Sean Casey to a one year $800,000 deal today. Casey is the left…

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Questions surround the 08 USC Football Team

Here are some questions going into the 2008 Football season, I know it is like 7 months away but these…

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This one ain’t close

I am issuing a brief, pre-emptive congratulations to the fans of the soon to be Super Bowl champion Patriots. I…

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Curt Schilling and McCain Involved in $ Controversey

Everyone knows Curt Schilling is an outspoken Republican who often talks about politics on his blog. Last month Schilling went…

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Red Sox in L.A.

Tickets for the Red Sox-Dodgers exhibition game at the L.A. Coliseum go on sale this Saturday at 10 am Pacific….

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The Mayor heads to Boston

The Boston Red Sox have added first-baseman Sean Casey to their team for a scant $700,000. Casey, who possesses a…

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Over! Rated! (Clap, Clap, Clap clap clap)

In pro sports, the “yeah, but who have they beaten?” argument is usually crap. In college, it matters. Another IU…

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Time to play catch-up!

OK, everything is in order and I’m ready to get back at this blogging thing. I want to thank EVERYBODY…

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