Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Some crap, fodder for an article, and one tremendous interview
Peter King has come out with a list of the 500 best NFL players. #18 is number one. The best…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
Red Sox at Yankees – NESN/ESPN2, 7 p.m.US Open – USA, 7 p.m.IAAF Athletics World Chmpionships – Versus, 7 p.m.The…
Read more Wednesday Afternoon Update
Well, we’ll keep an eye on the Big Ten Network which looks like it is working late today to pick…
Read more Insight Cable signs with BTN, no other moves likely
Small-potatoes cable company Insight Cable has signed a deal with the Big Ten Network, and will give their customers what…
Read more BREAKING NEWS: Big Ten Network signs with Insight Cable
From Sports Business Daily: Big Ten Network Finalizing Deal With Insight By John Ourand, Staff Writer The Big Ten Network…
Read more 8/29: Taking Off the Gloves
August 29th, 2007 GAME THREAD Boston Red Sox (80-52) @ New York Yankees (73-59) Josh Beckett, RHP (16-5, 3.21) @…
Read more A cry for help
We are looking for information on a game that has been nominated by a reader as one of the great…
Read more Ward Undergoes Surgery For Broken Nose
Get it? Hines Ward apparently broke his nose during Sunday’s preseason game against Philly. I was originally nervous when I…
Read more Cowboys Will Continue 2-Back Attack
Much has been said about the 2-Back system in the NFL, some have called it a gimmick, and some call…
Read more Wednesday Morning Stuff
The IAAF Athletics World Championships have been a joy to watch. A bunch of finals this morning, two won by…
Read more Charlie Weis Reads Subway Domer
At least I would like to think so. A few weeks back in my “Freshman Are Special People” piece, I…
Read more Learning from mistakes
There is a steadily rising drum beat for the Reds to rehire Pete Mackanin as manger. He has lead the…
Read more Miami turns down “overtures” from T-Hud
From Barry Jackson/Miami Herald: The Heat declined overtures from point guard Troy Hudson, a proven scorer.
Read more Wolves Updates 8/29
Al Jefferson and Coach Wittman are hosting lunch and providing school supplies for the kids from the Waite House, the…
Read more Hassell and Hudson at Griffin’s funeral
Along with Garnett, Troy Hudson and Trenton Hassell attended Eddie Griffin’s funeral in Philadelphia. Mike Jensen/Philadelphia Inquirer on…
Read more Linebrink battered as Brews lose to Cubs, 5-3
Famous Cubs’ fan Bill Murray made the phrase, “It just doesn’t matter!” famous…both on SNL and in the film, “Meatballs.”…
Read more MMCNY Ratings Breakdown
Monday Morning Chrysler New Yorker is still in its baby stages, so this seems to be an appropriate time to…
Read more Gamecock Emanuel Cook reinstated
Emanuel Cook, who had been suspended from the University for an incident allegedly involving a gun, has been reinstated as…
Read more Big Texas Boys Strap It Up: Beckett v. Clemens
Attention, Yankee ‘friends:’ Yes, the Red Sox lost to the Yankees last night. We know. The Red Sox and Yankees…
Read more Yanks take game one
A Johnny Damon two-run homerun off of Daisuke Matsuzaka sealed the deal for the New York Yankees edging out the…
Read more Channel Assignments for the Big Ten Network
I know some of you are visiting the blog to check if DirecTV has made channel assignments for the Big…
Read more The Islanders Will Stop at Nothing to Conquer the Internets
The verdict is in; fans do fan forums better.Newsday It’s safe to say that the New York Islanders are all…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
Red Sox at Yankees – NESN, 7 p.m.US Open – USA, 7 p.m.IAAF Athletics World Championships – Versus, 7 p.m.The…
Read more Time for the Tuesday Update
Kind of slow on this Tuesday afternoon, but I still try to find links for you because you’re a loyal…
Read more In other news, water is wet
No surprise here….Todd Boeckman has been named as the starter for Ohio State at QB for Saturday’s game against Youngstown…
Read more I Have No Famous Friends
I saw a thread on another message board that got me thinking. This Wolves rube walked into the MOA Apple…
Read more The Season Starts Tonight
After nearly 5 months of baseball, the season comes down to the next 32 games. The Brewers currently stand at…
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