Alan Draper

Taking a little time off….personal reasons. When I pick things up again, it’ll be Buckeye-related. I am going to write…

Going from stabbed to this? Quintin Richardson, 18, an offensive lineman and former Spring Valley High star, is charged with…

Awkward press conference photos, #42.Mel Evans/AP As it turns out, Lou Lamoriello actually hires coaches. I was starting to think…

Saturday, July 14Tour de France – Versus, 8 a.m.PGA Golf, John Deere Classic, 3rd Round – CBS, 3 p.m.Dodgers at…

JULY 14th, 2007 GAME THREAD Dustin McGowan (5-4, 4.65) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (10-6, 3.84) Toronto Blue Jays (44-45) @ Boston…

Clay Buchholz was recently promoted from AA Portland to AAA Pawtucket, and is due to make his first start for…

Despite a rough start from Julian Tavarez the Boston Red Sox (54-35) still had a chance to win, but Kyle…

Neil Best of Newsday must be loving this blog thing because he continues to post great stuff. First, he has…

Toronto at Red Sox – NESN, 7 p.m.Jericho – CBS, 8 & 9 p.m.Entourage (4 episode marathon) – HBO, 10…

is nice in life.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2935483 Why the Star article didn’t even speculate on this angle to the Simon story, I’m not…

After reading the Ladies…’ ridiculous post about cheese (or cheeze), I got to thinking about Whose Line is it Anyway….

It looks like TV stations in the Midwest are finding ample replacements for Big Ten football games. Instead of finding…

Well, that’s a first. Chalk it up to today being Friday the 13th. I figured I needed to add this…

Friday the 13th. I love Friday the 13th. My birthday is on the 13th (next month), and I always seem…

The UCONN athletic department released the Men’s basketball Big East opponents for the upcoming 2007-2008 season. Every Big Team will…

I wanted to get the first part of the links up so I could work on some more. Bob Wolfey…

Remember back in 1997, when then-Athletic Director Steve Pedersen decided to change the PITT name to Pittsburgh, to show the…

Let’s get to some links for you. This Dan Patrick-leaving-ESPN story has grown plenty of legs since July 3 when…

This week’s VotW race was too good. I couldn’t pick just one. The first (above) comes all the way from…

From my least favorite form of literary criticism to a quippy blog entry title. It’ll work. I wanted to get…

I’ve been stating my boredom and relative ambivalence for ESPN’s unit rankings all week, but I am glad to say…

Many of you were probably greeted to this line from the Star today.http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/SPORTS03/707130441/1247/SPORTS If anyone is paying attention, the Colts…

JULY 13th, 2007 GAME THREAD Shaun Marcum (4-3, 3.62) @ Julian Tavarez (5-7, 4.97) Toronto Blue Jays (43-45) @ Boston…

The Reality TV Genre is here to stay. Unfortunately, there’s too much of it. I enjoy shows like The Amazing…

In a stupid ass move, the Spurs have traded Jackie Butler and the rights to Luis Scola to Houston for…

One of the biggest question marks facing the Red Sox as we open the second half is the depth of…

Winger Colby Armstrong showed the team he could levitate. The Pens rewarded him with a 2-year deal, successfully avoiding arbitration…

A mini pony at the White House…world domination is almost complete. I think this is JFK Jr. However, I could…

Maybe all that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz needed was some semblance of a rest. The result of that rest,…