Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
7 Reasons to Keep Watching the Bucs This Season
Since the Pirates now have 7 wins on the season, I give you my 7 Reasons to Stick with the…
Read more I hate the early stages of the NBA Playoffs. No, wait, I don’t.
Actually, I love many things about the NBA Playoffs….but the sheer number of games mean that it must be spread…
Read more USC suffers a setback in the baseball polls
After losing two of three at Ole Miss this past weekend, the University of South Carolina fell from fourth to…
Read more Fight or Flight?
This just in – this guy is PISSED about getting drilled. The human instinct in those situations is often called…
Read more Rest in Peace, David Halberstam
I heard some news that shocked me this morning. David Halberstam, long renowed author, had passed away due to a…
Read more Kevin Pittsnogle and the Xplosion Demand Your Attention
This is a promotional flyer that was distributed throughout Pittsburgh during the past (awful) season of your Pittsburgh Xplosion! My…
Read more Why I hate the NFL draft
Ok, I know that the draft is this weekend, and all Colts fans are hanging their hopes for the up…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 4-23-07
Awesome. Pick whichever one of these mini ponies you want to be your own, personal MPotD. They both kick ass,…
Read more Colts visit White House; New content added
The Colts made the obligatory trip to Washington D.C. today to meet the President and bask one last time in…
Read more Manu finishes second in 6th man voting
According to the Associated Press, Suns guard Leandro Barbosa has won the NBA’s 6th Man Award. Manu Ginobili came in…
Read more Tryin’ to prove Zambrano wrong
The Brewers played their first game at Wrigley of the ’07 season on Monday evening…and their ol’ bud, Carlos Zambrano,…
Read more Red Sox Have Nothing To Fear
Things couldn’t be going much better for the high-flying Red Sox. The team with the best record in the majors…
Read more Remaining Agressive
I have to admit, last week I made a bit of an error. The Wild came back from two 3-1…
Read more Gorzo Gets 3rd Win as Pirates Beat Dodgers 7-5
Go ahead and cheer, Pittsburgh fans. Your Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Dodgers yesterday, 7-5, in Los Angeles. No extra innings…
Read more Titans Hire Pro Personnel Director
Talk about a name from the past. The Titans have hired Lake Dawson as their new Director of Pro Personnel….
Read more Good things come to those who wait.
Ryan Braun hit another HR this weekend, and still only one error. If everyone’s healthy, and the team keeps winning,…
Read more Spurrier and Kenny Chesney
As reported on the news, Kenny Chesney brought Steve up on stage to sing him Happy Birthday to him on…
Read more Pure class
I fell in love with this picture when I first saw it at Eleven Warriors….. Pure class, all the way….
Read more Does Samuel pass the Bailey test?
The Washington Redskins show every indication of trading their first round NFL pick this weekend. While they harbor hope of…
Read more 4/23: Hot Sox Look To Beat Ohka
APRIL 23RD, 2007 GAME THREAD Tomo Ohka (0-2, 7.02) @ Tim Wakefield (2-1, 1.35) Toronto Blue Jays (8-10) @ Boston…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 4-22-07
Yes! Two mini ponies standing right next to each other! Plus a cool miniature fence! While I wouldn’t want mini…
Read more Wild Fenway Affair
Professional baseball simply does not get any better than the end of the Yankees-Red Sox game on Sunday night. Jonathan…
Read more Move Over, Willie Parker. Make Way For Fast Torina Henley
In all fairness of this being a Pittsburgh Sportsblog, I like to occasionally update on some bizarre/non-popular sports happenings in…
Read more Timberwolves Season Wrap-up: “Before the Dawn”
From The Minnesota Timberwolves Den at DeROK.Net: It seems that the history of the Minnesota Timberwolves is destined to be defined…
Read more 04/22: Sweep.
APRIL 22ND, 2007 GAME THREAD Chase Wright (1-0, 5.40) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-2, 2.70) New York Yankees (8-8) @ Boston…
Read more 5 things that make Minnesota sports great
The Wild are done in the playoffs this year, the Vikings are still a disgrace to Norwegians and Minnesotans, the…
Read more Sid Reveals That He’s Much More Of A Badass Than We Already Knew
So I thought I was done talking about the Pens, seeing as how their season is over. But the truth…
Read more David conquers Goliath
Brewers’ starter Dave Bush dominates Houston on Sunday Houstonians tend to like people named Bush–George Herbert Walker, Laura, Barbara…even DubYa–they…
Read more New England fans: Pie-tossing Morons?
Check out the guy in the Pats jacket. I guess they really are as dumb as they look. Where I…
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