Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
What is going on in the big 10?
By Jack Carey, USA TODAY Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema isn’t a fan of college football’s new speed-up-the-game rule that mandates…
Read moreMinnesota Timberwolves: Making the Grade
Five games into the Timberwolves season, things aren’t quite as good as we’d all hoped. Sure, the first two game…
Read moreA good defense is the best offense?
With the continued radio silence from Fenway, it’s pretty hard to generate new blog material on the Red Sox right…
Read moreUniversity of Miami’s Bryan Pata shot
University of Miami defensive linebacker Bryan Pata was shot to death after leaving the practice field today. The Miami-Dade police…
Read moreI Will be Crowning Nobody.
I don’t know why, but the NFL decided this was the week to give Minneapolis a slew of miserable teams….
Read moreRed Sox decline option on Foulke
In Red Sox news today, the Boston Red Sox have declined the club option on Keith Foulke for the 2007…
Read moreUCONN Football News
In what was to be expected, Coach Randy Edsall named Donald Brown II the starter at running back position for…
Read moreUCONN Men’s 2nd Exhibition Game
Sorry for the delay in getting this post up about Monday’s UCONN men’s exhibition basketball game. They decided to cut…
Read moreNo Go on Foulke, Theo Outlines Needs
Extra Bases has the story. The Red Sox have declined their team option on Keith Foulke, so we will know…
Read moreClemson Bowl Hopes
Bowl Prediction Meineke Car Care BowlCharlotte, NCBank of America StadiumDecember 30, 2006,ESPN2ACC No. 6 vs. Big East: Clemson vs. Navy
Read moreHey, ASU is Limping Too!
Yep, we’re beat up. But so is ASU. Getting up early is going to go a long way towards beating…
Read moreSupport the band, at least they have to stay for the whole game
Dear Gamecock fans,The USC Marching Band has undergone many changes this year, from new music and drill at games to…
Read moreNo commentary today…..
…for two reasons….. – It’s Election day, and I always dedicate myself to helping people who have difficulty getting to…
Read moreNaked man arrested for concealed weapon
Here’s a good one for you. A man in El Cerrito, California was arrested carrying a concealed weapon. Well what’s…
Read moreHot Tips at the Hot Corner
Much has been made, I guess, about the Twins third base situation. It was a hole that management tried to…
Read moreThe Sweet Release of Seagrams 7
Most of Saturday I was enduring wedding related activities, getting ready for the wedding, attending the wedding, and getting plowed…
Read moreShould the Red Sox Bid on Igawa and Iwamura?
There are two Japanese players that the Red Sox have their eye on other than the famed Daisuke Matsuzaka, and…
Read moreThe start of the “Renaldo Balkman Watch”…
Last week was the start of the NBA season and say what you will about basketball and the NBA……insert comment…
Read morePOWER BALL
Well, Coug fans, how does the hangover from Saturday’s debacle feel two days after the fact? Don’t know about you…
Read moreDwane Casey: Punching the Big Ticket Outta Here?
Note: This article appears on The Minnesota Timberwolves Den at DeROK.Net As incredibly pumped as I was about the Minnesota Timberwolves’…
Read moreAlex Cora Stays In Boston
First it was Tim Wakefield. Then it was Mike Timlin. Another spot on the 2007 roster has now been guaranteed….
Read morePhilly Cops Vandalizing One of Their Own
Some bright cops in Philadelphia decided it would be funny to toilet paper one of their own officers cars. The…
Read moreTop 40 Free Agents: 40-21
With a wicked Adam Wainwright curveball thrown past a swinging Brandon Inge for the last out of the World Series,…
Read moreWho is reading the blog?
While 89% of the readers are from the United States, in the past few days, my blog has been read…
Read moreSaddam Hussein Found Guilty
The Iraqi High Tribunal found Saddam Hussein guilty today for the war crimes he committed in 1982. He was sentenced…
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