Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

Enemy Intelligence: Buffalo Bills
Updated:The Titans make another visit to Buffalo this weekend against the Bills. It seemed like the book was written on…
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When Two Extremes Meet In The Middle
Updated:“Zack Wheeler goes against Odrisamer Despaigne on Sunday so that game could either be extremely entertaining, or reach through my soul…
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An Oregonian Looks To 2016 Rio Olympics
Updated:Ancient sports have a hard time staying current with modern athletes. Maybe it’s the isolation. Or maybe something more primal,…
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“New” New England Revolution Host Struggling Sporting KC
Updated:The biggest Revs story this week, one of the biggest in the entire league, saw Shalrie Joseph depart for Chivas…
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Despite Lackluster Performances, Knicks & Nets Will Showcase Visiting Star Power in NYC Through April
Updated:New York City is widely considered the Capital of the World, welcoming roughly 50 million tourists each year and offering…
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Pepsi’s TRIVIA: Cycle in both leagues
Updated:The last trivia question asked for the starting rotation of the 1997 Red Sox, the year prior to Pedro’s arrival….
Read moreBadminton Racket Material: How to Make Right Choice
Updated:If you have serious ambitions about badminton, you must know how important it is to find the right equipment. In…
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UConn’s Tim Boyle Can Compete for Starting QB Job
Updated:As the quarterback position thins out for UConn after Casey Cochran decided to hang up his cleats for good, the…
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It Was Gerald Green!
Updated:Remember the story in the middle of…….. that season…….. two years ago when Doc Rivers had to tell his players…
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Wolves Updates 8/3 Part 3
Updated:From CelticsBlog: Celtics Sign Shelden Williams Boston.com reports: Forward Shelden Williams has agreed to a one-year contract with the Celtics….
Read moreIs Christian Ponder a Hobo Now?
Updated:No no, I said HOBO. Christian Ponder looks like he’s a hobo now, for some reason. The above picture (from…
Read moreOilers Draft: The Case For Keeping 16
Updated:Yesterday, I made the case for the Oilers to trade the 16th overall pick in the upcoming entry draft. Today,…
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A Mid-Week Link Thing
Updated:Let’s do linkage today. Trying to get links done earlier so you may have noticed the Primetime and Late Night…
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Blog Poll: Week 8
Updated:Massive shake up this week. 5 teams fall out of the blog poll, while 2 take big tumbles. Wisconsin and…
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Your Morning Dump… Where Sheed wants to end things early tonight
Updated:Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing…
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Your Morning Dump… Where the Celtics remembered to play D
Updated:Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing…
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50 thoughts from a visit to Indianapolis
Updated:So, I made my second visit this year to a Titans game this past Sunday in Indianapolis. Rather than duplicate Drexel’s…
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What If There Is No Peyton Manning Or Robert Griffin III In The Redskins Future?
Updated:The Redskins Twitterverse has moved on from Robert Griffin 3rd…to Peyton Manning as the object of their quarterback affection. Um,…
Read moreGetting to Know the Rivals: Q&A With One Jet at a Time
Updated:Recently, I had the honor of interviewing Brian Johnson, the lead content writer for the Jets blog, One Jet at…
Read moreGimme Jimmy
Updated:It has now been over three weeks since Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, Butler still…
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This Week in Angels Baseball (Week of June 25th)
Updated:By Chuck Richter – Angelswin.com Executive Editor Real quick, let’s go around the horn on some of the hot items…
Read moreWait, Greg Childs Is Alive?!
Updated:Sooooo … Someone correct me here. Apparently the Minnesota Vikings drafted a couple of receivers last year, one of them…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 4-2-10
Updated:Thanks to Jim for this. Holy Taco knows what’s up. Thurmon Munson’s pilot license is for sale on eBay. [Steady…
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Field position and the Titans offense in 2012
Updated:One of the things I’ve looked at here over the past couple years from time to time is what effect…
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The Nick Montana Saga: Is the End at Hand?
Updated:When Tulane quarterback Nick Montana signed with the Washington Huskies out of high school as a four-star recruit back in 2010, he displayed lots of potential,…
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I Love Plaschke
Updated:L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke took a lot of crap (and rightfully so) for his BS allegation that Paul Pierce…
Read morePotential Steelers First Round Draft Picks
Updated:The Steelers hold the 25th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft. The needs of this team are…
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Thursday morning links
Updated:Yankeeist managed to procure an interview with Alex Langsam, one of Neal Huntington’s Baseball Operations Assistants. There’s some really interesting…
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