Alan Draper

Now that the first weekend of play in the NCAA Tournament is over, I want to give a quickie review…

So… Fox Sports Midwest? It’s over. Launched in November of 1989, the cable channel has gone through several similar, but…

Thanks to Penshead for this. Mental Floss knows what’s up. Cowboys fan calls QVC (reenactment). [NESW Sports] 8 questions every…

About a week ago, I scoured the internet for interesting/strange tidbits that people might not have known about some Timberwolves players.  You guys seemed to enjoy…

So I had mentioned last night that one of the things that needs to happen for the Mets to succeed…

When it’s all said and done, the Cleveland Browns 2014 roster will be night-and-day from what it was a year…

Sid Hartman on Theo Ratliff: The Detroit Pistons are poised to sign the shot-blocker for the stretch run if he…

Saints Hall of Famer Joe Horn stops by to talk about being a leader, NFL greed post Katrina, Aaron Brooks,and…

Now that Mark Teixeira is officially a Yankee, it’s time to figure out something important. No, not where he should…

So two-a-days are upon the Cougs, and while it is just five “doubles” this fall per NCAA mandate, some coaches…

Can everyone that’s planning on meeting up for WHYGAVS Night at the game on Friday and has ordered a shirt…

After their excellent early-season form (see their midseason report here), it would be easy to prematurely anoint the East Carolina…

Since my Pirate preview stuff is due for FanHouse tomorrow and I’m busy Photoshopping Xs over manatees’ faces in preparation…

Longtime readers know that I moved to NYC after the 2007-08 NHL All Star break despite living all of my…

It’s a Friday afternoon in late February and I can’t stop looking at the picture of the SEC coaches from…

Penn State’s offense ranked 108th and 114th in two years under John Donovan It was a move that absolutely had…

The big question about Sarah Palin is why her sports broadcast from 20 years ago is still on tape anywhere….

Thanks to reader Kate for these pics. She snapped ’em while in Paris. I’m in Amerca, freezing both of my…

The St. Louis goaltending picture for 2014-15 is a cloudy one. Will the Blues retain Ryan Miller? What does the…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrDxlf9bMYU&w=400&h=250] I don’t care if both teams are hopelessly out of the race.  I don’t care that by trading Ted…

Memorial Day is a time to reflect and be grateful for the heroic actions taken in the name of making…

Congrats, Edge.  We are all pulling for you.  I hope you get that ring. As for the second game, all…

Here’s your Wednesday post from The Bottom Line. You can get more Red Sox news and analysis from The Bottom…

It’s a relatively quiet week for Ohio State sports (*knocks on wood*); coaches are recruiting, hoops is preparing for an…

Yeah, I admit it. When Ricky Rubio went down with a torn ACL, I was a little bit nervous. The…

Allow us a moment of celebration….today is our birthday! During the early stages of the magical 2006 season, I was…

There’s no way that we can start this week’s post without wishing Happy Birthday to Coach Jim Tressel. Ironically, it’s…

  (As part of our year-end review at Undercard Superstar, we’ll be going through the twenty best columns of the…

It’s time for the week 5 BlogPoll. Here is my ballot. My reasoning is as followed. I can’t tell who…