Alan Draper

  On behalf of the entire staff at Nittany Lions Den, happy new year! Now, on to business. For weeks,…

Wait, there are Rays fans? Apparently some have jumped on the bandwagon the last few weeks so I will give…

I still insist this was a touchdown. The ball crossed the plain. Period. And even if it’s not a touchdown,…

So that was an awesome game. The real winners here, the defense who did not quit and found themselves. Although…

This weeks IBG is hosted by Three Guys In A Basement. 1. If you had the choice, which professional athlete…

In honor of NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2011, which wrapped up its top 10 on Sunday night, I…

Is something crazy going to happen at the top of tonight’s NHL Draft? First, we heard earlier in the week…

Big day today. Bigger day tomorrow Baylor fans call Colorado Big 12 rejects, proving they don’t really get it. North…

The New York Rangers (41-15-6) visit the Tampas Bay Lightning (29-28-6) at the Tampa Bay Times Forum starting at 7:30 p.m….

From NBA.com: Kevin Love tallied 26 points and 15 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to an 88-78 win over…

This episode of the Gamecocks Podcast previews the upcoming College World Series match-up between the Virginia Cavaliers and South Carolina Gamecocks. We…

So a new week and we have enough too talk about I think. We will discuss the schedule, the QB…

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big story line. Because there’s…

The biggest strength on the roster for the Edmonton Oilers is, for the first time in about a decade, the…

It’s a new month so that only means a new episode of The 8th Seed.  Mike and myself represent Spurs…

Jake Dungan (@JakeDBaseball) of Indians Baseball Insider and Nino Colla (@SnarkyNino) of The Tribe Daily hit the airwaves for a…

The Celtics won the title in June.  You know… when the leaves that just fell off the trees we just…

Because this deserves its own post, and because some people will need visual proof that this actually happened: [mlbvideo id=”669453283″…

A few of last year’s lottery teams are off to strong starts, and we all should have seen it coming.

Today’s picks for the weak include the results from last week’s games because, in short, I’m busy as sin. Yes,…

Update, 2:15 p.m.: For John Tortorella and Bruce Boudreau pre-game thoughts click here. Here’s video of Boudreau (via The Blueshirts…

For those of you not up to speed on this current Eastern Conference semifinals series, with our Penguins up 2…

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Every single year, I predict that the Yankees will win the World Series. But this year, I have something to…

Seven months ago, in the middle of March, we sat dreaming of the position we’re now in: one win away…

I am already eager to see what Herb Hand will tweet next. Penn State added recruit No. 23 to the…

Here’s a GIF of the play courtesy of my friends over at Canal Street Chronicles. You decide for yourself. Was there…

Eddie Riley and Bob Ojeda (click image to enlarge) Throughout this column you will see pictures on the left and…

When I was a kid I used to love fall mornings. The neighborhood kids would gather in front of our…