Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Classic Marbury
While I believe that I have a better shot of playing for the Celtics than Stephon Marbury, the NY…
Read moreWe Love Celtic Pride But….
Can't the New Kids on the Block wear Patriots or Red Sox jerseys?
Read moreBOS 5, CLE 4: Kotsay knocks out Indians
In the bottom of the eighth inning Jeff Bailey pinch hit for Jon Van Every and roped a triple to…
Read moreWolves Updates 09/25
RandBall chats with Chuck Klosterman in advance of his upcoming Minneapolis appearance: RB: Kevin Love or O.J. Mayo? CK:…
Read moreJason Kubel?
If someone had told me Jason Kubel would have been keying the offense to vital late season victories at the…
Read moreTonight’s Lineup 9/24 vs. the Tribe
Jacoby Ellsbury CFDustin Pedroia, 2BDavid Ortiz, DHKevin Youkilis, 3BJ.D. Drew, RFMark Kotsay, 1BJason Varitek, CChris Carter, LFAlex Cora, SS Paul…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBCleveland at Red Sox – STO/NESN, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Baltimore – ION/MASN, 7 p.m.New York Yankees at Toronto –…
Read moreHoopsworld on Livingston
From Hoopsworld: HOOPSWORLD was told earlier in the day that the Blazers had reached an agreement with Shaun Livingston, but…
Read moreLinks of the Day 9/24/08
It’s been a very long time since the Yankees missed the playoffs. The Lions finally woke up and canned Matt…
Read moreTBS’ Plans for MLB Hot Corner in 2008
Last October in its first year of airing the MLB playoffs, TBS tried something new by supplying online content to…
Read moreTotal Titans questions and answers with a Vikings writer
We’re going to resume our question and answer exchanges with a fellow MVN blogger this week and I’d like to…
Read moreWednesday’s Hockey News
Here is a quick look at what is happening around the hockey world today. Arkansas Icecats – Jeopardy host Alex…
Read moreYou Like Watching the NFL
Here’s a press release from the National Football League stating three of its games from Week 3 were the three…
Read more9/24: The Hangover
Prev. Gm: Cleveland Indians (79-78) @ Boston Red Sox (92-65) Fausto Carmona (8-7, 5.19) @ Paul Byrd (11-12, 4.53) 7:05…
Read moreSome Wednesday Linkage
I’m dragging this morning after writing my Amazing Race Asia, Episode 2 recap well into the wee morning hours. I’ve…
Read moreIan’s Week 3 Power Rankings
The NFL set things up quite nicely for power rankings this week. So I’m going with the bread and butter…
Read moreA Question For All of You…
Given Notre Dame’s lack of depth at TE as of 9/24/08, would you like to see Weis throw #80 on…
Read moreJoe Flacco is a Muppet
Seriously, this guy is supposed to beat us this week? You can be touted as the Next Ben Roethlisberger all…
Read morePaw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 9/24
Normally the day before a football game preview comes out, I don’t do a daily roundup of UConn Huskies news…
Read moreBlogpoll Ballot Week 4
Rank Team Delta 1 Southern Cal — 2 Oklahoma — 3 Georgia — 4 Alabama 6 5 Missouri — 6…
Read moreShutterfly TRIVIA: 200 hits
The last trivia question revealed that Ken Griffey Jr. was the superstar at the 1999 Home Run Derby that had…
Read moreMad Dog on Chris Paul
Mark Madsen refers to this video of Chris Paul’s tribute to his grandfather as "the best YouTube video ever." …
Read morePaul Wulff Radio Show Recap – Week Five
Week FIVE already? Wow, this thing is going fast. Anyway, this week’s radio show recap. I’ll try and condense it…
Read moreRed Sox Will Retire Pesky’s 6 on Friday
The Boston Red Sox will retire Johnny Pesky’s number 6 on Friday before the Yankee game. I meed Pesky 3…
Read moreWolves Updates 09/24 Part 2
From Chris Tomasson/Rocky Mountain News: Free-agent center David Harrison, a former University of Colorado player, will work out today with…
Read moreExciting win for Brew Crew…but…
…the Crew gained no ground in the Wild Card race, despite a thrilling tie-breaking home run from Prince Fielder in…
Read moreNon-divisional NFL records
After three games we have our first look at the records of each division OUTSIDE of their respective divisions. NFC…
Read moreA Good Omen
As I prepare to board a flight for DC (and then on to Buenos Aires) with my wife, two kids,…
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