Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Pierce Not Talking About Vegas
Not surprisingly, neither Paul Pierce nor the Celtics are willing to talk about the incident in Las Vegas that resulted…
Read moreWolves Updates 8/5
Hoops Addict has assembled its First Annual Floor Burn Tournament. Click on the link to vote on which player in…
Read moreKC 4, BOS 3: Soria sneaks away with one
Sean Casey flew out to right field to end the game stranding base runners on every base down by one…
Read moreTonight’s Lineup 8/4 @ K.C.
J.D. Drew is leading off!!! Mike Lowell is out to rest the hip but Bay still does not get the…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBOakland at Toronto – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/TSN, 6 p.m.Cleveland at Tampa Bay – STO/FSN Florida, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at Cincinnati…
Read moreGerman (Sausage) Links
Deshawn Zombie has sent us a couple links direct from the EU to you. Chad Ford thinks the Pacers could…
Read morePast Olympic Ratings
The Sports Business Daily/Journal has put up a special website devoted to the Olympics and they’ll have stories from Communist…
Read more8/4: On the road again
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (64-48) @ Kansas City Royals (52-60) Clay Buchholz (2-6, 5.94) @ Gil Meche (9-9, 4.22)…
Read moreClay Tries To Get The Mojo Back
The Sox hit the road after the three game sweep of Oakland and head to K.C. We are now almost…
Read moreThe Questionable Tattoo Selections of Long Islanders
Over at Newsday, there’s a neat column from Barbara Barker today. While most of us aren’t amazed that people do,…
Read moreManny’s 16 Tickets
Someone got those 16 tickets! From the Los Angeles Times: THE DODGERS sent someone to the left-field pavilion on Saturday…
Read moreBagpipe Monday… LATE!!!
I may be late, but I’d bet that the St. Andrew’s Pipes and Drums never are. Enjoy.
Read moreBig Ten Network Picks Up Another Cable System
Unfortunately for Iowa, it’s not Mediacom. The Big Ten Network has signed an agreement with Midcontinent picking up subscribers in…
Read moreThe Monday Linkage
Good Monday to you. If you’re back at work, I certainly hope your weekend went well. Let’s get to some…
Read moreWhy Jason Bay Will Thrive at Boston
It’s his destiny. From redsox.com: A couple of things he may not have had time to pack came from his…
Read moreInjury Update
David Aardsma– He played in a game in Pawtucket yesterday, getting 3 quick outs on 14 pitches. Look for him…
Read morePepsi’s TRIVIA: Left-handed heaven
The last trivia question asked the three Canadian players who have more career homers than Jason Bay. The answer is…
Read moreRoad UNI Watch – WSU Football Blog Style
With practice sessions about to begin, we will step outside the box a bit today. All the buzz has been…
Read moreTeam Preview: St. Louis Rams
2007 Record: 3-13 The Rams 2007 season was the epitome of injuries happening at bad times. Star running back Steven…
Read moreSeries Preview: Brewers (62-50) @ Reds (51-61)
The Brewers are 4-5 against the Reds in ’08, and sit in second place, 5 games behind the Cubs for…
Read moreBoy, the evidence is really piling up
First, there was this video of shirtless guys in a locker room. It was kinda…..well, you finish that sentence. Here’s…
Read moreBrett Favre, Aaron Ross and Sanya Richards
1) Yesterday Goodell reinstated Favre. What this means now is that the ball is in the Packers’ court. The Packers…
Read more2008 HOF Class: We’re not so different after all
The Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies took place this Saturday. The inductees were OT Gary Zimmerman, DE Andre Tippett, DE…
Read moreSkip Caray, 1939-2008
In a story that the USA Today Game On blog has just put online, it’s so sad to report that…
Read moreMore Pierce Details
So in the midst of the apparently hour long ordeal, Paul Pierce was handcuffed by Las Vegas PD. Though Bill…
Read moreHey Paul, the Party is Over
For the past six weeks, the Celtics have partied like rock stars. There was the parade in Boston, a weekend of…
Read moreMeanwhile, at the Yankees old timers game
David Wells had this to say about the new Yankee Stadium: “I don’t think the old ghosts are going to…
Read more2008 July: A month of change
July was certainly a month of change… none more so than the end of the month. Manny Ramirez long overstayed…
Read more