Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Zgoda thinks Wolves will go with Love
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: *Wouldn’t surprise me at all if there’s a three-way deal done with the Heat, Wolves and…
Read more Reliving the MSM’s Greatest Hits… Err… I mean, Misses
“The Blue Jackets do want to acquire Malone. But the story got ahead of the facts. That happens frequently in…
Read more 6/25: Battle Of Elders
Prev. Gm: Arizona Diamondbacks (40-38) @ Boston Red Sox (48-32) Randy Johnson (4-5, 5.09) @ Tim Wakefield (4-5, 4.17) 7:05…
Read more Injury Update
David Ortiz: With the cast removed Ortiz will take some swings today and be checked out by doctors before heading…
Read more Wolves Updates 6/25 Part 2
John Hollinger/ESPN on Nikola Pekovic: Unfortunately, you won’t be hearing his name until much later. Pekovic signed a big-money deal…
Read more New York Giants sign Chris Snee, Michael Strahan says trade Jeremy Shockey
Giants sign Snee. Strahan says let Shockey leave and play somewhere else. So much for a quiet period between minicamp…
Read more Mike Trudell Interviews CW & Bonk
CW & Bonk Talk NBA Draft with Mike Trudell of Timberwolves.com Tonight Bonk and I sat down for a…
Read more Sox Bats Come Alive In The 8th
Masterson did not have his best stuff tonight but he kept the Sox in the game. He gave up a…
Read more Try Not to Get All Choked Up
Barry Melrose worked at ESPN for a loooooooooong time. 13 years to be exact. So, naturally, they are paying tribute…
Read more Real Time Review of Real Sports for 06/24/2008
This is a review of the latest edition of HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel as it airs on June…
Read more Your Obligatory FanHouse Post About Mullet-Gate
Naturally, the gang at FanHouse left this whole Melrose to Tampa Bay thing for me to take care of. Your…
Read more Draft rumors- Miami and more
From Chad Ford/ESPN: In conjunction with the workouts, the Heat have been actively shopping the second pick in the draft…
Read more Stack on trading down, Hoiberg on draft prospects
From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press: If they do trade down, there are limits to how far they would go… "I…
Read more Baron Davis To Detroit?
Oh baby… more rumors. This one involves Davis to Detroit… and in what would be a blockbuster deal… getting Chauncey…
Read more Brandon Jennings: Trend Setter?
Brandon Jennings is a super fast point guard from Compton, California. He's got all the skills to make it as…
Read more Brandon Jennings: Trend Setter?
Brandon Jennings is a super fast point guard from Compton, California. He's got all the skills to make it as…
Read more Deadline Deal: Starter?
The Red Sox, year in and year out, have their name surfaced around the trade deadline and the weeks prior….
Read more SOX ON DECK: Bowden bears down, wins game for Sea Dogs
The worst thing the Connecticut Defenders could have done to Michael Bowden occurred in the fourth inning Tuesday night when…
Read more It’s Official.
I’m way late on this but that’s what happens when you work all day and aren’t by a computer. My…
Read more Pepsi’s TRIVIA: Five consecutive openers
Daniel Rathman and Tessie’s Dad are jockeying for first place! Rathman was able to identify Jim Rice as a Red…
Read more A third opinion
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I’ve had a bit of a one track mind lately, trying to figure out what…
Read more A Couple of Links
I’ve been traveling and working the last couple of days, so I don’t have too much in the tank except…
Read more Make it 19
Yes, 19 come from behind wins for the Boston Red Sox and 12 in their last at bat. Jason Varitek…
Read more bUSCher on fire lately…
Has anyone noticed the tear that Brian Buscher has been on recently? Brain played at Carolina and helped lead the…
Read more Dave Bush pitches another gem; Brewers continue to roll
Dave Bush continued one of the best in-season turnarounds in recent Brewers’ history. After being sent down to Nashville earlier…
Read more It’s Jerry Remy Day at Fenway
Today is Jerry Remy Day at Fenway, the Red Sox are honoring Remy to mark his 20th anniversary as NESN’s…
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