Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Draft Wrap Up
Bill Polian and the Colts surprised us this weekend by not surprising us. They filled the basic need areas that…
Read more Steelers 2008 Draft Class Recap
First Round– Rashard Mendenhall, RB Illinois Second Round– Limas Sweed, WR Texas Third Round– Bruce Davis, DE/OLB UCLA Fourth Round–…
Read more Wolves Updates 4/28
From Scott Howard-Cooper/Sacramento Bee: Yet seven seasons after the NBA started the D-League as a training ground for all levels,…
Read more Suns Roll To Victory, Avoid Sweep
This series started out with incredible potential to be epic. After moving to Phoenix, it didn’t look that way, but…
Read more The Week Ahead
This is something I’m going to try to do every Sunday, previewing what’s ahead in the Week in Sport. One…
Read more Boyd Drafted by Bucs
South Carolina tailback Cory Boyd was taken Sunday by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the final round of the NFL…
Read more HOUSTON NABS BRINK!
With the 16th pick of the 7th round of the NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select…… Nice goin’ kid. Regardless…
Read more Bush vs. Parra: Why the Brewers messed up
Like most Brewers fans, I was stunned Sunday afternoon. First I have to sit at Miller Park and watch our…
Read more New York Giants 2008 NFL Draft Recap and Analysis
In tomorrow’s papers we will get all of the wonderful spin on why every one of the Giants’ picks were…
Read more Breaking News: Bush optioned to Nashville
Starting pitcher Dave Bush was the odd man out Sunday, getting demoted to AAA Nashville to make room for outfielder…
Read more Steelers Select Ryan Mundy
In what should be their final pick in this year’s draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected S Ryan Mundy out of…
Read more Links of the Day 4/27/008
No, no Links yesterday what with the live blog. Speaking of live blog… No way in hell we would do…
Read more Sox Offense Is MIA in Sweep By Rays
It took just 98 pitches for Shields to defeat the Sox in a 3-0 shutout today. Josh Beckett had a…
Read more Steelers Select Mike Humpal
With their 1st of 2 6th Round picks (unless they trade), the Steelers selected Mike Humpal, LB out of Iowa….
Read more Giants missed the boat on Barrett, picked Jonathan Goff
Wonder: “Goff is a good solid inside plugging LB but he belongs in a 3-4, not the Giants 4-3. To…
Read more Josh Johnson was another good pickup, but…
4 teams remaining between us and a shot at Barrett. (Of course right now Wonder is speaking with Mangenius about…
Read more Steelers Select Dennis Dixon
Consider my mind blown. In the 5th Round, Pittsburgh selected QB Dennis Dixon from Oregon. Dixon was a one-time Heisman…
Read more Wonder’s Random Day 2 comments on the NFL Draft
1) He likes the Mario Manningham pick at the end of the third round, good value. He thinks his teammate…
Read more Complete NFC East Draft Pick Review
The NFL’s offseason Super Bowl is in the bag, and now comes the undrafted free agent signings. We should know…
Read more Steelers Select Tony Hills
In the 4th Round, the Steelers swapped picks with the New York Giants, moving down from #123 to #130 to…
Read more Giants trade up from #130 for Steelers #123 pick near end of R4 and pick LB Brian Kehl
OLB 6’2″ 242 lbs. BYU …from NFL.com: Brian is a natural playmaker who showed marked improvement during his senior year….
Read more Pfft…Brews take another extra inning loss
The 25th game of the 2008 season–a game many (most? all?) Brewers’ fans have been looking forward to, as it…
Read more Did that just happen?
Seriously, did we just get swept by the Rays? Ok, it is shocking and it did happen and hats off…
Read more Titans close 2008 draft by selecting Washburn CB Cary Williams in 7th round
The Titans chose Washburn CB Cary Williams with their 7th round pick, 229th overall. Washburn is a 6’1″, 185 pound…
Read more Today’s Lineup 4/27 at Tampa Bay
Jacoby Ellsbury, LFDustin Pedroia, 2BJ.D. Drew, RFManny Ramirez, DHKevin Youkilis, 1BCoco Crisp, CFJason Varitek, CJed Lowrie, 3BJulio Lugo, SS Josh…
Read more Marvelous comments on Mario Manningham
In Round 2, the USA Today special 2008 Draft magazine had Manningham going to Denver: “could be a steal for…
Read more Even Apple knows the Red Sox sell in Boston
Apple is as protective of their brand standing front and center at all times as any company around. But even…
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