Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
A Little Perspective
Well, in case you were out of the country, missed the game, or got trashed and forgot everything about last…
Read more Wolves Updates 2/25
From Steve Luhm/Salt Lake Tribune: In his fourth season – but his first with with Timberwolves – Jefferson’s numbers are…
Read more Wolves 83, Mavericks 99
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Tied after each of the first three quarters, Wittman said the "tide turned" when the Wolves…
Read more Francona extended; Colon signs
The most successful postseason manager in the history of baseball has agreed to a contract extension to stay with the…
Read more Sabres Fans, as it Turns Out, are Not Fans of Sean Avery
REUTERS/Gary Wiepert It’s hard to blame someone when they get upset about their team losing. We’ve all been there. It’s…
Read more Sox Get A Whiff Of Bartolo Colon
According to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick, the Sox have inked right hander Bartolo Colon to a minor league contract. Colon will…
Read more Fourth Quarter Butt Kicking Dooms Wolves, Mavs Win
Here’s one thing to be happy about from Sunday night’s game: I thought the Wolves were doomed in the third…
Read more Titans offseason positional review – fullbacks and H-backs
I’m combining the reviews of the fullbacks and H-backs because all of them but one are guys who can play…
Read more We’re Not Drafting McFadden
I like the NFL Network for the most part, but enough is enough already. These guys spent about 10 mins…
Read more Defending LeBron 5 on 1 – no more of that
Keep in perspective, this is the memphis Grizzlies. They’re 14-41, so they’re not the best team to use as a…
Read more Sox Take First Live Batting Practice
Rob Duca of the Cape Cod Times caught up with some of the Sox coaches and players following the first…
Read more Sox Give Tito 3-Year Extention
This morning Theo Epstein announced to the Red Sox players that the Red Sox had signed Terry Francona to a…
Read more It’s Photo Day….What Will Manny Do?
Today is photo day for the Red Sox and the early word is that the new Manny made it this…
Read more Gamecocks Lose to Mississippi State
As with so many games, the University of South Carolina had its chances on Saturday down the stretch but blew…
Read more Gamecocks Fall 13-4 To ECU in game 2
24th ranked East Carolina scored five runs in the third inning and added a grand slam homer from Brandon Henderson…
Read more Cactus League starts
Well, was pondering which Brewers’ starters would get scheduled for which Cactus League games, and, assuming that Ned Yost wants…
Read more Burress et al
The stresses of keeping together a Super Bowl winner are immense. Reese has the cap room. The players know this….
Read more Wisconsinites belly up to bar; stakes raised
Around 10 years ago, major league baseball in Wisconsin was seriously in doubt, as former owner (now commissioner) Bud Selig…
Read more #36 – 1993: Salmon named Rookie of the Year
By Chuck Richter – Angelswin.com Executive Editor A year after putting some hurtin’ on Pacific Coast League pitchers, hitting .347…
Read more About the rest of the trip
I already talked about the game that this trip was designed for, but I can’t help but tell you a…
Read more Outcoached
Well, for the first time since the end of the Vanderbilt game last year, we were outcoached…From the use of…
Read more Klitchko is beginning to land his jab with regularity….
In the second round of the so-far incredibly boring Klitschko-Ibragimov fight on HBO, play-by-play announcer Jim Lampley noted that Wladimir…
Read more Oh, Great!
Just after I was going to write that this has been a tremendous night for sports (Tennessee-Memphis meeting in a…
Read more dear god this was a horrible week for a coyotes fan
tuesday. flames. i. dont. even. want. to. talk. about. this. such a disgrace. carcillo was getting used and abused. we…
Read more Okajima Names New Pitch
Although he would not tell reporters what type of “secret” pitch he has developed, Hideki Okajima has named his new…
Read more Wolves Updates 2/24
From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: New Timberwolves swingman Kirk Snyder knows he won’t have endless opportunities to make it in the…
Read more Will Sox Go Into Season With Coco, Ellsbury and Kielty?
If the Red Sox have 12 pitchers on the roster they will most likely not have 5 outfielders so something…
Read more Francona Extended
Terry Francona has signed a three-year deal (with two options), keeping him with the Red Sox through at least 2011….
Read more Jerry Reese and Zach Thomas
ReeseZach ThomasI continue to be impressed by Reese’s professionalism, his perspective, his understanding of the NFL, and his priorities in…
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