Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Our Wednesday Linkage
Let’s give you the links during this midweek. We start with Michael Hiestand of USA Today who writes about ESPN’s…
Read more Come on Dave you are killing me softly
Well, it seems Dave-y Odom has had a interesting week as it was reported by WSPA that USC lost out…
Read more This Week In: “Oh $%#$, We Messed Up”
If you remember, a while back I wrote a post about Tukka Rask, a goalie for the Boston Bruins. It…
Read more Australian Party Man Throws Massive Bash
A kid in Australia threw a massive party that got out of hand. This newscaster demands an apology, and wants…
Read more More Funny Student Newscasting
This kid will be could be giving "Boom Goes The Dynamite" a run for its money. Tom’s first time anchoring HTV…
Read more Wolves Updates 1/16 Part 2
Judd Spicer/SLAM Online on lunch with Ryan Gomes: Rather, Gomes comes very much as advertised: polite, handsome, well-spoken. But perhaps…
Read more Heimerdinger will be the Titans new offensive coordinator
“Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss” The Who, Won’t Get Fooled Again There’s going to be a…
Read more Manning Improvement
Some raw Manning stats: Games 1-15: 19 TD, 19 INT, passer rating 70Games 16-18: 8 TD, 1 INT, passer rating…
Read more Dropping 5K on Japan
If you’re willing to spend $5,000, you can see the Red Sox play in Japan. After the jump is a…
Read more Winter Warm-Up tidbits
The Brewers’ brass held their “Winter Warm-Up” open house Tuesday evening, which also consisted of a fan chat (for fans…
Read more Blowing up College Football (Part 2)
So yesterday, we ended after deciding that the best idea for a tournament is one that features the 11 conference…
Read more The Amazing Race Asia 2 – Ep. 8 Recap
Time for another recap. You remember that after the last episode, Terri & Henry were spared by a mugging at…
Read more OK, Jokes Over. Where are the Real Capitals?
Ray Emery silently weeps. REUTERS/Jim Young What the hell is going on? After tonight’s 4-2 win in the Canadian capital,…
Read more Huskies Almost Get Squeezed By The Orange
After trailing for a good portion of the game, the #1 UConn Huskies went on a 23-8 run to propel…
Read more Wolves Updates 1/16
From Britt Robson/On The Ball: Corey Brewer may be hitting the proverbial rookie wall, usually judged to begin slightly before…
Read more Chow’s Exit: One Man’s Take
As I noted earlier, the Titans fired offensive coordinator Norm Chow. The news came as somewhat of a surprise, at…
Read more Wolves 98, Warriors 105
From Kent Youngblood/Star Tribune: Al Jefferson had yet another double-double (18 points and 14 rebounds) — as did Walker with…
Read more Two tickets to the NFC Championship in your locker
Dallas hadn’t won a playoff game in 11 years. TO told us to getcha popcorn ready. Jerry Jones put two…
Read more ’08 Outlook for Manny Ramirez
’07 Season: Manny was not being Manny for most of last season; for the first time in 10 years he…
Read more Changing and Staying the Same
A quick glance at the individual statistics of the Spurs wouldn’t seem to reveal much more than the usual break…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
Australian Open, Day 3 – Tennis Channel, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Ohio State at Michigan State – ESPN, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Creighton at…
Read more MLB Gets Grilled On The Hill
Bud Selig and Donald Fehr are in the middle of testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee. Their testimony…
Read more Davis to miss a couple games
Mike Davis will miss the first two games of the season next year due to missing classes last semester. Come…
Read more Garrett to Ravens..Not So fast!
In what sounded to be a lock for Baltimore has now turned into an interesting situation for Dallas and their…
Read more Your Tuesday Links
Let’s do some links now. One of my employees who just doesn’t shut up has now left so I can…
Read more Tejada May Be Charged With Perjury
In his opening statement for the hearings on steroids Congressman Henry Waxman said he will send a letter to the…
Read more BREAKING NEWS: Chow Out as Offensive Coordinator
The Titans announced today that they “informed Norm Chow he would not be retained as the team’s offensive coordinator.” Chow…
Read more Is YOUR Popcorn Ready??
Hey Jerry Jones, how’s that TO experiment working out in Dallas? Ohhh, too soon?? BURN. Actually you have to admit,…
Read more Ratliff back in town
From Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site: Wolves center Theo Ratliff – who had been rehabbing in Atlanta from a small meniscus tear…
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