Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
10 years ago in Slovakia…
The scene: A laboratory somewhere in Trencin, 1997.The President of Slovakia, Mikuláš Dzurinda, is in a room with several scientists,…
Read moreThe Amazing Race Asia 2 – Ep. 6 Preview
Here’s the promo for the next episode of the Amazing Race Asia 2.
Read moreBad Week for Sportscasters
This has not been the best of weeks for sportscasting news. We learned earlier this week about the passing of…
Read moreCoyotes 3 Sharks 2
Ok, I said I was going to write a blog about this game but I only saw the first 2…
Read moreWolves Updates 12/22
From Jery Zgoda/Star Tribune: I’ve never played an NBA game, but I got my first assist tonight. Not from the…
Read moreWolves 131, Pacers 118
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Trailing 40-20 after one quarter, the Wolves outscored the Pacers 40-15 in the second quarter and…
Read moreWeekend Viewing Picks
Saturday, December 22College Football/Papajohns.com Bowl, Cincinnati vs. Southern Mississippi – ESPN2, 1 p.m.Golf/Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge – ABC, 4 p.m.College Football/New…
Read moreBaseball already and Gamecocks #2
First Baseball poll is out Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s NCAA Div. I Pre-Season Poll Rank School (’07 Record) Points 1. Arizona…
Read moreCollege Basketball Viewing Picks (All Times Eastern)
Saturday, December 22Georgetown at Memphis – ESPN, noonCoppin State at Indiana – Big Ten Network, noonUCLA at Michigan – CBS,…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
NBA/Chicago at Boston – Comcast SportsNet New England/ESPN, 7 p.m.NHL/New York Islanders at Pittsburgh – NHL Network, 7:30 p.m.NHL/Philadelphia at…
Read moreday 2 of operation Fire Uncle Dave
Dave think about the children, that love Gamecock Basketball, there little hearts can’t take much more of this. If we…
Read moreTwins Reporter Rags On Coco’s Defense
Tom Powers of the Pioneer Press had this to say about Coco Crisp today: “Unfortunately, every time I hear names…
Read moreBored out of my mind
Other than wondering if Fred Taylor will have no motivation to play hard the rest of the season now that…
Read moreSantana’s Return
Will the Johan Santana sweepstakes ever end? Just when it appeared the conclusion of a deal was gaining momentum over…
Read moreRed Sox in “The Year in Photos”
Time Magazine is out with its annual Year in Images Edition with this Sox Photo as one of the 48…
Read moreUncle Hooty’s Holiday Grab Bag
Holiday Greetings, Cougies! The McBoob children were happy to see Santa Butch last week on the CdA lights cruise. May…
Read moreBowl preview, part 5
For all those who may have freaked out over Donald Washington being suspended for the National Championship….you may relax. As…
Read moreAwesome Moments In Sports
A pretty cool collage of some crazy/awesome moments in a variety of sports. {youtube}B2E0Iaeg9ng{/youtube} [cw2]
Read moreTitans vs Jets preview
In another must-win game for the good guys to remain in playoff contention, the Tennessee Titans (8-6) will host the…
Read moreThe Amazing Race 12 – Ep. 7 Preview #4
Ok, I’m not going to bed just yet. Thanks to puddin over at the Reality Fan Forum, she’s posted this…
Read moreJeter Stands Behind Pettitte and Clemens. Hasn’t He Always?
Here’s a shocker. MLB.com is reporting that Yankee-boy Jeter is defending Andy Pettitte: “Andy knows how I feel about him,…
Read moreKapler Leaves Manager Job, Signs with Brew Crew
WBZTV is reporting that Gabe Kapler has signed a deal with the Brewers to play for one year. After spending…
Read morePaw Prints – Gridiron News
Everyone is always wondering who will UConn play in football besides the Big East teams. Chip Malafronte from the New…
Read moreFrom Buffalo to Troy
1) The Giants need to win this weekend or they are out. Why? Because two of the three (Vikes, Skins…
Read moreBowling Starts
First Bowl game of the season is tonight! I didn’t have time to put a preview together, but I do…
Read moreWolves Updates 12/21
From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Veteran Marko Jaric didn’t attend Wolves practice Thursday because he’s still sick with the flu. Craig…
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