Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Hitting a Man When He’s Down
Looks like the Flyers are trying to extend their lead in the Suspension Standings. In response to Hartnell’s statements, all…
Read moreDropkick Murphys Interview
CNN had an interview with the house band of Fenway Park the Dropkick Murphys this week. In the interview they…
Read moreWolves Updates 11/27
From Brett Martel/AP Sports: Antoine Walker joked that Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Marko Jaric was "overachieving.” The reference was not to…
Read moreWolves 103, Hornets 94
From Britt Robson/On The Ball: While would-be Wolves cornerstones Al Jefferson, Rashad McCants and Ryan Gomes had performances ranging from…
Read moreIt’s Del Rio Week!
Why would a reviewer make the point of saying someone’s not a genius? Do you especially think I’m not a…
Read more“Go Gillooly” on Tom Brady
Funny song about "Going Gillooly" on Tom Brady’s knee, to slow down the New England Patriots juggernaut. {youtube}naVZyTXOqes{/youtube} [cw2]
Read moreHilarious NCAA FB In-Game Penalty Description
ACC Official Ron Cherry gives a descriptive reason why he called a penalty in the 11/24/07 game between the Maryland…
Read moreCreative Ways to Settle Flyres/Bruins Dispute
Today at the FanHouse: Bruins and Flyers to Square Off for the First Time Since Bergeron Incident Other things to…
Read moreKerry Wood Inks 1 Year Deal With Cubs
Kerry Woods had been in the Red Sox radar for the past few weeks as a setup man for Papelbon….
Read moreMaking intangibles tangible
One of the things that drew me to baseball was the easy tracking of statistics. More than any other sport,…
Read moreI Hate Tree Huggers
I don’t like hippies. Especially Tree Hugging, cheating, drum circle loving, Cardinal hippies. It is a shame the Irish couldn’t…
Read moreDustin Pedroia: Tire Salesman
One of the worst parts of watching Red Sox games on NESN is seeing the same commercials over and over…
Read morePrimetime Viewing Picks
NHL/Boston at Philadelphia – NESN, 7 p.m.NHL/Buffalo at Washington – Versus, 7 p.m.College Football/Wake Forest at Iowa – ESPN2, 7…
Read morePSaMP’s The National Scoop
Huzzah…PSaMP’s The National Scoop has finally made a comeback. Here’s the original version, if you fell the need to research…
Read moreSome Guy’s Marriage is Your Gain
(C) Ebay: atts_11 I’m sure you’ve heard the story before… Guy meets girl. Guy proposes to girl. Guy and girl…
Read moreLive Blog: Timberwolves vs. Hornets
I reserve the right to end this live blog early in case of a blowout… Anyways, glad you’re here for…
Read moreTampa Bay Rays blog on MVN.com!
Hey guys, We used to have an excellent blog on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays here at MVN.com called RaysTalk…
Read moreUpdate on Ratliff
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Theo Ratliff plans to visit another doctor for a third opinion on his injured knee and…
Read moreDetails of the Dodger Exhibition Games
Some new items of note were reported over the weekend concerning the Red Sox exhibition games against the Los Angeles…
Read moreReturn to Work Links
Time to give you some links as we all get back to work from a holiday weekend. Starting with USA…
Read moreLive Blog Tonight (Wolves vs. Hornets)
Join me tonight, as I the live blog the Wolves/Hornets game (the game starts at 7:00 CST, and is on FSN)….
Read moreWolves Updates 11/26 Part 3
From Travis Heath/Hoopsworld: After shootaround was complete, Jefferson walked off the court drenched in sweat with bags of ice taped…
Read moreWhy I’ve rededicated my blog
I’ve received more than a few comments and e-mails regarding the new name for The BBC. I don’t approve negative…
Read moreEnjoy that bowl, Hoosiers…
because it’ll be your last for awhile. IU proved today that they are not committed to winning at football by…
Read moreSource: Doba Will Return; Gibson to the NFL?
Barring something unforseen, it appears the Bill Doba era is going to continue. The TNT’s Todd Miles reported today that…
Read moreMichigan has a rare chance at history
While all the Michigan talk lately has been about their search for a head coach (Kirk Ferentz is the latest…
Read moreKielty: Coco has to go for me to stay
Bobby Kielty, one of the heroes of the World Series, told the Herald today that he views himself as a…
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