Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Gamecocks Pearce moving on up
The AP news is reporting that Former University of South Carolina infielder Steven Pearce has climbed another step in the…
Read moreBREAKING NEWS -Is the YES Network for Sale?
Mike & Mike of ESPN Radio helped to break the story from Fortune magazine this morning. Jon Birger and Tim…
Read moreVargas stumbles, Parra shines in 8-5 loss
Only a quick second…Claudio Vargas gave up two 3-run homers before the end of the 3rd inning Wednesday night, as…
Read more8/2: Dog Days
August 2nd, 2007 GAME THREAD Jeremy Guthrie, RHP (7-3, 2.89) @ Tim Wakefield, RHP (12-9, 4.59) Baltimore Orioles (50-56) @…
Read moreA Handy Guide for ESPN: How to Not Ruin Hockey
This picture looked really cool in 1997.ConsoleClassix.com By the looks of it, the NHL is trying to go crawling back…
Read moreKielty: Ripe For The Taking
Watching another painful Wily Mo Pena at-bat tonight in the Red Sox-Orioles contest, MASN announcer Gary Thorne, who is normally…
Read moreThe Rangers and Sean Avery are Now Contractually Obligated to Like Each Other
That doesn’t look too fun.ViewImage In the first (and potentially only) big-name arbitration settlement of the summer so far, the…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
Orioles at Red Sox – NESN, 7 p.m.Mets at Brewers – ESPN, 7 p.m.Giants at Dodgers – ESPN2, 10 p.m.Ninja…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 8-1-07
Yes, that is a pony you see running next to that woman. The pony’s name is Rory. Rory was MPotD…
Read moreFast Bill Won’t Play On Sunday
The Steelers play their first preseason game on Sunday. Willie Parker will not. Soreness in his left knee will sideline…
Read moreFO and the 06 Colts
As promised, here are some highlights from the Footballoutsiders about the World Champs: 1. An interesting recap of the Colts/Pats…
Read moreAn absolutely must read
The Indy Star really does have great Colts coverage. With the exception of Kravitz, the reporting by Chappell and Phillip…
Read moreMatthews to be first Titan in Hall of Fame
Six years ago, Bruce Matthews was the presenter for Mike Munchak’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction. This Saturday evening…
Read moreWednesday Update
I’m here after being at a jobsite early this morning. I’ll give you a lot of links today. Let’s start…
Read moreWoodley Is Getting Good. Real Good.
Don’t ask about the picture. I found it here. The good news about the Steelers second rounder is that he’s…
Read moreTenacious win in 13th, 4-2
Tuesday’s series opener against the Mets, for all intents and purposes, looked, sounded, and felt like a playoff game at…
Read moreRipken, Gwynn…now what?!?
I grew up a fan of Tim Raines. I mean…SOMEONE south of Thunder Bay had to be a fan of…
Read more8/1: Righting the Ship
August 1st, 2007 GAME THREAD Steve Trachsel, RHP (5-7, 5.26) @ Julian Tavarez, RHP (6-8, 5.08) Baltimore Orioles (50-55) @…
Read moreStrahan blinks
Baby Strahan blinked, finally spoke w Coughlin and Reese, and will be deciding whether he wants to retire or not….
Read moreLive From The Deadline
Wow, what a day for Boston sports. The Patriots’ camp is in session and early reports speak very highly of…
Read moreOrtiz powers up, Boston falls short
Brian Roberts and Kevin Millar combined for four RBI’s and Erik Bedard earned his 11th win of the season in…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 7-31-07
Terrific baseball trade deadline. /sarcasm. Two horrible teams, the Buccos and Giants, swapped players for whatever reason. The Giants got…
Read morePrimetime and Late Night Viewing Picks
First off, thanks to FSN New England for letting me know that it will carry the Celtics live press conference…
Read moreDel.icio.us links for July 31
Finding perspective while we search for a fix Steve Weinman of MVN’s Taking it To The Rack offers his perspective…
Read morePolish Pride
With the college football season just a month away, the talking heads are out in full force on T.V. and…
Read more07/31: Bring It On
JULY 29th, 2007 GAME THREAD Erik Bedard, LHP (10-4, 3.05) @ Josh Beckett, RHP (13-4, 3.27) Baltimore Orioles (49-55) @…
Read moreIt’s Tuesday
Time for some more links. Checking around to see what’s going on for you. Newsday’s Neil Best says ESPN has…
Read moreUSC Faces Tough Football Schedule in 2007
USC Faces Tough Football Schedule in 2007 but let’s break it down.USC coach Steve Spurrier said the goal is to…
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