Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
A trip to the Twins Clubhouse
I have a friend in the Twins organization, and the other day, he allowed me a visit to the Twins…
Read more USC heading south in the baseball polls
Vanderbilt remained No. 1 in Baseball America, followed by Florida State, Virginia, Rice and Texas. USC (33-13) was 2-3, with…
Read more NFL – State of SC round up
We saw where Bennett and Rice ended up and those “other” players from the team that wears purple and orange…
Read more What are the Redskins thinking?
I can second guess with the best of them, so now I’m trying to fathom the meaning of the Washington…
Read more Fun with Winamp
There is a full length Twins post coming up later today, so I’m going to avoid them this go ’round…
Read more Buccos Look To Get Back To .500 Tonight
Continuing the roller coaster season, the Pirates are currently on a 2 game losing streak. After taking the first game…
Read more Former Redskins LB Kevin Mitchell passes
Kevin Mitchell, who played linebacker for the Washington Redskins from 2000 to 2003 passed away this morning. He was 36….
Read more Trick Dogs, Carbonite, and Fish Frenzy
The NFL Draft has come and gone. Four and a half months of pure hype, and now the ramifications of…
Read more Clemson releases NCAA violations
Shame on you. Nothing too major but for some reason this does not surprise me. Slap on the wrist is…
Read more Kravitz takes on the Pats
In a very wussy way, Kravitz has gone against the sports media to question the signing of Randy Moss. Not…
Read more Thoughts on the Titans’ 2007 draft
Overall, I’m disappointed with this draft. The major positions of need were not adequately addressed, while other players were selected…
Read more Game 4 tonight, and a look ahead
Game 4 takes place tonight. So far, the Cavaliers have had their weak moments, but have always managed to get…
Read more Titans’ draft recap, rounds 5-7
The Titans had five draft picks in the final three rounds and used four of them on positions of need….
Read more UCONN Fullback Deon Anderson Drafted By Dallas
2006 UCONN Football team MVP Deon Anderson was drafted on Sunday by the Dallas Cowboys. He was taken in the…
Read more Kiwanuka is moving to LB
KIWANUKA IS BIG, and this story is bigger. The poker playing is obvious… by disclosing this AFTER the draft the…
Read more Fifth Starter Dilemma
Yesterday afternoon in the Bronx, Julian Tavarez toed the rubber in a game where we clearly counted him out. After…
Read more Final draft analysis
None of the grades are out yet for the draft, and I’m going to predict here and now that the…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 4-29-07
Today’s MPotD is actually 5 cool tiny horses, one for each of the Steelers’ 2nd day draft picks. I guess…
Read more 7th Round: Steelers Pick Dallas Baker
In the 7th round, the Steelers used their final draft pick on Dallas Baker, WR from Florida. Baker averaged over…
Read more Mason Crosby to Green Bay
This has nothing to do with the Steelers’ draft, but Mason Crosby, kicker from the University of Colorado, was taken…
Read more 5th Round, Steelers Choose Cameron Stephenson and William Gay
In the 5th round, the Steelers picked Cameron Stephenson, OG from Rutgers with the 156th overall pick. Also, with the…
Read more Redskins focus on linebackers on draft day two
On day two of the draft, the Washington Redskins focused on linebackers, bypassing defensive linemen. Washington selected USC outside linebacker…
Read more 4th Round, Pittsburgh Picks Ryan McBean
Continuing the trend of upgrading on the defensive side of the ball, Mike Tomlin, Kevin Colbert and the Steelers select…
Read more 4th Round, Steelers Select Daniel Sepulveda
Yesterday, PSaMP brought you unprecedented (note: “unprecedented” doesn’t necessarily mean “good”) access to all of the Steelers’ first day selections….
Read more An interesting stat
8 teams made the NBA playoffs in the Eastern Conference. 2 teams came from the Atlantic Division3 teams came from…
Read more Vargas just good enough to win
Claudio Vargas avenged Dave Bush last evening, holding the Astros’s batters at bay…sort of. Spotted a 3-0 lead after 2½,…
Read more Joe Gibbs to fans: Portis, Springs should be healthy
After selecting LaRon Landry with the Washington Redskins first pick of the 2007 draft, head coach Joe Gibbs, accompanied by…
Read more Patriots trade for Randy Moss
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2853116 And the desperation continues for the three-time world champs. . . The Patriots have traded their fourth round pick…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 4-28-07
In honor of the first successful NFL Draft first day between the coalition of Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin, I…
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