Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

More Boston Red Sox News
I know what your expecting. You are expecting for me to tell you more about the Matsuzaka happenings. Well that’s…
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Buckeyes leaving for the NFL?
This story hit the news today, and it is sending a bit of a scare through Buckeye fans tonight….. Ginn,…
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ProjectSpurs.com – It Came From eBay: Part II
Go check out Jeff’s latest eBay picks for Spurs fans. Everyone has that certain Spurs fan on their holiday shopping…
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Timberwolves Countdown #10 – “Leaking Gasoline”
As we count down to Christmas, I thought it would be a fun idea to highlight some of my favorite…
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Denver Nuggets, er, Thuggets Earn Their Name
Oh. my. goodness. I have been saying for years that the Denver Nuggets were just a huge group of classless…
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Timberwolves Got Run Over by the Reindeers
In other news, the Timberwolves choked away another game in their disgraceful loss to the Bucks. It was bad enough they blew…
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Man, Theo Is On A Roll
Another bullpen pitcher was acquired by the Red Sox today. Longtime Angel Brendan Donnelly, famously with safety glasses on the…
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Welcome to Beantown Matsuzaka
Well after a few days with a lot of twists and turns, Daisuke Matsuzaka was finally introduced to the media…
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Manning- Exhibit A
Exhibit A on Manning’s inaccuracy: Giants YAC LeadersBarber 427, Shockey 177, Jacobs 158, Burress 152, Toomer 55 Barber and Jacobs…
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Feagles stories
For those of you who missed it this past weekend, Feagles put on a clinic in how to send a…
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Blame it on the Cubs
We had made so much progress since 2001. Everyone was getting competetive, the bad teams were improving, and there was…
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The “State of the Nation”
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have fantastic news for you today. Rather, I think it’s fantastic, and it impacts Fire Brand….
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Spurs vs. Hornets Live Blog
1st Quarter: The Spurs are making it look easy here in the first quarter. So much for any rust on…
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Bowl predictions, part 3
Another edition….I’ll keep posting these until I spotlight every game. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces BowlUtah (7-5) vs. Tulsa (8-4) Sigh….this…
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Bowl predictions, part 2
Following up on my prognostications for Bowl Season…… R&L Carriers New Orleans BowlRice (7-5) vs. Troy (7-5) I gotta be…
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Down the line
Just when the Redskins return to the style of play – power running – that got them to the playoffs…
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SC Basketball Eight Games In
Eight games into the season the USC men’s basketball team is 6-2. Anyone expect better? Perhaps. Most would have predicted…
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Matsuzaka Press Conference
The Boston Red Sox have scheduled a press conference for Thursday Dec 14th at 5 PM to announce the signing…
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Matsuzaka Negotiations Part Cuatro
Well it’s official. The Boston Red Sox and Daisuke (Dice-K) Matsuzaka have reached a preliminary agreement on a 6 yr…
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Six Years Of The Diceman
We got him. Daisuke Matsuzaka will sign a six year, 52 million dollar deal with incentives that would allow Matsuzaka…
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You Mean We Can Designate a Hitter?
Let’s cut to the chase, get down to the nitty gritty, use another cliche that doesn’t come to mind right…
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I won’t back down
Well, the past 3 days have seen the media ease off of the Giants. Considerably. Now everyone is figuring out…
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Red Sox News
Ok, theres so much happening in Red Sox Nation that I am sure most of your heads are spinning like…
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UCONN Women’s Basketball News
On Dec 13th, the Atlanta Tip-off Club announced it’s top 50 list for the Naismith Trophy sponsored by Cingular Wireless….
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Matsuzaka Negotiations Part Tres
On Tuesday, the Red Sox met with Daisuke Matsuzaka Scott Boras to discuss their latest contract offer for Matsuzaka’s services….
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QB Change in Huskies Future??
I know it’s a little early to talk about the 2007 college football season for the UCONN Huskies but the…
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Kapler Retires to Manage Single-A Team
On Tuesday, Dec 12th, Gabe Kapler retired from the Boston Red Sox and announced his retirement from baseball as a…
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