Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
NBA Players Union Files Grievance
Well I am not one to normally write about the NBA, but this one has me a little perturbed. Maybe…
Read more Yet Another Look Back 2
Well it’s a slow rainy day here in Connecticut land today and I really couldn’t think of much to write…
Read more Marko Jaric Loses Shirt, Timberwolves Lose Game
Before I talk about tonight’s dismal performance by the Timberwolves, I’d like to say thank you to Marko “The Gigolo”…
Read more Ultimatenyg- first blog post November 30, 2006
Did you notice that when Eli Manning was scrambling on that last INT, he had poor mechanics? ..that he did…
Read more Happy 1,000!
Fire Brand officially has reached 1,000 columns. This is the 1,000th column of Fire Brand. Allow me to be self-serving…
Read more UCONN Women Cool Off The Boilermakers
Behind Renee Montgomery’s 26 points, the UCONN Women defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 66-55. Montgomery’s 26 points tied her career high…
Read more A Look At Our Depth Chart
The Winter Meetings start next week. It will be a week filled of free agent signings, of trades, of wheeling…
Read more Red Sox Sign Japanese Pitcher
Yes I know what your thinking. You are expecting to see that the Sox have signed Daisuke Matsuzaka. Sorry to…
Read more Tony & Eva engaged
While I try to stay away from all of the Tony and Eva stuff, I figured this was somewhat newsworthy…
Read more UCONN Men Plow The Pioneers
Led by Craig Austrie and a balanced scoring attack, the UCONN Men killed the Sacred Heart Pioneers by a final…
Read more The Battle of the Hidekis!
Remember the 2004 ALCS when Mike Myers made Hideki Matsui look silly? Remember it no more and experience it again…
Read more Sweet Christ, I hate Dick Vitale
I watched the Ohio State-North Carolina basketball game last night (like most of you), and I absolutely LOVED what I…
Read more Comments Policy
Comments Policy: 1) Giants, NFL and sports related content only please. (No spam, politics, etc..) 2) Constructive criticism only. Keep it about…
Read more A Discussion on Passive-Aggressive Racism in Minnesota Sports.
I’ve rallied around many ridiculous concepts in my time here at the Times, be it for Lou Gramm doing punk,…
Read more McGwire In The Hall?
MARK MCGWIRE / MLB.COM Just a few days ago, there was an official announcement that Mark McGwire??s name would be…
Read more J.D. Drew Signs
Looks like it’s official. J.D. Drew has signed with the Red Sox for 4 years and 56 million, with a…
Read more UCONN Football News
On Tuesday, Coach Randy Edsall announced that starting cornerback Darius Butler will be the back up quarterback in the Louisville…
Read more Quick Updates
– From RH in the comments: The Red Sox have agreed to a 5-year deal worth $74Million with JD Drew….
Read more Cleaning Up the Twins Right Field Situation.
For a while, he was CUDD-yer. Then, people were instructed that it was cud-DYE-er. Now, fully recognized by his goofy…
Read more Lady Huskies Trash Terriors
Led by five scorers in double figures, the UCONN Lady Huskies defeated the Boston University Terriers by the final score…
Read more Week 4 Men’s & Women’s Basketball Polls
Here are the Rankings for the Men’s and Women’s teams of Division 1 (Nov 27-Dec 4)
Read more Sox Rounding Up Another Japanese Star?
Not only is Matsuzaka in the fold, but it appears another Japanese player is set to sign with Boston. His…
Read more Bowl predictions for this week
Here is the latest look at bowl projections from ESPN as of Nov. 28th going into a crucial weekend when…
Read more Mistle Toe
It’s that time of the year when we all will be attending Christmas parties and avoiding “Marge” in accounting under…
Read more Manny To Be Traded??
With his trade value at a high due to the recent contracts signed by other outfielders, the Boston Red Sox…
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