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Articles in May 13, 2005 issue of Sporting News, The

• Inside the NFC
• Inside the AFC
• The perfect accessory
  by Matt Crossman
• N.L. West
• Muscle beech: more malleable than maple and more durable than northern ash, beech from Europe is on the cutting edge of bat material
  by Stuart Miller
• Darlington: one and done
  by Lee Spencer
• A magic lesson
  by Tricia Garner
• N.L. Central
• Taking off: as kicking up sand in a dune buggy with red hot Greg Biffle proved, there's no keeping a good man down
  by Matt Crossman
• Prime time not always the right time: there are three kinds of NASCAR lies: lies, damned lies and TV ratings
  by Lee Spencer
• Now we're talking
  by Tricia Garner
• A.L. West
• One down, five to go: the unusual events and unlikely heroes of baseball's first month
  by Kyle Veltrop
• No net at safety
• Rebuilding on the heels of a championship: why should it be a big deal that North Carolina is losing a lot of talent? It's not like the Tar Heels can't get more
  by Mike DeCourcy
• Steroid scandal rocks tennis world
• NFL focus: hard truths
• Mr. Jockularity
• N.L. East
• Spiraling up: lost as a rookie, J.P. Losman is grading out well in his early days as the Bill's starting quarterback
  by Scott Pitoniak
• Role change
• Sports talk with … Kevin Costner
  by Reid Spencer
• Scouts views: observations and opinions from major league scouts
• For Pedro, rest is best: the Mets view Pedro Martinez the way an art museum curator views a prized sculpture—as a precious commodity that must be handled with care
  by Ken Rosenthal
• Todd Berrier: while No. 29 crew chief Todd Berrier was serving a four-race suspension for altering his car's fuel cell at Las Vegas, driver Kevin Harvick won the Food City 500 at Bristol, ending a drought that dated to the 2003 Brickyard 400. Having serve
  by Lee Spencer
• Upon further review …
• A.J. Pierzynski: A.J. Pierzynski, dumped by the Giants in the offseason, has returned to the A.L. Central but not to the Twins. Pierzynski, 28, is catching for the first-place White Sox, one of the surprise teams of 2005
  by Dave Albee
• Bobbleheads, brickbats and beer: here's proof positive that Teri Hatcher is desperate
  by Dave Kindred
• Prince-of-all-trades: Tayshaun Prince is the Pistons' handyman, fixing whatever area needs a tweak with his toolbox full of skills
  by Sean Deveney
• Poll positions, silly appeals and other BCS stuff: would I con you? N-e-v-e-r
  by Matt Hayes
• Fantasy source
  by Roger Kuznia
• Bob Hille's starting 5
• Top 5: basketball players in the major leagues
  by Stan McNeal
• El Meteoro? Doesn't have quite the same ring as Twinkletoes
  by Josh Lewin
• To know list: 8 have-nots that could beat the Yankees
• Outside the box score: the 300 club
• A.L. central
• The morale of the story
• The sweetness of a second chance: when you come close to losing it all, even the smallest things take on a special meaning
  by Jason Williams
• Big money would lure Jackson to the Big Apple: what's the difference between Phil Jackson and a real Zen Master? Try an annual salary close to $15 mil
  by Sean Deveney
• Talking in circles
• Your turn
  by Rick McReynolds
• A.L. East
• Keep it simple but not too simple
• Caught on the fly: a torn hamstring means you won't be seeing the Giants' Armando Benitez in a save situation for roughly four months. It's almost like he's still pitching for the Mets
• A rainout can wash away the best-laid plans
  by Todd Jones
• A Jr. moment
  by Lee Spencer
• Tough love
  by William Wagner
• Dream week: May 5-11
• Triple option
• When the draft ends, the NFL door has not been blown shut: the best front offices do more than draft well—they find college free agents who can help their teams
  by Dan Pompei
• Who has thrived with the new aero package?
  by Lee Spencer