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Articles in May 27, 2005 issue of Sporting News, The

• Inside the NFC
• Quick clicks
• The last three outs are the toughtest: given the unpredictability of closers, if the Phillies' Billy Wagner makes a free-agent tour this offseason, teams might say, 'sorry! No thank you!'
  by Ken Rosenthal
• Scouts view: observations and opinions from major league scouts
• Has Kurt Busch flipped his lid?
  by Lee Spencer
• Betrayed by the body, buoyed by the soul: here's one reality show that can take out your heart and stomp that sucker flat
  by Dave Kindred
• Your turn
  by Jerry King
• The pros know
• A.L. west
• On the last episode of the NBA playoffs … Cartwheels! Ice cream! Eva! Blowouts aplenty! What … haven't you been watching the second round?
  by Sean Deveney
• The pride of the Panthers: a program for the pits? Get the out of here. Pitt is back
  by Matt Hayes
• A win-win experience
  by Tricia Garner
• Getting sideways is bad; driving sideways rules: Carl Edwards' reflections on life in the fast lane
  by Matt Crossman
• Minor league update
  by Kevin Wheeler
• Winning: the new American dream: still having nightmares of Stephon Marbury trying to guard Sarunas Jasikevicius coming off a high screen? Good news. They're both too old to play in the U21 World Championship
  by Mike DeCourcy
• Baseball haikus
  by Rob Hurtt
• Bob Hille's starting 5
• Inside the AFC
• Sean Deveney's draft lottery preview
  by Sean Deveney
• Change of plans: thanks to several unlikely heroes, the Pacers are delaying their summer vacation
  by Stan McNeal
• Statscape
  by Steve Walters
• May madness: as the NBA continues to go global, interest in the Euroleague Final Four is rising
  by Greg Abel
• Squeeze play
  by Brendan Roberts
• Mr. Jockularity
• Song birds: the Orioles and Cardinals have come out swingin', but is this the start of something special or prelude to the same ol' tune?
  by Bob Hille
• Top 5 name players in independent leagues
  by Stan McNeal
• Mighty Kasey won't strike out: Kasey Kahne taking the checkered flag last Saturday night at Richmond was NASCAR's version of A Star is Born
  by Lee Spencer
• M@il bonding: Chris Bahr answers you questions
  by Chris Bahr
• The best quarterback not in the NFL
  by Kara Yorio
• What's old is new: old friends Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki find themselves in unfamiliar roles this postseason—as leaders and, now, opponents
  by Sean Deveney
• A.L. central
• N.L. west
• Sports talk with … Deidre Downs: Miss America, Little League veteran, former University of Virginia volleyball player
  by Rob Hurtt
• Look at him now: Jose Contreras, out of New York and reunited with his family, finally might be in a position to succeed
  by Nick Miroff
• N.L. east
• Send in the Browns: the Broncos hope a passel of players who had sporadic success in Cleveland can put some bite into their D-line
  by Michael Bradley
• All-under-25 team
  by Tom Gatto
• Rockies and Royals: a pair of teams maybe Muskogee could love
  by Josh Lewin
• To know list: 8 spots available—sorry, Tiger, no room for you
• TSNumber 4
• A kid's game—played very poorly by some adults
• Big-league chew
• It's good to be on the same side as these two
  by Todd Jones
• N.L. central
• A Jr. moment
  by Lee Spencer
• Love, American style
• TSN's 2005 NBA Awards
• A.L. east
• Dream week: May 19-25
  by Chris Bahr
• Saban is more than just a Belichick disciple: the new coach of the Dolphins knows, maybe better than anyone, how to get where the Patriots have been
  by Dan Pompei