Sporting News, The
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Articles in August 5, 2005, issue of Sporting News, The
- Film at 11: just imagine the bad news this team could create
by Joe Buck - The next big thing: seven-footer Greg Oden isn't just bigger, he's better—his game and developing skills could place him among the all-time great centers
by Mike DeCourcy - Chris Carpenter, SP, St. Louis Cardinals
- Brown's new home would be sweeter without Marbury: hey, Larry Brown is no spring chicken. If the Knicks want to make him their next coach, they should do a little something to help the guy out
by Sean Deveney - Three of a kind
- Your turn
by Jacob Bennett - Coming soon: a family reunion at the 8 car: the time apart will make the partnership between cousins Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Eury Jr. stronger
by Lee Spencer - N.L. east
- A new star for the world stage: on his way to the NBA, Uconn's Rudy Gay will have plenty of teammates but no peers
by Mike DeCourcy - Squeeze play
by Chris Bahr - Billy Bob Thornton: superstitious ex-pitcher, Bad News Bears star
by Corrie Anderson - Desperately seeking a late-season catalyst: the nonwaiver deadline is baseball's answer to selection Sunday, starting with feverish anticipation and concluding with a new world order. Woe to any G.M. who fails to seize the moment
by Ken Rosenthal - Life can be unsettling when you're sitting on the trading block
by Todd Jones - Hot pursuit: as the summer competition for blue chips intensifies, recruiting expert Jeremy Crabtree gives the latest on the best high school players and the schools wooing them
by Tom Dienhart - M@il bonding
by Brendan Roberts - Go time
- Top 5: surprising candidates to win 20 games
by Shawn Reid - N.L. central
- Play action
by George Winkler - Judgment call
by Roger Kuznia - All in an unlucky day's work: with her dreams of turning pro at stake, Erin Ness was down, then out—quickly—at the World Series of Poker
by Kara Yorio - A.L. east
- Scouts views: observations and opinions from major league scouts
- Fantasy Football yearbook
- Lasers OK, scalpels sometimes, steroids never: if Mr. Hyde met Mr. Bonds, would they exchange evil potion recipes?
by Dave Kindred - Tony Stewart
- Going, going, gone! Burnett comes with a buyer beware sticker
- N.L. west
- Fantasy Source website
- Keep on rockin' Rocket: forget the rocking chair—Roger Clemens has reasons to pitch at least another season, including this one: he's better than everyone else
by Stan McNeal - A.L. central
- Don't bet against a Texan down the stretch
by Josh Lewin - TSN Games
- To know list: 5 little ditties that weigh more than Lance Armstrong
- How's that feel? Ever wondered what it's like to run over a catcher … miss free throws with a ticket to the Big Dance on the line … be trapped in a steel oven for three hours? Of course you have; so have we. So we asked the people who know to
- Dream week: July 28-August 3
by Chris Bahr - Taking a quizzical look around the league: how well do you know your NFL offseason?
by Vinnie Iyer - 5 in your face
by Vinnie Iyer - Caught on the fly
- Hot spot: over the middle is the danger zone, where prey and predator meet, where the tough are distinguished from the semi-tough. Receivers had better not enter without intense concentration, knowledge of where opponents are lurking—and a big dose o
by Michael Bradley - A.L. west
- Inside the AFC
- Draft dude
- Bob Hille's starting 5
- Simply Sadler: Elliott Sadler's driving, like his life, is far from flashy, but don't underestimate this consistent threat come Chase time
by Mark McCarter - We're talking about … Lance Niekro
by Kieran O'Dwyer - Inside the NFC
- Top 5: goal-line vultures