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Articles in August 11, 2003 issue of Sporting News, The

• Kings of the gridiron
• Vital stats
  by Fritz Quindt
• Back in the saddle: following in the footsteps of USC's original Wild Bunch, the defensive line will be the Trojans' driving force
  by Bruce Pascoe
• Minor leagie update
  by Kevin Wheeler
• Failing to see the big picture
  by Mike DeCourcy
• Your turn
• Pound away: driven by a difficult offseason, Cedric Houston is geared up to 'pound the rock' for Tennessee and help its ground game shake off a four-season slump
  by Mike Strange
• Let the bidding for A-Rod begin
  by Ken Rosenthal
• A rally that will run out of time
  by Lee Spencer
• We love L.A
• Greasing the time trials
  by Fritz Quindt
• No blowing smoke: Ohio State's offense is more talented than its rock-solid defense, and quarterback Craig Krenzel will be freed up to make plays
  by Steve Greenberg
• Coming attractions
  by Chris Bahr
• Loyalty's unjust reward
  by Sean Deveney
• Reading, writing and reform
  by Scott S. Cowen
• Scouting the nation: after a handful of seasons on the slide, the SEC will reclaim its place as the best conference around
  by Matt Hayes
• Shannon Myers
  by Marty Smith
• NFC
• To know list: 6 hard hits—more than slithery Marcus Allen used to take in a season
• Do not adjust your set
  by Fritz Quindt
• Some kind of controversy: Marcus Vick is ready to break into the lineup at quarterback, and starter Bryan Randall may not have much to say about it
  by Matt Hayes
• N.L. reports
• A Finnish standoff
  by Kara Yorio
• On air
• The argument for Auburn: there's more than one reason the Tigers shouldn't win the national championship. But in a season of breakthroughs in college football, they will disprove each one—and that's no joke
  by Matt Hayes
• This is where you turn: and brake. And accelerate. And shift. Road course specialist Ron Fellows leads you around the very unconventional layout at Watkins Glen in preparation for Sunday's race
  by Lee Spencer
• AFC
• Up close and personal with an orthopedist
  by Dave Kindred
• Draft alert
• The best of booth worlds
  by Fritz Quindt
• Lovely linebackers: Al Groh's torrid affair with linebackers has made Virginia the place to be for future Lawrence Taylors
  by Michael Bradley
• Want to play the trade game? Ante up
  by Todd Jones
• Now that's racing: consistency keeps Travis Kvapil in the middle of the heated battle for the Craftsman Truck Series title
  by Roger Kuznia
• All Fore! fun: with comic relief accompanying every stroke—and there were many—from Charles Barkley and Dennis Miller, there's no calling golfing with these two a good walk spoiled
  by Sean Deveney
• Reeling 'em in: Oklahoma State's pass-catch duo of Josh Fields and Rashaun Woods is working to make everyone a believer in the Cowboys' winning ways
  by Jenni Carlson
• A date with eight: dust off your scorecards, update the rosters and tell your kids to get plenty of sleep. Here's the early line on the teams we'll be talking about in October
  by Ken Rosenthal
• 2003 Ad
  by Lee Spencer
• Bob Hille's starting 5
• How come I never see brake lights during a race?
  by Matt Crossman
• Other conferences
• A.L. reports
• Ultimate fantasy source
• A bunker mentality
• Best Sports City, 2003
• Memo to self: win it all: like much of corporate America, Jets quarterback Chad Pennington is being asked to do more with less this year. For a relentless self-critic, it's just part of proving he's no one-year wonder
  by Rich Cimini
• Game plans that don't stand pat
  by Dan Pompei
• Matchup heaven & hell
  by Brendan Roberts