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Articles in Dec 13, 2004 issue of Sporting News, The

• N.L. report
• The recipe for a great QB: the perfect blend includes a variety of ingredients, not all of which can be measured in numbers
  by James (American musician) Brown
• TSN's 12.5: half the size, twice the sizzle
• TSN's College Football 2004 Awards
  by Matt Hayes
• Fearless forecast
  by Vinnie Iyer
• Bob Hille's starting 5
• Expectations come with the paycheck: who here wants to make millions bucks and get only three years to prove himself? Yeah, I though so
  by Matt Hayes
• AFC north
• Kevin Williams DT, Vikings
• Matchup heaven & hell
  by Chris Bahar
• TSN scoreboard
• Inside linebackers: top senior prospects
  by Dan Pompei
• Power poll
• Communication breakdown: junior has championship bloodlines, but major pit crew overhaul has put his title hopes in limbo
  by Lee Spencer
• Your turn
  by Scott Bahr
• 2004 Ad
  by Matt Hayes
• NFC south
• End the steroid guilt by association: stop acting like sheep, and demand that your union work out a real testing plan
  by Ken Rosenthal
• J.J. Arrington, California
• A.L. report
• Week 14 matchup
• Caught on the fly: NASCAR invaded Manhattan last week for its annual awards banquet, leading to many predictable fish-out-of water analogies. Which is apt for Kurt Busch, as too much water rusts his metal exoskeleton
  by Kurt (American race car driver) Busch
• 2004 Ad
• Backstage pass to a backcourt battle: how do the best two pairs of guards prepare for one of the most intriguing games of the season? TSN's Kyle Veltrop and Mike DeCourcy got the answer—from the inside—as Illinois and Wake Forest got ready to me
  by Kyle Veltrop
• Flytrap ugly: keen communication and an aggressive new approach have fueled the Jets' defensive turnaround
  by Kara Yorio
• AFC west
• NFC west
• AFC south
• The Rams aren't taking it away
  by Jim Thomas
• Kobe's Lakers invite more yawns than cheers: pass, dribble, shoot, post up, defend … whew, that's a lot to ask one guy to be the best at
  by Sean Deveney
• The joy of victory, the reality of losses: I have to confess I wondered why that man just kept smiling
  by Dave Kindred
• More than a Chase: fans will remember 2004 for the new points system, but the journey—as much as the finish—made the season special
  by Matt Crossman
• AFC east
• Shutdown corner: the term starts—and ends—with Deion
  by Troy Aikman
• Big Ten deserves its bad reputation: if you're a Big Ten fan worried about the league's embarassing performance against the ACC, don't fret. Panic
  by Mike DeCourcy
• Time is running out: the infuriating arrogance of league management and the players is about to take down this season and irreparably damage the NHL
  by Kara Yorio
• To know list: 7 boos for the lame pollsters who stole Cal's rosy dreams
• Right of way: Tom Brady navigates the fast lane on the sports highway by staying grounded in family values, heeding an insecurity that leaves him with an insatiable drive to succeed—and refusing to get caught up in his own celebrity
  by Paul Attner
• Lerner needs to get out of the way before he demolishes the Browns
  by Paul Attner
• NFC east
• Kennedy Winston, SF, Alabama
• Chargers have painted themselves into a corner with Brees: the angel on my shoulder reminds me the Chargers fell into a common NFL trap: trying to judge a quarterback prematurely
  by Dan Pompei
• The cold truth
  by Kara Yorio
• The pieces are starting to fall into place for the Bucs to make a run at the playoffs
  by Brian Baldinger
• 3-and-out
  by Tim Brando
• NFC north
• TSN power poll
• Fantasy source
  by Rob Hurtt