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Articles in Dec 27, 2004 issue of Sporting News, The

• Mike DeCourcy's 3 questions
• Looking for a break in Music City
  by Dennis Dillon
• The Big Apple of NASCAR's eye
• Coleman's rush to success
• Power poll
• Bosh gains the most from Carter's trade: think the Raptors' trade of Vince Carter was all about attitudes and cap space? Think again. Toronto had a very big player to protect
  by Sean Deveney
• The 2005 Ford Mustang presents breakout stars 2005
• AFC east
• Cornerbacks: top senior prospects
  by Dan Pompei
• March to the arch
• Fantasy source
  by Vinnie Iyer
• Fearless forecast
• Glazed and confused
  by Kara Yorio
• Blue-chip breakdown: who's winning the battle for high school heavies, and who are these heavies, anyway? As usual, we've got the answers
• AFC west
• Hear, hear
• Hubie-talk
• To know list: 5 cards—but only are ace—in Billy Beane's hand
• A different duck: freshman Malik Hairston doesn't mind going against the flow and flowing against the show in the face of enormous expectations
  by Mike DeCourcy
• Quick but sure Falcons turnaround has McKay's fingerprints all over it
  by Paul Attner
• Parental torture
  by Marques Johnson
• True heroes don't inspire tragedy: maybe steroids don't scare the bejeezus out of you, but they do me
  by Dave Kindred
• New faces in old places
• Patrick Sparks PG, Kentucky
• Week 16 matchup
• Bob Hille's starting 5
• Have yourself a merry little bowl season: if seeing the good in college football is wrong, I don't want to be right
  by Steve Greenberg
• Larry Johnson: RB, Chiefs
• TSN scoreboard
• Off-court drama doesn't guarantee on-court excitement
  by Sean Deveney
• On a role: Dirk Nowitzki is erasing any doubts about his ability to be the Mavericks' leading man
  by Sean Deveney
• AFC north
• NFC south
• Matchup heaven & hell
  by George Winkler
• Arrows point in different directions for the most active clubs: with two bold strokes, Braves G.M. John Schuerholz has established the best rotation in the N.L. East
  by Ken Rosenthal
• Your turn
  by Noah P. Carpenter
• Vincent's move to safety makes a strong Bills defense even better: depth is your friend, Troy—even if you are used to sticking to receivers like rind on oranges
  by Dan Pompei
• NFC east
• The Bruins could have used a worthy rival: USC-UCLa could have become this sport's next great rivalry. Instead, it simply will remain a big Pac-10 game.
  by Mike DeCourcy
• Another bad break for this big Bird
• A.L. report
• Dare to compare: so the NHL wants to be considered among the big boys? A look at how the frozen league matches up
• Q&A x2: New England's ability to confuse opponents, put up strong turnover and sack numbers and score off of takeaways gives the Patriots one of the NFL's most feared defenses. Two of the leaders on that unit are linebacker Tedy Bruschi and defensive
  by Katie Koss
• 49ers need a Walsh-like visionary to lead them out of latest mess
  by Brian Baldinger
• TSN power poll: New Year's resolution edition
• Giving parity a bad name: outside of the Eagles and Falcons, the NFC is packed with a bunch of bogus contenders-some of whom will make the playoffs
  by Paul Attner
• N.L. report
• Exposure
• AFC south
• NFC west
• Hot starts: marvelous or mirage?
  by Benson Taylor
• Earning his charity stripes: with clean shorts and a thirst for glory gone by, Joe Headband got his groove back
  by Matt Rhodes
• It's time to scrap instant replay because the system isn't working
  by Troy Aikman
• NFC north
• Wait 'til next year—for more of the same: the announcement hasn't been made, but the reality is clear—the 2004-05 NHL season is done
  by Kara Yorio
• NASCAR evolution: only the strong survive: it looks as if Morgan-McClure will be the latest in a long line of shops to end up on the auction block
  by Lee Spencer