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Weekend Pickoff: Week 6 (10/14/2004)
Cross: NFL Week 6 at a Glance (10/13/2004)
B. Duane Cross: NFL Week 5 Pickoff (10/07/2004)
B. Duane Cross: NFL Week 5 at a Glance (10/06/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Pats' record may be a footnote (10/05/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Dolphins QB play very fishy (10/04/2004)
B. Duane Cross: NFL Week 4 at a Glance (09/29/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Chase a fantasy window into real world (09/28/2004)
Cross: Fantasy fans have to choose which team comes first (09/26/2004)
B. Duane Cross: NFL Week 3 at a Glance (09/22/2004)
Cross: Martin rushes into Jets' record book (09/20/2004)
B. Duane Cross: NFL Week 2 at a Glance (09/16/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Favre may challenge Unitas' TD mark (09/14/2004)
B . Duane Cross: Lions look up after ending road skid (09/13/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Moon shines among all-time QBs (09/07/2004)
B. Duane Cross: West Coast remains the offense du jour (08/31/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Who will replace Rusty Wallace? (08/30/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Dolphins sacked in Ogunleye-for-Booker deal (08/26/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Steve DeBerg -- 'What could have been' (08/11/2004)
B. Duane Cross: George does not personify greatness (08/04/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Titans' decision to release George sound (07/22/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Opinions vary on best all-around back (07/14/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Gordon is Cup racing's best (07/08/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Tomlinson is the game's best RB (06/23/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Coach, columnist each made their mark (06/20/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Kahne ready to make his mark (06/10/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Culpepper poised to be the league's best (06/03/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Reviewing one-third of the Cup season (05/27/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Vikings look to be cream of NFC crop (05/27/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Dolphins the pick to continue AFC streak (05/20/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Will fans follow NASCAR west? (05/14/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Super Bowl or bust for QBs (05/11/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Stewart makes for more entertaining racing (05/05/2004)
B. Duane Cross: First-round QBs are not the end-all (05/05/2004)
Duane Cross: NFL Draft's potential late-round gems (04/28/2004)
Cross: These draft picks will have sudden impact (04/25/2004)
Cross: Trades should change first round (04/23/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Draft prospects ready for big day (04/22/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Welcome back, Rusty Wallace (04/20/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Brees is not the Chargers' problem (04/19/2004)
Top of draft could be shaken by Giants-Chargers trade (04/15/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Top 10 must-see games of '04 (04/14/2004)
Cross: Dolphins should enter trade derby (04/12/2004)
Duane Cross: Bottom line is between the lines (04/01/2004)
Duane Cross: Ferko vs. NASCAR is about money -- yours (03/31/2004)
Duane Cross: Longhorns' Williams making his case as the top receiver (03/28/2004)
Duane Cross: Draft hopefuls biding their time (03/25/2004)
Duane Cross: Buckhalter, Moreno are worth the asking price (03/23/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Field-fillers a beast of burden (03/16/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Williams shuffles draft board slightly (03/04/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Picking apart the mock draft (02/24/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Four stories to follow (02/20/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Backs are plentiful in 2004 draft (02/18/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Remembering Feb. 18, 2001 (02/17/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Drivers lament new tire compound (02/12/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Daytona would be even bigger at the end of the season (02/05/2004)
B. Duane Cross: Miss Jackson gets nasty (02/02/2004)
Duane Cross: Panthers have enough to derail Patriots (01/29/2004)
Duane Cross: Playoff system is not what NASCAR needed (01/20/2004)
NFL Weekend Pickoff: Conference championships (01/15/2004)
B. Duane Cross: INTs the conference difference-maker (01/14/2004)
Cross: Packers' Sherman choked in crunch (01/12/2004)
Cross: Road teams upsetting playoff seedings (01/06/2004)
Cross: 2003 was a year to remember (12/31/2003)
Cross: Two tailbacks with a purpose (12/29/2003)
Cross: 20 teams turn attention to the draft (12/23/2003)
Cross: Millen's Lions drop to 0-24 on road (12/21/2003)
Cross: Lions' Millen should not get a free pass (12/16/2003)
Cross: First-time starters have mixed results (12/15/2003)
B. Duane Cross: Title sponsor not the only transition for NASCAR's top series (12/14/2003)
Cross: Pats' Brady continues to shine (12/08/2003)
Cross: Airing out the MVP candidates (11/25/2003)
Cross: Holmgren oversees meltdown (11/23/2003)
Cross: Chiefs' run defense exposed (11/16/2003)
Cross: Today's drivers will be young, restless (11/11/2003)
Cross: Possession should be one but not the other (11/11/2003)
Cross: Meek teams rise in Week 10 (11/09/2003)
Cross: Winston deserves a grand send-off (11/05/2003)
Cross: Falcons don't need Sanders (11/04/2003)
Cross: If you want to be No. 1, better have a good No. 2 (11/03/2003)
Cross: Falcons should sway Jimmy Johnson (10/21/2003)
Cross: Finish line near for many drivers (10/21/2003)
Cross: L.T. deserves more run (10/19/2003)
Cross: Fans love the maddening, topsy-turvy NFL (10/14/2003)
Cross: Kenseth on cusp of Cup history (10/14/2003)
Cross: Parcells' Cowboys look special (10/12/2003)
Cross: Manning bags big-game trophy (10/07/2003)
Cross: Newman's performance fuel for thought (10/07/2003)
Cross: Hall was a heck of a find (10/05/2003)
Cross: Bears' woes have reduced its fiercest rival to revelry (10/01/2003)
Cross: Ramsey coming of age for Skins (09/28/2003)
Cross: Pretenders take defensive route to success (09/23/2003)
B. Duane Cross: Stewart finds title tough to defend (09/23/2003)
Cross: Falcons cooked without Vick (09/21/2003)
Kenseth in uphill struggle to unseat Yarborough (09/16/2003)
Cross: Tailbacks rule roost in Week 2 (09/14/2003)
B. Duane Cross: Lisa G. should be benched (09/09/2003)
B. Duane Cross: Vickers' move signals Young Guns II (09/09/2003)
Cross: Rookie WRs make immediate impact (09/07/2003)
B. Duane Cross: George Allen's life lessons still relevant (09/04/2003)

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