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   February 10, 2012




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Here's the pitch for soccer
Sun Special: Part 6 of a six-part series
Soccer is a unique combination of skill and conditioning. The bottom line is simple . . . there is no more physically demanding team sport.
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Gridiron goliaths are tops
The true gladiators on the football field are the best athletes in professional sports. Name another sport where athletes have to endure ugly collisions -- practically the force of car crashes -- nearly 70 times a game.
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Hoops has the edge
The debate over which sport produces the best athletes has to come down to two choices -- soccer or basketball.
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Baseball a five-tool sport
There was a time when Michael Jordan was regarded as the best athlete in the solar system. No argument here. Then, he quit hoops to play triple-A baseball in the spring of 1994.
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