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How the outdoors and other sports contrast

By Taylor Wilson
Special to ESPN Outdoors.com

Friday, May 13, 2005

Ever thought about how the outdoors contrasts with the other sports? I have. For a time in my life, I was on an official sports staff at a weekly newspaper and often had to argue the value of outdoor coverage to our readers as opposed to more traditional team sports. Of course, I was prioritizing with folks who cover the "ball" sports — as in football, baseball, basketball, softball, soccer and even golf. Though they looked at me suspiciously from time to time, deep in their hearts they ...

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