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Athletics going strong at TSD

By Jeff Miller
Special to ESPNRISE.com

Thursday, August 6, 2009

AUSTIN, Texas -- A few visits to the athletic complex at Texas School of the Deaf (Austin, Texas) have revealed something that might not have been previously know about deaf athletes. They like to trash talk. Or trash sign. Nothing really over the top, mind you. But Krystal Johnson, a 2009 graduate who played on TSD's girls volleyball, basketball and softball teams, readily admitted to signing, "You're nothing!" or "Watch out!" to deaf opponents. Which led to another revelation. While the TSD ...

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