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Pingpong hits the big time

By Matthew Iles
Special to Page 2

Thursday, September 24, 2009

As sports fans, we live vicariously through our favorite athletes and teams. But why should multimillionaire superstars hog all the glory? Couldn't some of our sports heroes look a little bit more like you and me? Enter: The HardBat Classic. You'll never look at pingpong the same way again. That's right, pingpong. From hipster contests in Brooklyn to 50 Cent's pingpong-themed birthday party, the sport has been making waves within pop culture. So naturally, the next logical step was to organiz ...

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