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Article: CHANGING OF THE GUARD.
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- March 1, 2000
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Some of the biggest sports stars may have retired, but athletes with outsize acumen and allure have already taken their place
Jordan. Gretzky. Graf. They were the sports world's franchise faces--stars so big they didn't need first names. And now, at least as players, they're gone. So what's a sports fan to do in the aftermath of last year's mass exodus of athletic icons? Exhale and open your eyes, actually, because a memorable class of young stars has emerged from the shadows. Edgier, cockier, and dripping with talent, they'll make you forget about the old guard faster than you can say, "Steffi who?"
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