Madison High School football players run sprints during a half pad practice on Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, in Vienna, Va. It's that time of year: Kids hit the ball fields running, and often hobble or are carried off. Back to school means back to organized sports for more than 30 million children and teenagers, and roughly 2.6 million emergency-room visits during the year for resulting injuries. Basketball, football and soccer lead the list of injury-prone team sports. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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