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Flexing Its Muscle

Football has always boasted the power running game. Baseball has seen its top hitters blast tape-measure home runs. Basketball has become popular behind thunderous slam dunks.

Other sports have followed with power philosophies of their own.

Golf displayed its version with the arrival of John Daly in the early 1990s and later that decade a golfer named Tiger. Around the same time, tennis joined in the power movement with the likes of Pete Sampras and Serena Williams, moving the sport into an era with 100-plus MPH serves.

Now, there's a new kid on the power bloc: College softball.