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Childhood friendship still bonds Bucs' Mike Evans, Phillies' Nick Williams

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TAMPA — They have found success down different paths in different sports, but Bucs receiver Mike Evans and Phillies rookie outfielder Nick Williams go back far enough to have had rivalries as toddlers.

"That's my guy," Evans said. "I have a picture of me and him when we were 2-3 years old, in day care together. We used to fight in day care. He always said he used to win. You can't remember back that far."

Growing up in Galveston, Texas, the two starred together at Ball High School, playing basketball and football together, dangerous as forwards and receivers.