Pediatricians: Sports in heat OK with precautions (AP)

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FILE - In this July 20, 2011 file photo, a member of the Salina South High School soccer team works out for conditioning training in Salina, Kansas. Playing sports in hot, steamy weather is safe for healthy children and teen athletes, so long as precautions are taken and the drive to win doesn’t trump common sense, the nation's largest pediatricians group said Monday, Aug. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Salina Journal, Tom Dorsey, File)AP – Playing sports in hot, steamy weather is safe for healthy children and teen athletes, so long as precautions are taken and the drive to win doesn’t trump common sense, the nation’s largest pediatricians group says.

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