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Tiger tops the Babe...

...but he came in behind Michael Jordan in a Harris Poll of 2,293 adults, who were asked to name the greatest sports star of all time.

Jordan was first, followed by Woods. Babe Ruth was No. 3, Muhammad Ali No. 4.

A separate question was this: Who is the greatest golfer of all time? Woods came in first, followed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson and Bobby Jones.

-- John Strege

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