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Celebrity athletes workout at IMG Academy in Bradenton so often a Tim Tebow or Kobe Bryant sighting is a fairly common occurrence.

But some of the current work going on inside the gated, world-renowned 450-acre sports training enclave is a genuine rarity: Construction cranes, concrete supply trucks and large hardhat crews are scurrying around amid a $40 million expansion project that includes new dorms, fields and high-end training facilities.

“We call them the zombie team,” quips Chip McCarthy, IMG vice president of finance and operations. “Because no one is getting any sleep.”