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Circling Sharks

Carter Dougherty The American Prospect
Drawing of a baseball player over a computer screen with the following words: Future Earnings, Instant Cash, No Strings Attached A look inside the athlete-finance industry, which resembles predatory lending—and worse.

Simone Biles Just Demonstrated a True Champion Mind-Set

Lindsay Crouse The New York Times
Biles joins a growing number of younger athletes, including her fellow Olympian tennis star Naomi Osaka, who are pushing against the traditional American narrative of gold at all costs, including the expense of their own mental or physical health.
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