athlete
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Think of that the next time you want to get huffy about an athlete getting some bucks to play college football.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Her bio notes that professional athlete relocation is her speciality.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Terry is, if I might be so bold, the world’s greatest athlete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
You also write about Terry Fox, the athlete and amputee who ran across most of Canada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
“Hey, I may be new at this as a coach, but after traveling so much as an athlete, I have learned what to do when I land someplace new for a competition,” Akhi said.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
See how name, image and likeness marketing is coming for high-school athletes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Others, especially in the six states that still restrict NIL activity before college, think allowing teenage athletes to cash in on their personal brands takes the increasing professionalization of amateur sports too far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Douglas, who turns 90 on Tuesday, has seen his memory fade, but the athletes who breathed life into his story are still here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
To win in girls’ flag football, you need your school’s best athletes to come out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Gavin Hopewell played a coach who'd been fired from the major leagues so he was used to dealing with real athletes, not a bunch of kids.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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