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Athletes Who Care

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With athletes so often in the headlines for misdeeds, it's heartening to know there are some who make a positive difference in the world. Here are 10 examples.

Growing up with alopecia areata, a congenital autoimmune skin disease that causes hair loss on the scalp and sometimes the entire body, made life difficult for Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva. Now he offers financial and emotional support to kids such as Alex Fabozzi, 16 (top left), who suffers from the disease.
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