Videos in which Team USA athletes share with fans the “swag bags” they receive for competing for America have gone viral online for their pricey presents, including designer clothes and new electronics. Footage first emerged of the haul American athletes received for their participation in the Olympics last week, when 28-year-old rugby union player Cody Melphy shared on TikTok what he was gifted upon arrival. Viewed over 11.4 million times and liked by more than 1....

One basketball sensation in particular has turned heads, not just for her talent on the court, but for her dedication to her studies as a second-year medical student. Erica Ogwumike, the 23-year-old Nigerian-American point guard competing for Nigeria, has gone viral on TikTok for her “behind-the-scenes” videos sharing with fans how she spends her downtime in the Olympic village. After posting her first video only three days ago, it has quickly racked up over 5....

But is the joke on the United States? In Eastern Europe, rhythmic gymnasts are celebrities, selling out arenas and posing for magazines. “They grow up with a hoop and a ball and a ribbon in their hands,” says Jan Exner, senior director of USA Gymnastics’ rhythmic program. Their males get it: after all, the girls flaunt their flexibility and leggy figures in tight-fitting leotards and showgirl makeup. USA Gymnastics is now trying to catch up....

Kerrie Orozco was 29 and about to go on leave to look after her baby daughter, who had been born weeks earlier, when she was shot and killed while attempting to serve a felony warrant to a suspect. Her death, in May 2015, followed the premature birth of her daughter, Olivia Ruth, in February. She had been with the Omaha Police Department for seven years. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said at the time that Orozco had been in pursuit of suspect Marcus D....

The UAE Football Association immediately investigated after the rumours emerged on the day after the final defeat, and it was found out that the duo exited the hotel at night alongside the injured full-back Mohamed Fawzi, who would receive a lesser punishment due to his unavailability for the match. Abdulrahman and Mabkhout, in addition to their domestic bans, were fined Dh50,000 each while Fawzi only received a warning and a fine of Dh40,000....

title: “On Target” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Russell Colter” On the night of Dec. 1, 1994, however, President Clinton was not in a mood to take anyone’s advice. His presidency was in tatters. 1992, as his aide Harold Ickes described it, had been all about ““Gennifer, the draft and didn’t inhale.’’ The next two years had been worse, a series of bungles and botched opportunities from haircuts to health care....

title: “On The Ground” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-17” author: “Stephen Long”

By coinciding with the bigtime summit, TOES draws a little of the international spotlight to its own agenda. The G-7 group may try to avert a trade war (page 30), but these guys want to explain the class war. Formed in 1984, TOES uses humor and spectacle to drive its lessons home: parodying the seven wealthiest nations, it sponsors a “Summit of Seven of the World’s Poorest Peoples,” with Haitian, Nigerian, Bangladeshi, and even Native American representatives, among others....

Several Ducks players were trapped inside the team hotel. Luckily, sophomore O-lineman Tyrell Crosby had the foresight to tweet it for posterity. MORE: College football week 5 in photos | College football picks: Colorado to rebuff Oregon It looks like things were getting a little hairy for a while, there. I mean, how were we supposed to follow this incredible ordeal if they can’t tweet it? Ah, but wait… a light at the end of the figurative tunnel!...

“Somebody told me the other day, this is my 10th season,” Kreis told Goal. “That’s a few more than I thought I had. “I took over the coaching job at RSL when I was 34 so I’ve been going at this quite a bit of time.” How much more time Kreis has as an MLS head coach could be largely determined by how much Orlando City can improve in 2017 – and whether the club’s ownership will be patient with its head coach if the Lions don’t reach the postseason for the first time in their three-year MLS history....

White appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” on Thursday morning to rebut De La Hoya’s comments on how the UFC compensates its athletes. De La Hoya then went on The Luke Thomas Show on SiriusXM to respond: “Let’s get in the ring,” De La Hoya said. “Three rounds. Let’s do this.” MORE: Join DAZN and watch Canelo Alvarez vs. Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15 The friction between the two men goes back to last month when De La Hoya told White to “shut the f— up” after White called him a “cokehead junkie....

The Allsvenskan side have had a fairytale campaign so far, finishing as Group J winners and becoming the first Swedish club to reach the knockout stage. Arsenal will travel to Jamkraft Arena on February 15, 2018 before hosting Ostersunds a week later at the Emirates Stadium. Although, many soccer pundits have predicted an end of era to their season against Arsene Wenger’s men, Mensah has other ideas. “The game against Arsenal is going to be a great experience for us and I am particularly looking forward to it....

Oxlade-Chamberlain netted Liverpool’s fifth in a comfortable victory over the beleaguered Welsh club — his first at home for Liverpool. But the former Arsenal midfielder says he expects more of himself and will not rest on the joy of opening his Anfield account. “We got the three points but personally I was quite disappointed with myself today,” he told Sky Sports. “I’m happy I managed to get the goal in the end but I just tried to work hard through the 90 minutes and when the chance came at the end I was happy to put that away....

The 23-year-old has been with the Gunners since 2011, making close to 200 appearances for the club. Arsenal 15/8 with dabblebet to win any major trophy this season He has, however, rarely been a regular starter and has seen his versatility work against him as Arsene Wenger has used him in a number of different positions. The England international has also entered the final year of his contract — much like team-mates Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil — and now faces a tough call on his future as he finds himself at a career crossroads....

Fleck on Wednesday had the Golden Gophers football team participate in a massive Easter egg hunt, with 1,000 eggs placed throughout Minnesota’s football facility. But it was all a facade to actually announce that junior linebacker Blake Cashman had received a scholarship. MORE: Where will Fleck fit for Minnesota in Big Ten? And what better way to celebrate Cashman’s scholarship than with a trip to one of the top Brazilian steakhouses in the country, Fogo de Chao?...

The fan in question appeared in the fourth quarter of the Packers’ win. His striking similarities to Rodgers amazed NBC’s broadcast duo of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth with Michaels noting that the fan fit “the definition of doppelganger” to a tee. MORE: Davante Adams warns those that mock Aaron Rodgers’ belt celebration This was certainly an amazing find by the NBC camera crew. Or. . . was it? Rodgers joked that he wasn’t so sure it was an accident during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show....

While many of the changes the league made as a result of the pandemic make sense, some are very confusing. One rule change involves how the media is allowed to cover practices and training camps this year. While the restrictions vary from team to team, the Packers seem to have taken the very strict road. Many Packers beat writers tweeted out the same statement Wednesday from the Green Bay PFWA (Pro Football Writers of America) chapter....

According to ESPN.com, the Packers coach was admitted to a hospital with a stomach virus. Doctors reportedly told McCarthy the virus was contagious and kept him overnight. MORE: 5 potential NFL homes for Johnny Manziel | Panthers’ swagger trumps Broncos’ experience The virus prevented McCarthy from coaching in the Pro Bowl for what would have been his fourth time. Instead, associate head coach and linebackers coach Winston Moss will lead Team Irvin even though all four Packers players in the game — linebackers Julius Peppers and Clay Matthews, guard Josh Sitton and fullback John Kuhn — are on Team Rice....

A little explanation is in order. As reported last summer, Green Bay was one of the front-runners to land the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The Raiders, of course, ended up trading Mack to the Bears for first-round picks in 2019 and 2020, a third-round pick in 2020 and a sixth-round pick in 2019. Green Bay President and CEO Mark Murphy told 105.7 The Fan in Milwaukee that the Packers “aggressively” pursued Mack, but he thinks the Raiders assumed the Packers would finish with a better record than the Bears last year, and thus the Bears would have a better draft position....