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USA Female Olympic Volleyball Players Vow To Wear Bikinis, Despite The Weather

by Evan Sporer | 5:54 pm, July 26th, 2012

The web roundup for Thursday, July 26th. Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. See anything that should be on SportsGrid? Send it to tips@sportsgrid.com. Now, our starting five.

1. The cop that yelled racist things at Carl Crawford got fired.

For the record, off-duty doesn’t mean you can just go “off.” Racial slurs never fly. [ESPN]

2. The Panthers’ Steve Smith made an incredibly generous donation to the Colorado shooting victims.

The Denver Broncos and other area sports teams have shown their support for those affected by the tragic Colorado theater shootings. Steve Smith of the Carolina Panthers just made a very generous donation, himself. [Sports Illustrated]

3. Other countries have more Olympics swag than we do.

A breakdown of all the different Olympic styles, including many that are more fashionable than ours. [SB Nation]

4. USA female volleyballers vow to wear bikinis during Olympic Games.

These colors don’t run! Inclement weather, so what? Doesn’t mean the American female volleyball players still can’t show a little (or a lot) skin. [New York Post]

5. Foul ball guy caught Mike Trout’s first career home run.

Remember foul ball guy? The dude that has caught a million foul balls and has some weird code on how to catch them? Well he caught Mike Trout’s first career home run. [MLB Blogs]

What’s on TV tonight.

Basketball: U-17: AAU Super Showcase (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Wilfred (FX, 10 p.m.), Louie (FX, 10:30 p.m.), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (ABC Family, 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. like it is every weeknight.)