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Morghan King was interning as a graphic designer and working at an organic breakfast restaurant in Seattle when she put real life on hold to become a weightlifter.Four years later, King is heading to Rio de Janeiro to compete in the Olympics. Its been a rapid rise to the top for the 30-year-old strongwoman.I gave up my whole other life to pursue weightlifting for the dream of making the Olympics, King said. Once I put my mind to something, I go after it 110 percent. I was fortunate enough to have the support system to allow me to do that.The 5-foot, 106-pound King is one of only four athletes -- three female -- representing the U.S. in weightlifting. Kendrick Farris, Sarah Robles and Jenny Arthur also are going to Brazil.King, who grew up in Redmond, Washington, played soccer at Notre Dame de Namur University, where she received a bachelors degree in graphic design.She participated in triathlons after college before a friend of a friend suggested CrossFit. That led her to boyfriend Dean Kruse, who introduced her to weightlifting and has coached her along the way.I realized that I wanted to be very competitive again and when I decided to get stronger for CrossFit, I found weightlifting and fell in love, King said.King and Kruse moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, three years ago so she could start training for the Olympics.I tried `real life after I graduated college, she said. I love that side of myself but I am so passionate about athletics and sports that I always kept coming back to them. I now know that being involved in sports is where Im supposed to be.King finished fourth in her first national meet at the 2012 American Open. She then dropped down from the 53-kilogram class to 48 kg and soon qualified for the 2013 International Weightlifting Federations World Championships.Zygmunt Smalcerz, the resident weightlifting team coach at the U.S. Olympic training center, saw her perform and invited her to train under him in Colorado Springs, Colorado.So King and Kruse packed their bags and moved again.There is no way I could have done it without Dean, King said. He has been with me since the beginning. Without his guidance and passion for the sport, my journey would have been pretty lonely.In 2015, Kruse resumed coaching King under the program guidance of Shahin Nasarinia, a former Iranian weightlifting champion.King qualified for the Olympics by lifting a total of 180 kg -- 80 kg snatch and 100 kg clean and jerk -- at the U.S. trials in May.Shes excited to make it this far but wont be satisfied coming home empty-handed.Its my goal to have a medal around my neck, King said. I know I have the capability to do it.No American weightlifter has brought home a medal since 2000, the first year women took part in the Summer Games. Tara Nott (48 kg) won a gold and Cheryl Haworth (75 kg) earned a bronze that year. U.S. men havent won a medal since 1984.We have a very competitive womens team going to Rio, King said. I think not only myself but all of us girls have the capacity of bringing hardware home. I think thats pretty special. Julian Draxler Jersey . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. Marvin Plattenhardt Jersey . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. 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In the ensuing scrum, Lewan swiped away?the hand of back judge Steve Freeman, drawing the flag and the ejection.I thought it was the right call. Taylor should not have been where he was. He should have been back in the huddle, coach Mike Mularkey said after the Titans 47-25 victory.Lewan has played very well for the Titans this season. On the Titans first play from scrimmage Sunday, he blocked a defensive lineman and safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix?to help spring?DeMarco Murray?for a 75-yard touchdown run.Ive said in the past, Id go to war with Marcus, Lewan said. Seeing your quarterback getting hit with nobody taking off [from the line] is a huge, unspoken no-no in the NFL. So I got in the guys face and someones hands were on my chest. And I didnt even know I did until the review, but I swiped his hands away and it happened to be the official, and that took me out of the game.Thats something that is not OK, but Ive said before Im going to fight for Marcus every chance I get, and that is something I will always do.dddddddddddd ... Regardless of any situation, I need to be responsible for my actions.Lewan said he begged referee Jeff Triplette not to send him off the field for good. As he headed for the locker room after his ejection, Lewan held up his middle fingers while shouting at the officials and tossing a glove over his head and into the crowd. He said the locker room was a quiet place where he had a long time to digest what unfolded.Mariota said he appreciated Lewan defending him, but said the whole team can do better keeping its collective head in such moments.Lewan was replaced by Dennis Kelly, a tackle the Titans received in exchange for receiver Dorial Green-Beckham in a preseason trade.As the Titans walked off the field after the win, Lewan -- in flip-flops, shorts, a sweatshirt and a backward ball cap -- greeted some of his teammates at the corner of the field near the tunnel.Lewans ejection is the 11th disqualification of a player from a game this season. There hasnt been more than 13 players ejected in one season since at least 2001, the first year in which ESPN has collected data for its penalty database. ' ' '