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LONDON -- Every athlete should have a fan as devoted as #OlympicNan.The grandmother of British swimmer Adam Peaty has become a champion tweeter as she gushes about his achievements. With a Twitter biography that describes herself as Proud Nan to a World Champion Breaststroker, Mavis Williams, 74, is gaining followers who use the word adorable to describe her passion for Peaty.What race oooo Im so proud hes a gladiator well done, she tweeted with such glee that she dispensed with punctuation after he broke the world record in the 100-meter breaststroke in Saturdays heats. She stamped it with the British flag, shamrocks and clapping hands.She was back on Twitter after Peaty broke that record again and took home gold Sunday night in the same event. My Grandson has done it, she tweeted.Peaty had stayed off Twitter in the days leading up to his event.Shes a great nan and shes always loved swimming, he said after his victory. Hopefully, Ive done her proud.Williams, who is from Uttoxeter, a town of 14,000 about 120 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of London, said she was introduced to Twitter by her daughter, Caroline, Adams mother. Her only goal was to get more followers than Caroline.You dont go out as much as you do when you were younger, now do you? she told The Associated Press on Sunday. Its given me a new interest and kept my brain working.Williams has, with a few hundred tweets and retweets, managed to capture attention with a simple chronicle of Peatys Olympic journey from her perspective.Theres the buildup to Rio. Theres a picture of her at this years aquatics championships at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park next to some sort of mascot creature named Ray. Theres a picture of her beloved Adam in his Olympic uniform.Doesnt my grandson look great in his Great Britain KIT, tweeted Williams, whose Twitter handle is Mavise42Mavis.Theres even a thank you to the person who helped decorate her home in preparation for the games.Im ready for Rio now thanks to my kind window cleaner who put my bunting up, she tweeted.Mostly, shes so proud shes bursting. She thinks her tweets help Adam and the team -- just to let them know their fans are pulling for them from far away.But her chronicle is also a reminder that those behind the athletes are sometimes on as much of a journey as the competitors themselves. And no matter how many followers she gets, when her friendly competition with Caroline is over, she plans to send out a thank-you tweet to all the people who decided to follow her. Theyve taught her a lot, after all.I think its nice to thank someone -- even if it is just a tweet, she said.---AP Sports Writer Beth Harris in Rio de Janeiro contributed to this report. Brandon Roy Blazers Jersey . The 27-year-old Scrivens will be joining his third NHL club since signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent in 2010. The move also reunites with him with head coach Dallas Eakins from their time together with the American Hockey Leagues Toronto Marlies. Portland Trail Blazers Jerseys . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. http://www.blazersteamofficial.com/Terry-Porter-Blazers-Jersey/ . Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille scored 20 seconds apart a few minutes after Stamkos was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a broken right leg, and the Bruins beat the Lightning 3-0 on Monday afternoon. Terry Porter Jersey . John Tavares, Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo were also being counted on to slow down sizzling Rangers forward Rick Nash. That plan didnt go so well early. Anfernee Simons Jersey . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. LOS ANGELES -- Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew?underwent heart and kidney transplant surgery Friday and is expected to make a full recovery.The Minnesota Twins said the procedure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles lasted 13 hours and that Carew is resting in recovery.We ask that all of Twins Territory and the entire baseball community keep Rod, his wife Rhonda, and the entire Carew family in your thoughts and prayers as Rod recovers, the Twins said in a statement.?Carew, 71, had a heart attack in September 2015.dddddddddddd Shortly thereafter, a left ventricular assist device was implanted to maintain the pumping of his heart.Carew, who played from 1967 to 1985, spent 12 seasons with the Twins and seven with the California Angels. He was a seven-time American League batting champion and first-ballot selection to the Hall of Fame.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '