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===Sports=== Snoop Dogg is an avid sports fan, including hometown teams [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Los Angeles Lakers]], and [[USC Trojans Football|USC Trojans]], as well as the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3131033|title=Another great improviser: Snoop Dogg on Romo|publisher=ESPN|date=November 28, 2007|access-date=January 9, 2011|archive-date=August 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805031243/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3131033|url-status=live}}</ref> He has stated that he began following the Steelers in the 1970s while watching the team with his grandfather.<ref>{{cite web|last=Varley|first=Teresa|url=http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Talking-Steelers-Football-With-Snoop-Dogg/7235EBA2-E572-4493-8077-0D7321748D5F|title=Talking Steelers Football With Snoop Dogg|publisher=News.Steelers.com|date=September 23, 2009|access-date=June 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512191613/http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Talking-Steelers-Football-With-Snoop-Dogg/7235EBA2-E572-4493-8077-0D7321748D5F|archive-date=May 12, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is also a fan of the [[Las Vegas Raiders]], [[Los Angeles Rams]], and [[Dallas Cowboys]], often wearing a No. 5 jersey, and has been seen at Raiders training camps.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gay|first=Nancy|date=September 20, 2002|title=Raiders keep time with Snoop Dogg|work=San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/09/20/SP156104.DTL&type=printable|url-status=live|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025155323/https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/RAIDERS-NOTEBOOK-Raiders-keep-time-with-Snoop-2768140.php|archive-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> He has shown affection for the [[New England Patriots]], having been seen performing at [[Gillette Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Snoop Dogg Glad To Be in Town|url=http://www.snoopyouthfootballleague.com/news-detail.aspx?IdContent=6|publisher=Snoop Youth Football League|access-date=March 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116184133/http://www.snoopyouthfootballleague.com/news-detail.aspx?IdContent=6|archive-date=November 16, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/playoffs/2005/02_08_05_reader_super_bowl?pg=14 |title=Reader photos from the Super Bowl |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=February 8, 2005 |access-date=June 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805202118/http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/playoffs/2005/02_08_05_reader_super_bowl?pg=14 |archive-date=August 5, 2009 }}</ref> He is an avid ice hockey fan,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blackburn |first1=Pete |title=Snoop Dogg provided some incredible hockey commentary during a Kings-Penguins game |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/snoop-dogg-provided-some-incredible-hockey-commentary-during-a-kings-penguins-game/ |website=CBS Sports |date=January 13, 2019 |access-date=January 17, 2020 |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220021414/https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/snoop-dogg-provided-some-incredible-hockey-commentary-during-a-kings-penguins-game/ |url-status=live }}</ref> sporting jerseys from the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s [[Los Angeles Kings]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], and the [[Boston Bruins]] as well at the [[American Hockey League|AHL]]'s [[Springfield Indians]] in his 1994 music video "[[Gin and Juice]]". Snoop Dogg has frequented [[Los Angeles Kings]] games. On his reality show ''[[Snoop Dogg's Father Hood]],'' Snoop Dogg and his family received hockey lessons from the [[Anaheim Ducks]], then returned to the [[Honda Center]] to cheer on the Ducks against the [[Vancouver Canucks]] in the episode "Snow in da Hood".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-on-snoop-doggs-father-hood/c-469219 |title=Ducks on "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood" β Anaheim Ducks β News |publisher=Ducks.NHL.com |date=January 24, 2008 |access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411013159/https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-on-snoop-doggs-father-hood/c-469219|archive-date=April 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in the video game ''[[NHL 20]]'' as both a guest commentator and a playable character in the "World of Chel" game mode.<ref>{{cite web|last=Daniels|first=Tim|title=Video: Snoop Dogg Added on NHL 20 as Color Commentator, Playable Character|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2865747-video-snoop-dogg-added-on-nhl-20-as-color-commentator-playable-character|access-date=September 20, 2020|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127231039/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2865747-video-snoop-dogg-added-on-nhl-20-as-color-commentator-playable-character|url-status=live}}</ref> Snoop Dogg is a certified football coach, and served as head coach of his son Cordell's youth football teams.<ref>{{cite news|date=September 14, 2003|title=Snoop Dogg coaches son's football team|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-09-14-snoop-dogg_x.htm|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627041902/http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-09-14-snoop-dogg_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-18-et-snoop18-story.html|title=Rapper Clears the Field|last=Barrie-Anthony|first=Steven|date=August 18, 2005|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-date=February 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228031709/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/aug/18/entertainment/et-snoop18|url-status=live}}</ref> Cordell played wide receiver and defensive back at [[Bishop Gorman High School]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], Cordell played on the 2014 state championship team, and received football [[athletic scholarship|scholarship]] offers from [[USC Trojans football|Southern California]], [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]], [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]], [[California Golden Bears football|Cal]], [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]], [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]], and [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]].<ref name= YS110112>Smith, Cameron. [https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/prep-prep-rally/snoop-lion-son-cordell-broadus-excelling-junior-drawing-190747066.html Snoop Lion's son, Cordell Broadus, excelling as a junior, drawing interest from Florida State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120004637/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/prep-prep-rally/snoop-lion-son-cordell-broadus-excelling-junior-drawing-190747066.html |date=November 20, 2015 }}, Yahoo! Sports, November 1, 2012. accessed January 30, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Snoop Dogg's son, Cordell Broadus, earns Duke scholarship offer|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/4484516-snoop-dogg-son-cordell-broadus-duke-offer-mellencamp-usc-ucla|last=McLaughlin|first=Brian|date=March 12, 2013|website=Sporting News|publisher=publishthis|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018221311/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/4484516-snoop-dogg-son-cordell-broadus-duke-offer-mellencamp-usc-ucla|archive-date=October 18, 2016|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://247sports.com/Article/Son-of-Snoop-Dog-Cordell-Broadus-receives-an-offer-from-USC-127081 Snoop Dogg's son receives an offer from USC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113101225/https://247sports.com/Article/Son-of-Snoop-Dog-Cordell-Broadus-receives-an-offer-from-USC-127081/ |date=January 13, 2021 }}. 247sports.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Son of Snoop Dogg gets offer to play at Notre Dame|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/son-of-snoop-dogg-gets-offer-to-play-at-notre-dame-0ap2000000260205|date=October 10, 2013|website=Nfl.com|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229052657/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000260205/article/son-of-snoop-dogg-gets-offer-to-play-at-notre-dame|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cordell Broadus β Football Recruiting β Player Profiles β ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/172498/cordell-broadus|website=ESPN.com|access-date=May 16, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108124933/http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/172498/cordell-broadus|url-status=live}}</ref> Cordell committed and signed a letter of intent to play for [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] on February 4, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/college-football/story/_/id/12279499/national-signing-day-cordell-broadus-commits-ucla-bruins |title=National Signing Day β Cordell Broadus commits to UCLA Bruins |publisher=ESPN |date=February 5, 2015 |access-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-date=March 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331231120/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/college-football/story/_/id/12279499/national-signing-day-cordell-broadus-commits-ucla-bruins |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 14, 2015, UCLA announced that Cordell had left the UCLA football team "to pursue other passions in his life".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/college-football/story/_/id/13436811/ucla-bruins-freshman-cordell-broadus-snoop-dogg-son-opts-quit-football|title=UCLA freshman Cordell Broadus, Snoop Dogg's son, opts to quit football|work=ESPN.com|date=August 14, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2015|first=Ted|last=Miller|archive-date=August 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815033706/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/college-football/story/_/id/13436811/ucla-bruins-freshman-cordell-broadus-snoop-dogg-son-opts-quit-football|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Snoop Dogg signed with the [[esports]] organization [[FaZe Clan]], as both a content creator and member of its board of directors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/snoop-dogg-joins-faze-clan/|title=Snoop Dogg joins Faze Clan|work=pcgamer.com|date=March 7, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022|first=Snoop|last=Dogg|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307222024/https://www.pcgamer.com/snoop-dogg-joins-faze-clan/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, he resigned from the board of directors.<ref name=fazeres/> Since 2005, Snoop Dogg has operated a youth football league in the Los Angeles area.<ref name=Shilton/> He is a coach in the league, and one of the seasons he coached was documented in the [[Netflix]] documentary ''[[Coach Snoop]]''. As a 2023 [[April Fools' Day]] joke, the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] announced that they had signed Snoop Dogg to the roster as a wide receiver. Snoop Dogg is a fan of [[Celtic F.C.]], a football club based in [[Glasgow]], Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/snoop-dogg-party-celtic-win-26494092|title=Snoop Dogg to 'party with Celtic' if they win title and says 'they're my Bhoys'|date=March 17, 2022|website=Daily Record|access-date=March 22, 2022|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322012354/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/snoop-dogg-party-celtic-win-26494092|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, he joined an investment group led by businessman Neko Sparks to help buy the [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Ottawa Senators]].<ref name=Shilton>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/36525936/snoop-dogg-joins-neko-sparks-bid-buy-ottawa-senators|title=Snoop Dogg joins Neko Sparks' bid to buy Ottawa Senators|website=ESPN|last=Shilton|first=Kristen|date=May 1, 2023|access-date=May 1, 2023|language=en|archive-date=May 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501215350/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/36525936/snoop-dogg-joins-neko-sparks-bid-buy-ottawa-senators|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2024, Snoop Dogg ran in an exhibition 200 meters race alongside former athletes [[Ato Boldon]] and [[Wallace Spearmon]] at the [[2024 United States Olympic trials (track and field)|US track and field Olympic trials]] in [[Eugene, Oregon]], finishing third in a time of 34.44 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/sport/snoop-dogg-us-olympic-trials-spt-intl/index.html|title=Snoop Dogg delivers mic drop moments at US trials as 52-year-old runs 200m in 34.44 seconds|date=June 25, 2024|publisher=CNN|accessdate=July 23, 2024|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723164234/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/sport/snoop-dogg-us-olympic-trials-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/snoop-dogg-runs-200m-race-at-the-2024-summer-olympic-trials-3768327|title=Snoop Dogg runs 200m race at the 2024 Summer Olympic trials|date=June 25, 2024|publisher=NME|accessdate=July 23, 2024|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723164234/https://www.nme.com/news/music/snoop-dogg-runs-200m-race-at-the-2024-summer-olympic-trials-3768327|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 23, 2024, Snoop Dogg was named as one of the final torchbearers of the Olympic flame before the opening ceremony at the [[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/clkyjlm97p3o|title=American rapper Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch|date=July 23, 2024|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=July 23, 2024|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723154237/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/clkyjlm97p3o|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/23/sport/snoop-dogg-paris-olympics-torchbearer-spt-intl/index.html|title=Snoop Dogg will be one of the final torchbearers at the Paris Olympics|date=July 23, 2024 |publisher=CNN|accessdate=July 23, 2024}}</ref> He carried it through the suburb of [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], home to the athletes' village for the Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/video/snoop-dogg-becomes-olympic-torchbearer-on-day-of-games-opening-ceremony-13185391|title=Snoop Dogg becomes Olympic torchbearer on day of Games' opening ceremony|work=Sky News |accessdate=July 26, 2024|archive-date=July 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726151348/https://news.sky.com/video/snoop-dogg-becomes-olympic-torchbearer-on-day-of-games-opening-ceremony-13185391|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/news/snoop-dogg-whole-vibe-dancing-2024-olympics-torch-video|title=Snoop Dogg Labeled a Whole 'Vibe' as He Dances With Olympics Torch|date=July 26, 2024|publisher=Parade|accessdate=July 26, 2024|archive-date=July 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726160824/https://parade.com/news/snoop-dogg-whole-vibe-dancing-2024-olympics-torch-video|url-status=live}}</ref>
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