U.S. Gymnasts Need Assist in Making ‘Fab Five’ Nickname Windfall

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Gabby Douglas and her four U.S. women’s gymnastics gold-medal teammates will need some help from a former National Basketball Association player before they can cash in on a “Fab Five” nickname.

Jalen Rose, a member of the University of Michigan’s “Fab Five” basketball team of 1991, was granted the trademark for the term last year, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website.