Volleyball

US women's volleyball team sets the stage to play for its 1st Olympic gold
medal
Washington Post
LONDON — Destinee Hooker is the fire of the U.S. volleyball team. Lindsey
Berg is its heart. Together the two women will try to win the United
States' first gold medal in the sport when the team faces Brazil in
Saturday's final match at the London Games.
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Volleyball: Brazil, Russia ease into final
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Latin flair will meet Eastern European steel in the
Olympic men's volleyball final as Brazil and Russia both won their
semi-final encounters on Friday to set up a gold-medal showdown between the
two top-ranked teams. Russia overcame ...
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Sakoda leads Japan to bronze medal in women's Olympic volleyball
Washington Post
LONDON — Japan added to its medal collection in Olympic women's
volleyball by defeating South Korea in straight sets for the bronze at the
London Games. Japan has won two golds, two silver and two bronzes since
volleyball joined the Olympics in 1964.
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U.S. volleyball coach creates new story line
Bend Bulletin
"It's not really relevant," McCutcheon said. "I understand the media's
interest, but generally the media are the only people who bring it up. It's
not part of our story; it's not part of our journey. From Day 1, it's been
about USA women's volleyball ...
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What To Watch, Day 15: Relays, Rupp And Volleyball Revenge
SB Nation (blog)
Women's Volleyball Gold Medal Match, Brazil vs. USA, live online at 1:30
p.m. ET (8 p.m., NBC). A rematch of the final from Beijing will see the
United States, the No. 1 ranked team in the world, play for its first-ever
gold medal in women's volleyball ...
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Muslim woman 1st to ref Olympic beach volleyball
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
In this photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, Amina El Sergany of Egypt
helps officiate a beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in
London. El Sergany is the first Muslim woman to referee the sport at the
Olympics. While the bikini is the ...
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London Olympics: Karch Kiraly still making impact on volleyball
Los Angeles Times
LONDON — There's no coastline for miles, no sand in sight, but Karch
Kiraly seems fine. He logged many years under the sun in beach volleyball
but headed back indoors as an assistant coach for the U.S. women's
volleyball team. Just like his playing ...
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Today's Olympics coverage on TV
Detroit Free Press
10 a.m.-6 p.m. -- Canoe/kayak, men's and women's finals (10-10:45 a.m.);
women's volleyball bronze medal, Japan vs. South Korea (10:45-12:45 p.m.);
cycling, women's mountain bike (12:45-1); rhythmic gymnastics, individual
finals (1-2); cycling, women's ...
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Defending B10 volleyball champion Nebraska out to make amends for ...
Washington Post
Always looking for a new way to motivate his team, Cook bought black
wristbands stamped with the words "Unfinished Business." He wants
everyone in the program to wear the wristbands until mid-December, when he
hopes the Huskers will be playing for ...
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