Volleyball

How Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Redefined Olympic Beach Volleyball
Bleacher Report
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh became volleyball royalty when the duo
won the gold medal in beach volleyball at the 2004 Athens Olympics. "The
Turtle" and "Six Feet of Sunshine," as they have affectionately been
nicknamed, solidified their perch atop ...
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US men beat Spanish in Olympic beach volleyball
Huffington Post
"I told him (the referee) I thought it was a double-hit," Rogers said after
holding on to win 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 and remain unbeaten in the
preliminary round of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament. "He said it
was all one motion. ... It's a judgment call." ...
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Beach volleyball: Brazil overcome gutsy Germans
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Brazil's Talita Da Rocha Antunes and Maria Antonelli
needed 11 match points to overcome German resistance 2-1 at the Olympic
women's beach volleyball tournament on Tuesday to go through to the
knockout phase. Britain's duo ...
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Beach Volleyball Gets London in a Partying Mood
ABC News
Boris Johnson, London's famously colorful mayor, drew the mockery of
British tabloid headlines for gushing over beach volleyball in a
valedictory column he wrote to celebrate his city's Olympics in Monday's
Daily Telegraph. "As I write these words there are ...
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In Beach Volleyball, the United States and Spain Face Off
New York Times (blog)
LONDON — While most of the Olympic attention on Tuesday was centered on
the aquatics center and the gymnastics ring, the beach volleyball court at
Horse Guards Parade was full of activity, as top-ranked teams continued
their quest to reach the Olympic ...
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US beach volleyball star Walsh won't let pinkeye dig quest for gold
Fox News
LONDON – She can't hold her children. High-fiving her teammate is risky.
But two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings
said she won't let pinkeye affect her performance in the London Games.
"It's super minor," she said Tuesday ...
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US wins in men's beach volleyball
ESPN
Beach volleyball teams have three hits to get the ball back over the net,
but contact made while attempting a block doesn't count. The referee told
Rogers that when the ball bounced off his chest and wrist before Rogers
could react it only counted as one hit.
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US men's volleyball team stays focused on present
Chicago Tribune
LONDON — We interrupt the U.S. men's volleyball medal quest, which
continued Tuesday at Earls Court with a victory over Germany, for some
Philosophy 101. "The temptation is to go big picture when you need to stay
on the task at hand," three-time ...
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London 2012 Olympics: beach volleyball is pure box office, and the noisy ...
Telegraph.co.uk
I have long had a problem with beach volleyball; disdained the way it used
sex to sell the women's game in a way it would never dream of selling the
men's, the way the art of performing in a bikini in front of a whooping
audience has been sold as some sort of ...
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Defending champs Rogers, Dalhausser stay unbeaten in Olympic beach
volleyball
Washington Post
The Americans are determined to take a medal in London. "I told him (the
referee) I thought it was a double-hit," Rogers said after holding on to
win 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 and remain unbeaten in the preliminary round of the
Olympic beach volleyball tournament.
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