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BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Dalhausser, Rogers Bringing Silver Medals from Berlin
USA Volleyball - June 15, 2008 - 1:40pm
The beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers came up just shy of bringing the United States a second gold medal from the smart Grand Slam in Berlin, Germany on Sunday.
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VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Women Conclude Brazil Exhibition Series with Loss
USA Volleyball - June 14, 2008 - 9:15pm
The U.S. Women's National Indoor Volleyball Team, ranked fourth in the world, lost to top-ranked Brazil 25-16, 25-20, 25-18, 20-25, 15-8 Saturday night at Air Force Academy's Clune Arena in Colorado Springs to conclude a three-match 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Exhibition for Volleyball Series that started June 11.
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL: May-Treanor, Walsh Get Record-Breaking Victory
USA Volleyball - June 14, 2008 - 7:50pm
Reigning Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh set a record for team gold-medal finishes on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour on Saturday as the U.S. beach volleyball tandem defeated Jia Tian and Jie Wang of China for the US$600,000 smart Grand Slam title in Berlin, Germany.
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VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Men Shut Out Finland for Second World League Victory
USA Volleyball - June 14, 2008 - 7:50pm
The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team had an easy time of it on Saturday as it defeated Finland 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-16) in just over an hour in an FIVB World League match played in Espoo, Finland.
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VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Women Prevail Over Brazil 3-2
USA Volleyball - June 13, 2008 - 9:30pm
The U.S. Women's National Indoor Volleyball Team had 11 players score at least one point as it defeated top-ranked Brazil 25-21, 19-25, 29-27, 17-25, 15-11 Friday night in front of a sell-out crowd of 1,200 fans at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Team USA is ranked fourth in the world.
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Two U.S. Women's Beach Teams Advance to Berlin Semifinals
USA Volleyball - June 13, 2008 - 3:30pm
The U.S. women's beach volleyball teams of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh and Jen Boss and April Ross have advanced to the semifinals of the Berlin Grand Slam, part of the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour.
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VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Men Defeat Finland in World League Opening Match
USA Volleyball - June 13, 2008 - 3:30pm
Friday the 13th was not unlucky for the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, ranked third in the world, as it defeated Finland, 3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20), in its opening match of the 2008 FIVB World League in Espoo, Finland.
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Three U.S. Women's Beach Teams Advance to Round Two in Berlin
USA Volleyball - June 12, 2008 - 8:19pm
Three U.S. women's beach volleyball teams have advanced to round 2 of the Berlin Grand Slam, part of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour, after play on Wednesday. Meanwhile, three U.S. men's teams began pool play on Wednesday, with two going undefeated in two matches.
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VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Men Begin World League Journey in Finland
USA Volleyball - June 12, 2008 - 8:19pm
The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, ranked third in the world, begins its 2008 World League quest on June 13-14 in Espoo, Finland. The U.S. Men won the World League bronze medal in 2007, but repeating or improving on that feat will not be easy, U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said.
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL: May-Treanor, Walsh Advance at Berlin Grand Slam Beach Tourney
USA Volleyball - June 11, 2008 - 4:30pm
The U.S. beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, playing in its first international tournament of 2008, has already clinched its pool at the SWATCH-FIVB Berlin Grand Slam event in Germany on Wednesday.
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VOLLEYBALL: FIVB Releases Indoor Volleyball Schedule for 2008 Olympic Games
USA Volleyball - June 11, 2008 - 4:30pm
The FIVB has announced the pools and schedule of play for indoor men's and women's volleyball at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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VOLLEYBALL: Team USA Falls to Brazil in Exhibition
USA Volleyball - June 11, 2008 - 10:59am
The U.S. Women's National Indoor Volleyball Team opened its three-match, 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Exhibition for Volleyball series versus Brazil Wednesday night with a 25-20, 21-25, 23-25, 25-21, 17-15 loss before a sellout crowd of 1,200-plus fans at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
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VOLLEYBALL: Two of Three USA Women vs. Brazil Volleyball Matches Sold Out
USA Volleyball - June 10, 2008 - 7:30pm
The U.S. Women's National Indoor Volleyball Team will be playing in front of at least two sell-out crowds this week as it faces the top-ranked team in the world three times in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Women's National Team Press Kit for Brazil Matches
USA Volleyball - June 9, 2008 - 6:30pm
The latest edition of the U.S. Women's National Team Press Kit contains 75 pages of player and coach biographies, 2008 season preview, review of the recent Pan American Cup, recap of the current quadrennial (2005-2008), statistics and information about this week's exhibition matches against Brazil.
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VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Men's Update - Patak Honore for Pan American Cup Play
USA Volleyball - June 9, 2008 - 4:30pm
Evan Patak is honored in Canada, "Wink" Davenport is honored in Irvine, Calif., and World League and Olympic updates.
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VOLLEYBALL: Crimes, McGinnis Earn Pan American Cup Honors
USA Volleyball - June 8, 2008 - 3:20pm
Middle blocker Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) and setter Angie McGinnis (Fraser, Mich.), members of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, earned individual honors at the recently completed Pan American Cup held in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico.
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VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Women's National Team Journal with Heather Hughes
USA Volleyball - June 8, 2008 - 3:20pm
Heather Hughes, an opposite with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, has provided the latest entry into the team's journal to recap the Pan American Cup.
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VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Men Beat Canada for Pan American Cup Gold
USA Volleyball - June 7, 2008 - 10:00pm
The young U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team sent to Winnipeg for the Pan American Cup will be coming home with gold medals following a 3-1 (25-22, 27-29, 25-22, 25-22) victory over Canada on Saturday in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Turner, Wacholder Secure Silver Medals in Poland
USA Volleyball - June 7, 2008 - 5:55pm
U.S. beach volleyball players Tyra Turner and Rachel Wacholder had the best SWATCH FIVB World Tour finish of careers on Saturday as they took the silver medal at the US$350,000 GE Money Bank Mazury Open in Stare Jablonki, Poland.
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VOLLEYBALL: U.S. Women Overcome Challenges, Place Fifth at Pan Am Cup
USA Volleyball - June 7, 2008 - 5:20pm
The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team overcame several challenges against Venezuela including the absence of libero Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) due to illness, but still came away with a hard-fought 27-25, 28-26, 17-25, 22-25, 15-7 victory Saturday afternoon in the Pan American Cup fifth-place match at Mexicali, Mexico.
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