American beach legend Tim Hovland and one of the most versatile players to ever pick up a volleyball, Brazilian Ana Paula Henkel, are the headline selections
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California — In the moments after Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander closed one of the most dominant AVP performances in recent memory, winning
The USA women finished the first round of Volleyball Nations League with a sweep of the Dominican Republic. Now it’s the men’s turn. A USA team of reserves — the Olympians and coach John Speraw are staying home — is going to Antalya, Türkiye, and opens play Wednesday against Poland.
The USA women play the Dominican Republic in Rio de Janeiro at 1 p.m. Eastern Sunday to wrap up the first round of Volleyball Nations League. The Americans, who opened with a four-set win over Thailand this past Wednesday, then lost in four to China on Thursday and in four to host Brazil on Friday before taking Saturday off.
The two USA women’s Olympic entries, top-seeded Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss and third-seeded Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes, are into Sunday’s AVP Huntington Beach Open semifinals.
Sydney Hilley began the Pro Volleyball Federation playoffs on the bench. By Saturday afternoon, the Omaha setter was celebrating a championship and was named the most valuable player for helping the Supernovas sweep Grand Rapids in a 25-13, 26-24, 25-22 victory at the CHI Health Center.
Both a million dollars and the first Pro Volleyball Federation championship is at stake Saturday when the Omaha Supernovas play the Grand Rapids Rise in Omaha’s CHI Health Center.
Friday marked the return of USA Olympic gold medalists April Ross and Alix Klineman to the AVP and the second-seeded new moms went 1-1 at the AVP Huntington Beach Heritage Series.
The USA women fell to 1-2 in Volleyball Nations League after losing to Brazil in four sets Friday in Rio de Janeiro. The 25-22, 25-16, 18-25, 25-19 victory left Brazil 3-0.
The USA, with a completely different lineup Thursday than the one it had in a victory over Thailand on Wednesday, bolted to a one-set lead over China. But China rallied for a 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19 victory in Volleyball Nations League play in Rio de Janeiro.
If nothing else, the Pro Volleyball Federation has become unpredictable at the end of its first season, and Wednesday’s semifinals punctuated that. And now the Grand Rapids Rise and Omaha Supernovas will play Saturday, not only for the inaugural league title, but for the $1 million prize that goes with it.
What a Volleyball Nations League debut for Madi Skinner. Skinner, coming off back-to-back NCAA titles at Texas with still another season ahead for the Longhorns, and the only current college player on the roster, led the USA to a four-set win Wednesday over Thailand in Rio de Janeiro.
HERMOSA BEACH, California — Evan Cory did all of the right things. Checked every box in the How to Become a Professional Beach Volleyball Player handbook.
The Atlanta Vibe haven’t played since May 2, but don’t worry about libero Morgan Hentz being rusty. No, while her team was back home preparing for the
The USA women’s quest to repeat as Olympic champions begins with the first leg of Volleyball Nations League. After a brief time together in the gym in Anaheim, the American contingent headed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for four matches.
It’s not lost on Delaynie Maple that Indiana volleyball coach Steve Aird is a lifelong, suffering Toronto Maple Leafs fan. If you don’t follow hockey, think Chicago Cubs until they finally won the World Series in 2016.
The Pro Volleyball Federation still has three more matches remaining to its inaugural regular season, but they will have no bearing on the playoffs that start Wednesday in Omaha. The top-seeded Atlanta Vibe (19-5), who have been off since May 2, play the fourth-seeded Grand Rapids Rise (11-12) in the first semifinal.
There were no surprises Friday when coach John Speraw and USA Volleyball announced their 12-player roster for the Paris Olympics. The team consists of nine players who are Olympics veterans and three who will play in their first games.
VolleyballMag photographers Mark Rigney, Stephen Burns and Will Chu shot thousands of photos last week at the NCAA’s National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
League One Volleyball (LOVB), which begins its inaugural pro season in 2025, announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement with ESPN to present some of its pro matches across its linear networks and digital platforms.
ANAHEIM, California — The respective USA Olympic volleyball coaches, Karch Kiraly and John Speraw, will both end up in Paris the third week of July, but their teams are taking different paths to get to the Olympics.
SAN DIEGO — On February 19, the San Diego Mojo got swept for the third time to start the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation. “We just wanted to win a set at that point,” veteran Ali Bastianelli admitted.
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