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Kerri and Casey expecting baby #2

Looks like there will be no Kerri/Misty pairing during the 2010 season either... Kerri Walsh is pregnant with her second child and is due in May. Walsh and her husband, fellow beach volleyball pro Casey Jennings, gave birth to a son last May. After planning to take the whole year off, Walsh returned to the AVP tour in August. Maybe we'll see her… Continue

Added by Volleyball Tribe on December 15, 2009 at 11:38am — No Comments

No. 14 Florida Volleyball To Host No. 1 Penn State Friday in NCAA Regional Semifinal

The No. 14/15 University of Florida volleyball team opens play in its 18th NCAA regional semifinal in the last 19 years on Friday when the Gators host No. 1/1 Penn State. Opening serve in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center is slated for 6 p.m. ET and the match will be carried live on GatorVision Online and WRUF-AM 850 with Tom Collett and Missy Whittemore. The Gators (25-5) will face a school ranked No. 1 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll for the 14th time in school history. Flori… Continue

Added by Volleyball Tribe on December 10, 2009 at 6:12pm — No Comments

What's at Stake?

All volleyball players and fans unite! Take a minute and read this: http://hansstolfus.com/?p=1652 And then send a message to USAV supporting the proposal that will initiate development of a new Beach National Governing Body! Please! Continue

Added by Hans Stolfus on October 19, 2009 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Do you Speak Portuguese??

By R. Dinarte

It was amazing nice and hard to see the expression of President Brazil Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva cry after have hearded the last words of Jacques Rogge IOC president: "The Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016 will be organized by Rio de Janeiro" sparking the joy of the delegat

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Added by The Volleyball Club on October 16, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Are You a Great Setter?

Are You a Great Setter? - check out the blog at http://ubeachvball.blogspot.com/ Be Your Very Best! Dan U of Beach Volleyball Continue

Added by Dan Doubroff on September 8, 2009 at 8:23am — No Comments

serving

i have always had trouble with my serving but I am getting better but I still need some help Does anybody have any tips? By the way it is just a regular serve, it isn't a jump serve. Continue

Added by Daisy Goiburn on August 30, 2009 at 7:49pm — 1 Comment

Bad Idea!!

this is not a very smart idea because tomorrow is our first game of the season, but right now i am eating chocolate ice-cream w/ whoppers and whip-cream............ Continue

Added by i <3 david r. cook on August 24, 2009 at 6:26pm — No Comments

Shaq and Todd Rogers take on Kerri and Misty - for Shaq's new show "Shaq Vs"

Shaquille O'Neal spent Sunday afternoon at Hermosa Beach playing volleyball against a pair of Olympic gold medalists. It was for his ABC reality show, "Shaq vs.," and the deal was, if O'Neal and gold medalist Todd Rogers lost to Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, the NBA center would dash down the beach in a pink Speedo. Aside from learning volleyball, this off-season has provided some interesting cross-training for the 37-year-old O'Neal, whose show debuts Aug. 18. But in an interview with The… Continue

Added by Lennie Appelquist on August 13, 2009 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Sean Rosenthal and Jake Gibb win Manhattan Beach Open

The team defeated Matt Olson and Kevin Wong, 21-17, 23-21, for their first tournament win of 2009. Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh won the women's championship.

Riding atop their fans' shoulders, soaked in sweat and champagne, chants of "Ro-sie!" carrying across… Continue

Added by Volleyball Tribe on July 19, 2009 at 9:08pm — No Comments

And The Winnners Are...

Third-seeded John Hyden and Sean Scott defeated 2008 Olympic gold medalists and defending World Champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers for the second straight time at the AVP Crocs Tour Ocean City Open Presented by Malibu. On the women’s side, second-seeded Jennifer Kessy and April Ross also pulled off an upset, beating top seeds Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs. Sunday’s final marked the second event in a row that Hyden and Scott defeated Dalhausser and Rogers in an AVP Crocs Tour final. Th… Continue

Added by Volleyball Tribe on June 21, 2009 at 9:40pm — 1 Comment

Gold Medalists Dalhausser/Rogers advance to semifinals

AVP Press Release Despite an almost two-hour rain delay, Main Draw play continued Saturday at the AVP Crocs Tour Ocean City Open presented by Malibu. Reigning Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers and fellow top seeds and Olympians Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs advanced to Sunday’s Final Four. Dalhausser/Rogers beat eighth-seeded Anthony Medel and Hans Stolfus, 17-21, 21-18, 15-13, in a hard-fought three game brawl, and fourth-seeded John Mayer and J… Continue

Added by Volleyball Tribe on June 21, 2009 at 2:12pm — No Comments

Todd and Phil Roll in Hungington Beach

Reigning Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the AVP Crocs Tour Huntington Beach Open on Sunday.

Dalhausser and Rogers, the top seeds, beat second-seeded Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal, 22-20, 21-17, to win their fourth title in five events this… Continue

Added by Volleyball Tribe on May 25, 2009 at 8:43am — 1 Comment

Baby boy for Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh

It’s a boy for two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh.

The star known as “Six Feet of Sunshine” gave birth to 8-pound, 10-ounce Joseph Michael Jennings on Friday night in Los Angeles. He’s the first child for Walsh and her husband, fellow pro beach volleyball player Casey… Continue

Added by Volleyball Tribe on May 25, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Swingers in the Spring !

Hey all !! I've been away working on several projects, but haven't missed too much beach volleyball over the past few months. And luckily, there were plenty of folks ready for some friendly co-ed competition at the Spring Swingers Tournament sponsored by NBVO.net in Los Angeles,CA this May.

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Added by Vanceman on May 22, 2009 at 3:30am — No Comments

Todd & Phil Win in Riverside

Top seed Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs win for the women. Having won the Panama City Beach Open two weeks ago and the Riverside Open Sunday, Dalhausser and Rogers are now a perfect 2-for-2 on the season. Manhattan Beach of 2007 was the last time Dalhausser and Rogers lost before the fourth round – meaning an extra two matches in the contenders’ bracket – and they also came back to win there. Reigning Olympic gold medalists Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers fought through the loser's… Continue

Added by Lennie Appelquist on April 20, 2009 at 3:37pm — 1 Comment

Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser rally after loss

Top team shakes off third-round loss to advance in Crocs Tour Riverside Open.

With an hour and 11 minutes between matches, Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser didn't have time to sulk. The Assn. of Volleyball Professionals just kicked its second tour stop, the Crocs Tour Riverside Open, into high gear. And the top-seeded duo had already fallen in the third round of the double-elimination eve… Continue

Added by Lennie Appelquist on April 19, 2009 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Leonard Armato resigns as AVP chief

He steps down from post with the financially troubled group for unspecified reasons. Leonard Armato, head of the professional beach volleyball tour, resigned Wednesday for unspecified reasons. He will be replaced by Jason Hodell, who had been the tour's chief operating officer. "Having built the tour from six events in 2002 to 31 events this past year, and quadrupling our prize money, I am thrilled with the progress we have made," Armato said in a statement. "Coming off the success of t… Continue

Added by Lennie Appelquist on April 10, 2009 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Gearing up for the FIVB Season

Cumbuco, Brazil, February 22, 2009 - With the dawn of a new international Beach Volleyball season less than two months away, there is an interest in learning the new partnerships for the coming SWATCH FIVB World Tour campaign as teams from the northern hemisphere begin training.

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Added by Lennie Appelquist on February 23, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

HWN (Reading, PA) - Highlights!

Hey Tribers! Hope everyone is staying warm and looking forward to the AVP season start in just a few weeks! I had the chance to catch-up to the Hot Winter Nights Tours in Reading, PA (just west of Philly) on Thursday where about 1000 fans attended.This year's format was a bit different from last year's, and seemed to run smoothly. The players who competed were Holly, EY, Annett Davis, Barb Fontana, Phil, Sean Scott, John Hyden, and Kevin Wong. The women competed first in three 15-point games s… Continue

Added by Tom Burke on February 21, 2009 at 2:24pm — No Comments