Beach Volleyball News

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After winning gold, Misty May-Treanor has taken a break from this pro beach volleyball season, partly because of a torn Achilles' tendon.

Two-time Olympic volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh says she plans to return to the pro beach tour early next month, less than three months after she gave birth to a son.

Ever dream of competing against your favorite athletes? For two of Phoenixa TMs most talented amateur beach volleyball teams, that dream is about to become reality.

Dorita Peng and Tan Yi Ting , both 17, could not repeat their fine showing from Wednesday, when they trounced Mongolia.

With two jet skis buzzing in the background Tuesday, Mayor Danny Jones officially announced the dual sports event dubbed Charleston's Summer Sizzles -- a pro beach volleyball tournament and a pro jet ski competition -- to be held later this summer at Magic Island.

From Mayor Lori Donchak's blog at San-clemente.org : Dear Mayor. As you know, beach volleyball is very popular in San Clemente.

The Nathan's hot dog eating contest has been an Independence Day tradition of Coney Island for 94 years -- and beach volleyball is finding its niche, too.

JUST two months - that is how long Thailand's Prateep Kambut and Aunchalee Yansuwan have known each other.

Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann of Germany have beaten top-seeded Brazilians Harley and Alison in straight sets 21-16, 21-19 to win the men's final at the World Beach Volleyball Championships.

A Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Sailor recently participated in the 2009 Armed Forces Men's Volleyball Championship at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The All-Navy sports program fields Sailors from all over the fleet to participate in tournaments against other branches of the service in a wide variety of competitions.

New Zealanders Kirk Pitman and Jason Lochhead are guaranteed to finish inside the leading nine teams at the world volleyball championships in Norway.

Teams from beach volleyball powers Brazil and United States will vie for the women's medals at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships as their beach volleyball tandems won a pair of matches each here on Friday.

Life in New York City usually doesn't call to mind a day at the beach. Yet, Manhattan is an island bordered by rivers with easy passageways to the Atlantic Ocean.

Entries are now being accepted for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Beach Volleyball Tournament, to be played Aug.

Recently graduated Osceola softball standout Allison Shirley stands feet shoulder width apart, the palms of her hands resting on her upper thighs as she bends over slightly at the waist.

The AVP Tour says it has received a commitment of up to $1 million in funding from its lead investor to continue broadening its pro beach volleyball tour in the United States.

Two Chinese women's beach volleyball teams competing in the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships here advanced to the 32-team single-elimination bracket after concluding their pool matches on Wednesday.

Gabe Gardner, left, and Kevin Hansen, 2008 Olympic hopefuls in volleyball, pose for a portrait at American Sports Centers, home of the United States Olympic Men's Volleyball Team, in Anaheim, Calif.

Led by teams from Brazil and Germany, the first six men's pool play results at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships were decided here Tuesday with 12 tandems securing spots in Thursday's opening elimination rounds.