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It's been three years since Phil Dalhausser hit the big time in beach volleyball with Todd Rogers - and began to change it.

" Some of the top names in professional beach volleyball will be in town this weekend for the AVP Crocs Tour Ocean City Open.

In a close ballot, Dara Torres earned this week's USA TODAY Olympic Athlete of the Week award thanks to her American-record-setting 50-meter butterfly time at a meet in Texas over the weekend.

Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs beat Jen Kessy and April Ross 21-19, 21-17 on Sunday to win the women's beach volleyball title at the AVP Huntington Beach Open.

Casey Jennings experienced a long and wearying Saturday, playing in three grueling matches late into the afternoon with partner Matt Fuerbringer at the AVP Crocs Tour Huntington Beach Open.

Despite an impressive career and a recent resurgence on the pro beach volleyball circuit, Jeff Nygaard will never become poster child for the AVP Crocs Tour.

VALLEY CENTER, Calif. - Nicole Branagh andElaine Youngs won their third tournament this season, beating Lisa Rutledge and Brooke Hanson 21-18, 21-15 Sunday in the final of the AVP Crocs Tour San Diego.

Brian Ching scored on a header in the 20th minute and Pat Onstad stopped a penalty kick in the 83rd minute to lift host Houston to its first win of the season with a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids yesterday.

Professional beach volleyball's only stop in San Diego, the AVP Crocs Tour San Diego, will take place May 1-3 at Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort in Valley Center.

It wasn't solely the hard bodies that gathered the masses in downtown Riverside this weekend.

Reigning Olympic gold medalists and top-seeded Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers moved through the contenders' bracket to win the AVP Crocs Tour Riverside Open on Sunday.

The ocean breeze will be absent and the seagulls far away, but the city of Riverside is about to prove that the beach is hardly a necessity for beach volleyball.

The Association of Volleyball Professionals will begin pouring 3,500 tons of sand today in downtown Riverside for a tournament next week.

Despite six Olympians and two thrilling finals, the AVP Crocs Tour might be a one-time event in Panama City Beach.

After getting washed out on Saturday, the field of the AVP Crocs Tour Panama City Beach Open couldn't wait to play on Sunday.

The wind and rain expected this weekend could be a good sign for Adam Roberts. They could wash away last season.

The outside chance of playing against Olympians has drawn 142 beach volleyball players to Panama City Beach for Friday's men's and women's qualification tournaments.

Kerri Walsh bumps a ball to her teammate Misty May-Treanor during the final against Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs at the Women's AVP Crocs Tour Pro Beach volleyball tournament Sunday, August 31, 2008 at the ...

The pro beach volleyball tour is bringing the sand indoors for the second straight winter, and this season has something the first go-round couldn't offer: gold medalists fresh off the podium and an Olympian at ...