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Phuket Thailand Open gold medal winners for the second-straight year are April Ross and Jen Kessy of the United States.

The top seeds powered their way into the semi-finals of the US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open on Karon Beach yesterday, with April Ross and Jen Kessy-Boss of the US surviving a sturdy challenge from the Netherlands.

The AVP World Challenge: USA vs. Brazil presented by Sanderson Ford, will be streamed live in HD quality in both English and Portuguese throughout the weekend to give fans worldwide access to the AVP's only international competition in 2009.

Gayle Anderson was live in Las Vegas for AVP CROCS TOUR BEST OF THE BEACH IN LAS VEGAS event.

This is an Aug. 21, 2009, file photo showing United States' Misty May-Treanor, right, and teammate Kerri Walsh celebrating with their gold medals.

For three years, Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers dedicated every drop of sweat, every weight lifted and every minute of cardio training to attaining Olympic gold in beach volleyball.

Defending AVP Cincinnati champions Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs spent the afternoon signing autographs and shopping before preparing for their match against fourth-seeded Priscilla Lima and Tatiana Minello Saturday night at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.

In radical marketing first, KFC "float thru" restaurant gives boaters a chance to grab new value menu lunch from chicken restaurant chain KFC.

KFC has set out to feed the fleets! The world's largest chicken chain is launching their newest tasty Value Menu items with a different kind of launch the nautical launch of the first-ever "Float Thru" restaurant.

Professional beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh was so determined to return to the AVP Crocs Tour after the birth of her son, Joey, that she allowed herself only six weeks off after his May delivery.

It's been eight years since they last played together in a competition, but so far, their reunion has been a success.

The 14th stop on the 16-city AVP Crocs Tour makes its way to Mason on Labor Day weekend, with it bringing 16 teams of each gender consisting of the best professional beach volleyball players in the world, tournament officials announced on Thursday, Aug.

Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, Olympic gold medalists at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, struck gold once again before a packed house at Stadium Court in Muskegon on Sunday.

Finally, the sun came out for Muskegon. After two days of overpowering wind and on-and-off cool rain, sunny, dry and calmer conditions prevailed for Sunday's finals at the Association of Volleyball Professionals $240,000 Crocs Muskegon Open at Pere Marquette Park.

With tears in her eyes and the glimmer gone from her smile, pro beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh didn't look full of inspiration.

April Ross blocks the shot of Elaine Youngs during the women's final of the AVP Crocs Tour San Francisco Open at Piers 30/32 on Sunday.

Stanford grad Kerri Walsh and partner Rachel Wacholder advanced to the semifinals of the $240,000 AVP Crocs Tour San Francisco Open on Piers 30-32 by beating Cardinal grad Ashley Ivy and partner Lauren Fendrck, 21-12, 12-11, on Sunday.

Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos knocked out Gina Carano with one second left in the first round to win the Strikeforce mixed martial arts women's featherweight title at San Jose's HP Pavilion.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh discovered having a baby does change everything.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh and partner Rachel Wacholder were eliminated from the Hermosa Beach Open in Walsh's first pro beach volleyball tournament since giving birth in May.