Olympic Volleyball News

THE Philippine Sports Commission vehemently denied reports that they are threatening to pull out of the Myanmar Southeast Asian Games.

You don't have to be from a big city with fancy sports facilities to become an Olympian.

The women's U.S. National Team Team will defend its Pan American Cup volleyball title June 10-16 in Lima, Peru, in the first tournament of Team USA's 2013 season.

Kori Carter said running the 100-meter hurdles Saturday against Clemson junior Brianna Rollins felt like her opponent had a one-hurdle head start.

Redbridge's boys volleyball team produced a superb display to qualify for the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games finals at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on July 6. Team GB Olympians Elizabeth Reid and Peter and Dami Bakare all came through the London Youth Games system and Redbridge were the final team to qualify on the day.

Foluke Akinradewo, right, said September's event in Omaha is her biggest competition in the U.S. since playing for Stanford in 2008.

Russell Holmes, back center, and Matt Anderson, right, are among the Team USA players who will play at the net against the Arentina front line.

The initial response to this week's news that Long Beach will host the first international beach volleyball event in the United States in a decade is a hearty "Welcome back.