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U.S. Men's Update: Wishes Do Come True

An update on Make-A-Wish participant Miles Britton as well as a list of transfers and results for athletes playing overseas. Read More

U.S. Men's Update: Priddy to Appear on TV Show

This week's U.S. Men's update includes information on a Reid Priddy television appearance, the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship and updates on players from around the world. Read More

U.S. Men's National Team Update: FIVB Club World Championship

The U.S. Men's update includes the latest from the FIVB Club World Championship as well as U.S. player updates from around the world. Read More

U.S. Men's Update: FIVB Announces Pools for Worlds

The U.S. Men’s Volleyball Team will play in a pool with Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela in the opening round of the 2010 FIVB World Championship, which is scheduled to be played Sept. 24-Oct. 10 in a host of Italian cities. Read More

U.S. Men's Update for Oct. 22, 2009

A U.S. Men's NORCECA Championship roundup along with updates from overseas. Read More

U.S. Men's Update: Knipe Makes Best of Brazil Tour

U.S. Men's Head Coach Alan Knipe saw a lot of good things about his team's play during its exhibition tour of Brazil. Also, updates on Tom Hoff and U.S. players overseas. Read More

USAV Announces 19-Man Roster for World League

USA Volleyball has announced the 19-player roster for the U.S. Men’s National Team for the 2009 FIVB World League, which begins June 12. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - May 11

U.S. middle blocker Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) and his Greek team Olympiacos won the Hellenic league championship on May 7. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - May 6

U.S. Men’s Volleyball players Lloy Ball (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Clay Stanley (Honolulu) are champions again as their Russian team, Zenit Kazan, won the country’s Super League title with a 3-0 match victory over Iskra Odintsovo in the final round. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - April 30

Four Russian teams with U.S. players remain active in the Super League playoffs. There are also updates on players in Greece and individual player plans for the summer. Read More

Olympians to Attend Boyce Awards Banquet

Four-time USA Volleyball Olympians Lloy Ball and Danielle Scott-Arruda will take part in festivities surrounding the 64th Annual Dorothy C. Boyce Awards and Recognitions Banquet set for May 21 in Minneapolis. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - April 23

U.S. middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) will be signing autographs and promoting the FIVB World League on Friday and Saturday (April 24-25) at the Far Western National Qualifier in Reno, Nev. Plus updates on U.S. players overseas. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - April 13

Updates on the playoffs in the Turkish, Russian, Italian and Greek leagues plus other interesting bits of information. Read More

USAV Announces Preliminary World League Roster

USA Volleyball has announced the 22-person preliminary roster that it has submitted for the 2009 FIVB World League men’s tournament. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - April 7

New U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.) will take part in the 2009 AVCA Spring Conference on May 7-9 in Provo, Utah. Also, other updates on U.S. men's players overseas. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - March 17

The Russian Super League completed the regular season on Sunday and all four teams with U.S. players have advanced to the playoffs. Plus more updates on U.S. players overseas. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - March 12, 2009

U.S. outside hitter Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) has joined Sisley Treviso of Italy’s Serie A1 men’s volleyball league and other updates on U.S. Men's players overseas. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - Wichita World League Tickets on Sale

Tickets are now on sale to see the U.S. Men’s National Team play Netherlands in FIVB World League matches on July 17-18 (7 p.m. both nights) at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan. Also, updates on U.S. players overseas. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - Feb. 10

Updates on U.S. Men's players competing with clubs overseas. It was a down-and-up week for U.S. outside hitter Reid Priddy and his Russian team Lokomotiv Novosibirsk. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - Feb. 3

Update on U.S. Men's National Team members playing overseas. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - Jan. 29, 2009

Updates on U.S. Men's players competing for international clubs. Read More

U.S. Men's National Team Update - Jan. 23, 2009

Updates on U.S. players overseas. Read More

U.S. Men Named USOC Team of the Year

As the USOC announces that the U.S. Men's Volleyball Team was its 2008 Team of the Year, USA Volleyball also announces its athletes and teams of the year. Read More

U.S. Men's Update - Lloy Ball Book Now Available

There's a new book by and about Lloy Ball... Serbia gets the World League Final Round.... Lambourne is headed to Russia and updates on other U.S. players overseas. Read More

U.S. Men's National Team Update for Dec. 3, 2008

Updates on the players of the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team. Read More

U.S. Men's National Team Update for Nov. 25

In the battle of U.S. Men’s National Team gold-medal winning setters in Russia, Kevin Hansen and host Fakel Novy Urengoi defeated Lloy Ball and Zenit Kazan. Read More

U.S. Men's National Team Update for Nov. 19, 2008

Update on players for the U.S. Men's National Team who are competing overseas. Read More

U.S. Men's National Team Update for Nov. 6, 2008

An update on how members of the U.S. Men's National Team are doing in their overseas leagues. Read More

U.S. Men Named Team of the Month for August

The U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball Team has been named the U.S. Olympic Committee Team of the Month for August, the USOC announced on Thursday. Read More

Anaheim Celebration Among U.S. Men's Many Appearances

A community celebration in Anaheim on Saturday will cap three weeks of celebrations and appearances for the U.S. Men’s Volleyball Team since it won its Olympic gold medal in Beijing on Aug. 24. Read More

U.S. Men Find Glory and Gold at End of Olympic Games

The U.S. Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team put tragedy aside and embraced triumph as it defeated defending Olympic champion and world No. 1-ranked Brazil, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23, and won the Olympic gold medal on Sunday at Capital Gymnasium. Read More

Quotes from U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball Match - Aug. 22, 2008

Quotes from the Aug. 22 Olympic men's volleyball match between the United States and Russia. Read More

Undefeated U.S. Men Beat Russia; Will Go for Gold

The U.S. Olympic Men’s Indoor Volleyball Team will be heading back to the Olympic Games gold-medal match as it held off second-ranked Russia 25-22, 25-21, 25-27, 22-25, 15-13 Saturday afternoon in a semifinal match. Read More

U.S. Men Pull off Quarterfinal Win over Serbia

Somehow finding a way to win when it counted most, the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team defeated Serbia 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 15-12) on Wednesday at Capital Indoor Stadium to advance to the semifinals of the Olympic tournament. Read More

U.S. Men Blank Japan, Finish Pool Play Undefeated

Team USA takes seven-match win streak and 5-0 record in Olympic Games Pool Play into quarterfinal match versus Serbia on Aug. 20 Read More

U.S. Men Defeat China in McCutcheon's Return

In his first Olympic match as a head coach, USA Volleyball’s Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) led the U.S. Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team to a 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 25-18) victory over China. Read More

Ball Savoring the Moment for U.S. Volleyball Team

BEIJING (AP) In three previous trips to the Olympics, Lloy Ball rarely looked to the crowd and tuned just about everything out during matches for the U.S. men's volleyball team. Read More

U.S. Men Remain Undefeated at Olympics, Down Bulgaria 3-1

Clay Stanley scores 21 points to lead Americans to third victory, await host China next on Aug. 16 Read More

U.S. Men Take Second Olympic Victory against Italy

The U.S. Men’s Volleyball Team started out slow but picked up speed on Tuesday in its 24-26, 25-22, 25-15, 25-21 victory over Italy in an Olympic pool play match at the Capital Indoor Stadium. Read More

U.S. Men Defeat Venezuela Despite Missing McCutcheon

The U.S. Olympic Men’s Indoor Team defeated Venezuela, 25-19, 25-18, 22-25, 21-25, 15-10, Sunday afternoon to open its 2008 Olympic Games campaign in Beijing. Read More

Quotes from U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball Press Conference

The U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball Team held a press conference at the Main Press Center on Aug. 5 in Beijing, China. Read More

U.S. Men Have Pieces in Place for Olympic Glory

The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team will play in its seventh-straight Olympic Games when it takes the court in August in Beijing. Much is expected of a U.S. team with a legacy of greatness. Read More

U.S. Men Have Little Time to Reflect on Victory

As has become the pattern during the summer of 2008, there wasn’t much time for the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team to reflect on their accomplishment before looking forward to the next challenge. Read More

U.S. Men Pull Off World League Win Over Poland

The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team held off match-point and pulled out a five-set victory (25-18, 23-25, 27-25, 18-25, 16-14) over Poland in the FIVB World League Final Round on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro. Read More

Serbia Stuns U.S. Men in World League Final Round

The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team could not find an answer for Serbia's Ivan Milijkovic, who had 16 points on 16 kills as Serbia surpassed the U.S. Men, 25-23, 25-19, 25-17. Read More

U.S. Men Rested and Ready for World League Final Round

The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team goes into Wednesday’s FIVB World League Final-Round match (9:15 a.m. PDT) against Poland in Rio de Janeiro with more on its mind than money. Read More

Bulgaria Beats Young U.S. Men in Five Sets

Missing four of its starters, the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team put up a battle before losing to Bulgaria, 2-3 (22-25, 26-24, 16-25, 25-23, 10-15) in an FIVB World League match on Friday in Varna, Bulgaria. Read More

U.S. Men, Bulgaria Will Meet Again in Beijing

This weekend's FIVB World League matches between Bulgaria and the United States are anything but meaningless. Read More

Quotes from Hugh McCutcheon and Players Nominated to the Olympic Team

Quotes from U.S. Men’s National Team Members who have been nominated to compete at the 2008 Olympic Games. Read More

USA Volleyball Nominates Men's Indoor Team for Olympic Games

USA Volleyball has announced the 12 athletes it has nominated to the 2008 U.S. Men’s Olympic Indoor Team that will compete in Beijing, pending confirmation by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Read More

Finland Helps U.S. Men Win Trip to Rio

With help from Finland, the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team ensured it will win its pool and advance to the FIVB World League final round. Read More

U.S. Men Sweep Spain for Eighth World League Win

The U.S. Men’s National Team held off a scrappy team from Spain to win its eighth 2008 FIVB World League pool play match, 25-19, 25-23, 27-25, on Friday before 4,610 fans at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum. Read More

U.S. Men Control Their World League Destiny

Heading into the second-to-last weekend of pool play in the FIVB World League, the U.S. Men's National Team finds itself right where it wants to be - in charge of its own fate. Read More

U.S. Men Defeat Spain, Gain Ground on Bulgaria

The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team defeated Spain quickly and decisively, 25-19, 25-19, 25-23 in a 2008 FIVB World League match on Sunday in Madrid and gave itself some breathing room in Pool C. Read More

U.S. Men Hold off Spain's Comeback for World League Win

A match that looked to be an easy victory for the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team turned out to have some surprise fireworks before the United States could finally claim a 25-23, 25-22, 29-31, 20-25, 18-16 victory. Read More

World League a Learning Experience for U.S. Men

U.S. Men will try to rebound from its first loss of the tournament this Friday and Saturday when it takes on Finland at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. Read More

USA Volleyball Submits 19-Player O-2 Indoor Rosters for Olympic Games

USA Volleyball submitted its 19-player preliminary rosters to the FIVB for both indoor teams competing at the 2008 Olympic Games. Only players on the preliminary rosters are eligible for the final 12-player Olympic Games rosters Read More

Bulgaria Strikes Back

The second FIVB World League match between the No. 3 U.S. Men's National Team and No. 4 Bulgaria lived up to its billing as it came down to a fifth set, which Bulgaria won. Read More

U.S. Men Make Quick Work of Bulgaria

The U.S. Men's National Team was firing on all cylinders on Friday while Bulgaria never quite got started as the United States defeated Bulgaria 25-23, 25-16, 25-16 on Friday. Read More

U.S. World League Roster Features Four Top Setters

U.S. Men's Update: Players Finishing Up Overseas

Players for the U.S. Men's National Team are finishing their time with teams overseas and returning to their home base at the American Sports Center to begin preparations for a busy summer season. Read More