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U.S. Women Down Brazil for Key World Cup Win
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Brazil 25-22, 17-25, 27-25, 25-19 in scoring a key victory between the top two teams in the world on Friday to open the 2011 FIVB World Cup at Nagano, Japan. Read More
U.S. Women Edged by Brazil 3-2
The U.S. Women’s National Team lost to top-ranked Brazil 28-30, 25-18, 25-19, 17-25, 15-11 in a marathon battle on Tuesday evening on the final day of Pool B at the X Women’s Pan American Cup at Juarez, Mexico. Read More
Sykora Back in United States to Continue Recovery
Stacy Sykora, a three-time Olympian, has been released a Brazil hospital and traveled back to the USA to continue her rehabilitation after suffering injuries sustained in a bus accident on April 12. Read More
Stacy Sykora Recovering from Bus Accident
U.S. Women’s National Team libero Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas), a three-time Olympian and 2008 Olympic silver medalist, continues to make progress recovering from injuries sustained on April 12. Read More
U.S. Women's Update for April 18
The current U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update released on April 18 includes briefs on U.S. players competing overseas and other team news. Read More
USA Volleyball’s Sykora Involved in Bus Accident
Brazil to Share World League Pool with U.S. Men
The FIVB has announced the pools for the 2011 World League men’s volleyball competition and has also announced a new format for the final round. Read More
U.S. Women Fall to Brazil in Four
The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team lost to Brazil 25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 25-20 on Wednesday evening at Londrina, Brazil. The match concluded a 10-day, four friendly exhibition tour of Brazil. Read More
U.S. Women Edged by Brazil for Second Night in Row
For the second night in a row, the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team was edged by Brazil in five sets, this time by scores of 24-26, 25-17, 25-22, 20-25, 15-10 on Sept. 26 at Maringa, Brazil, as part of a four-match friendly exhibition tour of Brazil. Read More
U.S. Women Fall to Brazil in Five in Friendly Tour Opener
The U.S. Women’s National Team lost to Brazil 19-25, 25-17, 24-26, 25-15, 15-11 on Sept. 25 at Maringa, Brazil, to open a four-match friendly exhibition tour of Brazil. Read More
U.S. Women’s Schedule for Brazil Tour Announced
The U.S. Women’s National Team will play Brazil in four friendly scrimmages in Maringa and Londrina, Brazil, during a training trip scheduled for Sept. 19-30. Read More
Dalhausser, Rogers Bringing Gold Home from Brazil
The beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) became the first U.S. men’s team to capture a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal in Brazil in 14 years by winning the Brasília Open title on Sunday. Read More
Dalhausser, Rogers to Play for Gold in Brazil; Kessy, Ross finish 4th
The U.S. men’s beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers will play for the gold medal on Sunday at the Brasilia Open, the first stop on the 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour. 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
Dalhausser, Rogers Lead U.S. to Beach Win over Brazil
The U.S. beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won gold while Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh settled for silver on Sunday at the AVP World Challenge. Read More
Bruno Buoys Brazil to Win Over U.S. Men
Buoyed by the return of it setter Bruno Rezende, who had not played in six weeks due to a broken wrist, Brazil defeated the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-12) on Sunday in Uberlandia. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Still Holding Lead
The U.S. beach volleyball teams of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh and Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers will play for the women’s and men’s gold medals respectively on Sunday at the AVP Crocs Tour World Challenge. Read More
Brazil Takes 3-1 Victory Over U.S. Men
The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team lost its fourth of five friendly matches to host Brazil, 1-3 (21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 18-25) on Saturday in Uberlandia. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Lead Brazil After Day 1
The United States leads Brazil 10-6 after two rounds of pool play at the AVP World Challenge: USA vs. Brazil presented by Sanderson Ford in Glendale, Ariz. Read More
U.S. Men Lose Battle to Brazil
The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team played two strong sets but fell to host Brazil, 23-25, 28-30, 17-25 in the third of five friendly matches between the two teams on Friday in Uberlandia. Read More
Host Brazil Sweeps U.S. Men's Team
Brazil swept the U.S. Men’s National Team in the second of their five friendly matches, 25-19, 31-29, 25-15, on Wednesday in Montes Claros, Brazil. Read More
Brazil Defeats U.S. Men in Opening Match
Brazil won the first of five friendly matches with the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team, 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21) on Tuesday in Montes Claros, Brazil. The teams will play again on Wednesday at 3 p.m. PT in Montes Claros. Read More
U.S. Men's Team to Play Brazil Exhibitions
The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team will be in Montes Claros and Uberlandia, Brazil next week for a series of five exhibition matches. Read More
Updated: May-Treanor, Walsh to Reunite for Challenge Match
Two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will reunite to compete in the AVP Crocs Tour World Challenge: USA vs. Brazil presented by Sanderson Ford on Sept. 25-27. Read More
Dalhausser, Rogers Finish Fourth in Brazil
Top-seeded Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) put up a fight, but ended up finishing fourth. Read More
Kessy, Ross Claim Silver Medal in Brazil
The U.S. women’s beach volleyball team of Jen Kessy and April Ross fell to Brazil’s Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca in the gold medal match at the KIA Open in Brasilia, Brazil, part of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Open FIVB Tour in Brazil
Seven U.S. teams are in Brasilia, Brazil this week for the KIA Open, part of the SWATCH FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Win Challenge Matches in Brazil
U.S. Olympic beach volleyball teams of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers and Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs defeated teams from Brazil in challenge matches played Jan. 17-18 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read More
USAV Sends Men's Team Vets, Rookies to America's Cup
U.S. Men’s Olympic gold medalists Rich Lambourne and Scott Touzinsky will lead a mix of veterans and rookies at the Americas’ Cup Tournament on Sept. 24-28 in Cuiaba, Brazil. 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
Dalhausser, Rogers Block Brazil for Gold Medal
With a gold medal at stake, Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) got defensive, finishing with nine blocks as he and U.S. partner Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) defeated Brazil's Marcio Araujo and Fábio Luiz Magalhães, 23-21, 17-21, 15-4. Read More
May-Treanor, Walsh One Step Away from Gold
The U.S. beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Kerri Walsh (Saratoga, Calif.) have just one more step to climb toward winning their second Olympic gold medal. Read More
May-Treanor, Walsh Advance to Olympic Semifinals
A new Brazilian partnership meant the same old story for U.S. beach volleyball players Misty May-Treanor (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Kerri Walsh (Saratoga, Calif.) as they defeated Brazil’s third-ranked Ana Paula Connelly and Larissa Franca, 21-18, 21-15. 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 Sweep Brazil; Will Play Serbia for World League Gold
The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team assured itself its best FIVB World League finish ever when it swept host Brazil, 25-23, 25-22, 27-25, the No. 1 team in the world, before 11,615 fans on Saturday at Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro. Read More
U.S. Men to Face Brazil in World League Semis
The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team will face host Brazil at 9:15 a.m. PDT on Saturday in the semifinals of the FIVB World League Final Round in Rio de Janeiro. Read More
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If Not the U.S., Brazil is a Great Place to Play
Brazil is by far one of the greatest countries to play a volleyball match. The love and passion for the sport is unlike anywhere else in the world. We played two matches in Maringa to a capacity crowd of 6,000 screaming fans. What makes Brazil unique is their love for good volleyball and the fun… Read More
2011 World League - Past, Present and Future
BELO HORIZANTE, Brazil (June 10, 2011) - The last time the U.S. Men’s National Team played World League matches against Brazil in Belo Horizonte was in 2001.
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2011 World League - The Rivalry Continues
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (June 12, 2011) – There is no greater rivalry in the world of volleyball than USA vs. Brazil.
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It was a long 10 hour flight but entertaining to say the least. It was awesome to have a flight attendant with some real enthusiasm! I am pretty sure that for musical artistes Britney Spears, Pink, and Ke$ha were… Read More
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Our team, the U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Team, has a new favorite game. The game is to see how many girls we can shove into an elevator. Let me tell you that, that thing is not very roomy, more like a closet or a pantry!
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