U.S. Men Finish VNL with Sweep Against Japan

The U.S. Men’s National Team finished the FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament on a good note with a sweep against Japan, 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-20) and ended with an 8-7 record on Wednesday in Rimini, Italy.

U.S. Men Rebound Strong and Sweep Bulgaria at VNL

After a tough five-set loss to Slovenia, the U.S. Men rebounded with a sweep against Bulgaria (25-19, 26-24, 25-9) on Tuesday at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy.

U.S. Men Battle but Fall to Slovenia in Five at VNL

Fresh off their five set victory over the Netherlands at the end of week four, the U.S. Men battled hard in another fifth set, but fell to Slovenia, 3-2 (30-28, 19-25, 25-20, 26-28, 13-15) on Monday at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy.

Mike O’Hara: What’s next?

They like to call the Manhattan Beach Open the Wimbledon of beach volleyball. That makes Mike O’Hara some kind of stud, because he won the thing five times in a row, including the inaugural open in 1960. And there’s so, so much more to Mike O’Hara’s story.  Everyone should lead a life so interesting —…

U.S. Men’s Update: Anderson’s Team Tops Rooney’s

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 6, 2011) – In a battle between two top outside hitters with the U.S. Men’s National Team in Italy’s Serie A League, Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) and Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia defeated Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) and Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20 on Jan. 2. Anderson was Valentia’s…