beach volleyball
DJ puts end to heated Olympic volleyball spat, sparks sing-along with classic song
August 10, 2024 | 11:22amWhen tension boiled over at Olympic beach volleyball, the best solution was to go back to the well from the opening ceremony.
US women eliminated in Olympic beach volleyball shocker
August 7, 2024 | 12:28pmThe U.S. has suffered an unexpected heartbreaker on the Paris sand.
Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of rape, eliminated from Olympics
August 4, 2024 | 7:56pmIn his fourth and final match, Van de Velde again was subjected to a steady stream of hoots and whistles each time he served the ball.
Meet the artist whose job is to paint beach volleyball at the 2024 Olympics
August 3, 2024 | 4:56amDespite his relentless efforts, only the silhouettes of the spectators, players and the Eiffel Tower had emerged on the canvas.
How fans reacted to first match for Olympian convicted of rape who's still allowed to compete
July 28, 2024 | 11:18pmThe Olympian was convicted in 2016 of having sex with a 12-year-old girl in England. He served a combined 13 months in prison in Britain and the Netherlands.
Child rapist will play on Dutch Olympic volleyball team
June 27, 2024 | 1:53pmThe prosecution made it clear that the victim had been upfront with the volleyball star that she was 12 years old.
Mr. T congratulates beach volleyball 'A-team' on gold medal
August 6, 2021 | 9:07amWatch out, fools. The A-Team just met the A-Team.
US goes for gold in track, beach volleyball on Day 14 of Olympics
August 5, 2021 | 5:01pmSome of Team USA's highest profile athletes go for gold on Day 14 in Tokyo, which starts Thursday night in America and continues into Friday morning.
How unlikely partnership sparked beach volleyball gold bid
August 5, 2021 | 1:23pmAfter just four years of international beach volleyball experience, American Alix Klineman is headed to the Olympic final alongside teammate April Ross. Klineman, 31, began as an indoor volleyball player...
US women's volleyball dominates Switzerland
August 5, 2021 | 1:39amApril Ross and Alix Klineman beat Switzerland 21-12, 21-11 on Thursday to clinch at least a silver medal to advance to the gold medal match of the Olympic beach volleyball...
US beach volleyball, basketball among those to watch on on Day 13 2021 Olympics
August 4, 2021 | 3:41pmAfter a somewhat quiet day of the 2021 Olympics, it's all hands on deck for the Americans as a number of major events heat up.
Last US beach volleyball team left standing advance into semifinals
August 3, 2021 | 3:22pmIn a sport traditionally been dominated by Team USA veterans, April Ross, 41, now remains the only player with an Olympic medal left in contention.
US women's beach volleyball pair into quarterfinals
August 1, 2021 | 8:56pmApril Ross and Alix Klineman have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament.
De Blasio looks like real beach bum in Gilligan hat for volleyball with reporters
July 30, 2021 | 6:56pmHe might've left Manhattan island but he was still wearing Gilligan's hat. Mayor de Blasio played beach volleyball at Orchard Beach against reporters and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
Beach volleyball stars' bikini boycott forces embarrassing change
February 24, 2021 | 10:04amBikinis have won the day after officials were forced into an embarrassing retreat over plans to introduce sand trousers for the controversial Katara Beach Volleyball Cup event in Qatar. Players...
Beach volleyball stars boycotting over bikini ban
February 23, 2021 | 8:19amGermany’s beach volleyball stars Karla Borger and Julia Sude have said they will boycott a tournament in Qatar next month because it was “the only country” where players were forbidden...
Where to find the Jersey Shore's sun and fun (without the sleaze)
June 19, 2017 | 6:16pmYou should know about Long Branch, NJ. It’s far from notoriously car-clogged Route 27 leading to the Hamptons, and worlds apart from Seaside Heights’ seedy carnival atmosphere farther down the...
Volleyball legend takes all the blame for Olympic shocker
August 17, 2016 | 8:36amRIO DE JANEIRO — If Kerri Walsh Jennings winds up with a fourth medal in Olympic beach volleyball, it will be bronze — not gold, like the other three she...
Kerri Walsh Jennings keeps adding to impossible legacy
August 15, 2016 | 11:43pmWhen you are already part of “the greatest beach volleyball team of all time,” it’s pretty difficult to author a suitable encore. Kerri Walsh Jennings appears to be doing just...
NBC is all about the women these Olympics
August 15, 2016 | 3:37pmDuring the first half of the Olympics, women have dominated the screen on NBC in the evening. Through Saturday night, 58.5 percent of the competition time on NBC’s prime-time telecasts...