April Ross and Alix Klineman won gold in women’s beach volleyball at the Tokyo Olympics, besting Australian counterparts in two sets on Friday. Ross and Klineman took down Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar 21-15 and 21-16 to take gold. The match lasted 43 minutes. Ross, 39, of California, already had a bronze medal…
America’s Ross and Klineman Beat Australia for Gold in Olympics Beach Volleyball
US Volleyball Team Beats Italy in Full-Set Battle Despite Thompson’s Absence
August 2, 2021
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TOKYO—The United States defeated Italy in a see-saw five-set battle at the Ariake Arena on Monday to finish on top in Pool B of the women’s volleyball preliminaries, overcoming the absence of injured ace spiker Jordan Thompson and another injury. Thompson, who sat out the match after spraining her ankle on Saturday, watched as setter…
Americans Ousted by Canada in Olympic Beach Volleyball
TOKYO—The scoreboard at the Shiokaze Park beach volleyball venue said: “Challenge successful. Ball out.” That didn’t make any sense. And the Americans’ survival was riding on it. “The referee just said, ’Wait, wait, wait. We’re sorting it out,” Canada’s Heather Bansley said on Sunday after winning a twice-reversed challenge to oust Sarah Sponcil and Kelly…
US Crushed by ROC After Losing Thompson to Injury
July 31, 2021
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TOKYO—The United States’ hopes of winning the first Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball took a hit on Saturday when they lost ace spiker, Jordan Thompson, to injury in a straight sets defeat by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team. Thompson sprained her ankle in the second set and did not return, watching on from…
Tale of Rescue After Falling Several Floors in Florida Collapse
July 5, 2021
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—When 16-year-old rising volleyball star Deven Gonzalez was pulled from the rubble of her Miami condo building, her initial reaction amid the shock was to tell firefighters that she had to compete in a major tournament in a few days. The teen’s world revolved around volleyball. She played beach volleyball, on her high…
Stunning Pictures Show a Pair of Dolphins Performing Acrobatic Moves off the Scottish Coast
A set of stunning photos show a pair of dolphins performing amazing acrobatic moves, including “playing volleyball,” whilst bathed in the soft golden glow of the setting sun. The remarkable pictures were captured by wildlife photographer Zaneta Blaszczyk, 30, at Chanonry Point on the Black Isle Peninsula in the Scottish Highlands. “We arrived at the beach…
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