Articles filed under Volleyball
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Brazil stuns U.S. for gold in women’s volleyballAug 11, 2012 2:42 pm - LONDON — Destinee wasn’t enough for the United States. Brazil denied the United States its first Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball Saturday in a 3-1 upset that ha...
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Quite an Olympics for American womenAug 10, 2012 6:45 pm - It’s the 40th anniversary of Title IX here in the United States this year and the Olympics is serving as the perfect tribute. Quite simply, the U.S. women, all of whom h...
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US women reach Olympic volleyball gold-medal matchAug 09, 2012 3:29 pm - LONDON — Coach Hugh McCutcheon made a special point of seeking out captain Lindsey Berg for a quick hug after the U.S. women’s volleyball team advanced to the gold medal...
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US men exit Olympics with volleyball loss to ItalyAug 08, 2012 2:18 pm - LONDON — There will be no magical run to another gold for the U.S. men’s volleyball team. There will not even be a medal. The defending Olympic champions were knocked ou...
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Our local Olympians to watch todayAug 07, 2012 5:30 am - Coming up today Ÿ Melissa Seidemann (Hoffman Estates) and the U.S. women's water polo team take on Australia in the semifinal round. TV: 10:30 a.m. live, NBC. Ÿ The...
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Russia ends US streak in men's volleyballAug 04, 2012 2:00 pm - LONDON — Maxim Mikhaylov scored 27 points and Russia snapped an 11-match winning streak for the U.S. men's volleyball team in Olympic play with a 3-2 preliminary round v...
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Competing today: Jacobs' Evan Jager, Crystal Lake's Amy LePeilbetAug 02, 2012 5:30 am - The suburban athletes competing today: Ÿ The 3-0 U.S. women's soccer team (Amy LePeilbet, Crystal Lake) has a quarterfinal match vs. New Zealand. On TV: Live, 8:30-1...
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Women’s all-around, Lochte-Phelps II highlight Thursday’s Olympic slateAug 01, 2012 9:36 pm - LONDON — A giddy Gabby Douglas offered a stream of words at her mile-a-minute best. “A lot of hard work, a lot of passion,” she said, “a lot of sacrifices and determinat...
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US sweeps Germany in Olympic men’s prelimsJul 31, 2012 1:35 pm - LONDON — Clay Stanley scored 16 points and the U.S. men’s volleyball team improved to 2-0 in preliminary pool play at the London Olympics with a three-set victory over G...