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PRWeb
| 10 months ago
Coaching has always been a passion of mine, and nowadays you need your master’s degree,” May-Treanor says. “Concordia had everything I was looking for.” May-Treanor is the most successful beach volleyball player in history, with 107 career wins. She...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 10 months ago
And what kind of witchcraft are we seeing in a table tennis match? For most of us, many things about being an Olympian will forever remain mysterious. But as a viewer, it's hard to know what curiosities are integral to the sport, and what's just...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Olympic beach volleyball team, has many accolades to her credit. The recipient of gold medals at both the Athens and Beijing Olympics, as well as countless AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) volleyball awards for Best Defensive Player, as...
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Las Vegas Review-Journal / Sun
| 10 months ago
The chimes of Big Ben sound in the background to welcome midnight, and the lights shine against walls of history...Whitehall is a road in this central part of the city, and on it exists Horse Guards Parade and volumes worth of British lore, site of...
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KSBY
| 10 months ago
The reigning Beijing Olympic gold medalists improved to 3-0 and won Group B. They will be the #2 overall seed in the Round of 16 that starts on Saturday. Rogers and Dalhausser, who typically are slow starters, surged out to an early lead. The Czech...
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The Dish Rag
| 10 months ago
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings face their greatest challenge yet ... pinkeye?...But in the grand scheme of strained Achilles, torn meniscus and broken bones, an unusual hindrance is threatening to take down beach volleyball star Kerri...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
18 a.m., Aug. 2, 2012 Also of interest United States' Kerri Walsh, third from left, and Misty May-Treanor, left, chat with NBA basketball players James Harden, second from left, Kevin Durant , second from right, and Carmelo Anthony after a beach...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
Cook has said she will retire from international play after London, but she said she wants to watch the beach volleyball competition through its completion. Cook expressed her respect for two-time defending gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
Olympics On the sidelines, NBA stars Kevin Durant, James Harden and Carmelo Anthony played with blue and yellow volleyballs, dribbling them between their legs, spinning them on their fingers. Between sets, scantily-clad cheerleaders danced on the 4,...
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Pop Crunch
| 10 months ago
Kerri and Misty were undefeated in Athens and remained unbeaten in Beijing but tonight, lost their first set to Australia, suffering a 21-17 loss in the first set...Misty and Kerri rebounded and won the match and will now wait and see who they will...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 10 months ago
Font Resize Bay Area News Group Beach volleyball: One streak is over. The unbeaten streak continues for two-time defending Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings of Saratoga and Misty May-Treanor. The Americans lost the first...
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GMA News
| 10 months ago
Five-time Olympian Natalie Cook of Australia, who won gold in Sydney in 2000, was beaten for the third time on Wednesday as her record-breaking beach volleyball career ended in elimination from the London Games. Cook and Tamsin Hinchley were beaten...
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GMA News
| 10 months ago
Olympic beach volleyball champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the U.S. rallied to beat an Austrian pair on Wednesday, emerging undefeated from the pool phase in their quest for an unprecedented third gold medal. Earlier, five-time Olympian...
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Epoch Times
| 10 months ago
August 1, 2012 For the first time in three Olympics, the U.S. beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh Jennings lost a set in Olympic play when the Austrian Schwaiger sisters handed the Americans a 2117 defeat in the first set of...
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The Bellingham Herald
| 10 months ago
The Sports Network The rain was familiar to Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh...The American beach volleyball pair dropped a set for the first time ever at the Summer Games, but won the next two to knock off Austrian sisters Stefanie and Doris...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Articles Not according to Walsh Jennings. "It's super minor," she told the Associated Press on Tuesday . "It just looks worse than it is." According to Walsh, her husband , fellow volleyball player Casey Jennings, has a much worse case of the disease.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 months ago
Smarting from defeats to the top-ranked United States and Switzerland, Cook and Hinchley fought gamely in a must-win clash before succumbing 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 to Marketa Slukova and Kristyna Kolocova in front of 15,000 fans at Horse Guards Parade.
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PRWeb
| 10 months ago
Kerri Walsh-Jennings and Misty May-Treanor are working their way up for their third Olympic gold. August 01, 2012 Beach volleyball's golden pair of Kerri Walsh-Jennings and Misty May-Treanor has already won two Olympic golds. However, two medals...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
Two-time defending Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor lost the first set of their preliminary round match against Austria on Wednesday night...Walsh and May-Treanor won seven straight matches in Athens...
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TMZ
| 10 months ago
Breaking News Apparently, someone farted on Kerri Walsh 's pillow ... 'cause the U.S. beach volleyball superstar has come down with a case of the pinkeye at the Olympics. Walsh talked about her eye issue at a media event in London yesterday -- wiping...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 10 months ago
Michael Flatley gave us Lord of the Dance," bellows the announcer. "These are the lords of the sand!"...Four-second bursts of pop music roar from the speakers between points...Beach volleyball has lodged itself in the centre of London, a serve's...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 10 months ago
Cal student Caitlin Leverenz got a pep talk from her roommate the night before winning the bronze medal in the 200-meter individual medley. Former Cal great Natalie Coughlin told her friend, "I know you can do this." Leverenz, who will be a senior in...
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Taiwan News
| 10 months ago
Two-time defending gold medalist beach volleyball pair Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor of the United States wrap up pool play Wednesday against Austrian sisters Doris and Stefanie Schwaiger _ and Walsh insists she won't be slowed by a case...
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SF Gate
| 10 months ago
Maybe women's beach volleyball is best appreciated without the bikinis. Monday night in a chilly midnight match, the ladies bundled up in full-body lycra, affording spectators a chance to admire the athletic artistry of Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty...
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The Bellingham Herald
| 10 months ago
Kohei Uchimura wows with a combination of flawless execution and flair. He'll need every bit of both to finally forget about the disappointment of his Olympic silver. The three-time reigning gymnastics world champion long ago dedicated himself to...
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The Arlington Advocate
| 10 months ago
Bravo's late-night interactive talk show hosted by Andy Cohen. Guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics and pop culture stop by for lively discussions on today's headlines. Trending topic: Kerri Walsh News has come out that the 2012 Olympic...
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The Arlington Advocate
| 10 months ago
Missy Franklin from Aurora, Colo., wins gold Missy Franklin is one amazing Olympian. The 17-year-old won the gold medal (and broke a record) in swimming yesterday's women's 100-meter backstroke. She did this just about 10 minutes after qualifying for...
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E! Online
| 10 months ago
She and partner Misty May-Treanor are two-time defending gold medalists. Walsh thanked fans for all their support on Facebook . "I'm too tired to write a little recap but before I hit the hay please know that your love, energy and support means the...
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EW - PopWatch
| 10 months ago
Gregory Bull/AP The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat may be the slogan for ABC's defunct Wide World of Sports , but rarely has it been as apt as on the third day of NBC's Olympic primetime coverage. The U.S. pulled in some major hardware in...
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Zee News
| 10 months ago
The Brazil duo overpowered Germany`s 12th-seeds Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler 21-18, 21-13 in 42 minutes to push the Germans to 1-1 in pool play Monday, Xinhua reports. Juliana had one ace, nine kills, two blocks and six digs and Larissa was...
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The Indianapolis Star
| 10 months ago
As an Olympic superpower, you know you're off to a bit of a rocky start when your fourth-place finishers are overshadowing your winners. Ryan Lochte wins the first swimming event of the 2012 Olympics, but Michael Phelps' out-of-the-medals finish from...
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Las Vegas Review-Journal / Sun
| 10 months ago
Their closest rivals were still on the floor competing when the Chinese whipped out five big gold stars and held them up in the shape of their flag...The Chinese won their second straight Olympic title in men's gymnastics and third in four games in a...
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SF Gate
| 10 months ago
I ask a volunteer at the press center to direct me to the beach volleyball bus and I almost feel guilty, like the guy is going to point to the bus and give me a wink and nudge. Look, I didn't invent the bikinis or the rowdy, happy-hour atmosphere at...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 10 months ago
What's my next move?' You're not necessarily thinking what happened last," said Steffens, Team USA's youngest player at 19 and a Monte Vista High graduate. "At one point I was like, 'Oh, I'm getting open a lot,' but at the same time you've got to...
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GMA News
| 10 months ago
China's Beijing bronze medallists put a nightmare start to the Olympic women's beach volleyball behind them on Monday while the Brazilian favorites cruised to a second win as the sport's popularity in Britain soared to new heights. In the day's...
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Epoch Times
| 10 months ago
July 30, 2012 Misty May-Treanor of the United States hits over the net during the Women's Beach Volleyball Preliminary match between United States and Czech Republic on Day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) American Beach...
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The Macon Telegraph
| 10 months ago
The Telegraphs recap of the second day of the London Olympics. A star is born : Teenager Missy Franklin earned her first gold medal when she won the 100-meter backstroke Monday. The 17-year-old came from behind in the final 20 meters to earn the...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
Their match, which started late and ran past midnight, ended too late for May-Treanor to blow out the pirate candle on her actual 35th birthday, but it was a victory worthy of a party. "We're celebrating on California time," Walsh Jennings said early...
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United Press International
| 10 months ago
Monday's highlights from the Olympics: -- Victories by Missy Franklin and Matthew Grevers, along with a near win by Rebecca Soni, gave the United States some of its swagger back in the battle for Olympic swimming medals. A big test awaits Michael...
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United Press International
| 10 months ago
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings rallied in the second set Monday to clinch a berth in the knockout round of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament. May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings have not lost a set in any of their matches while marching...
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Voice of America
| 10 months ago
The London Olympics beach volleyball tournament is being played at the Horse Guards Parade grounds, one of the iconic venues of the Olympics and one that brings together the past and the present. The Horse Guards Parade dates back to 1745. It takes...
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Mail Online UK
| 10 months ago
30 July 2012 U.S Olympic beach-volleyball teammates have revealed how they stay smooth and hair-free while wearing their tiny bikini bottom uniforms. Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor, who made headlines over the weekend after they wore long-...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
Defending bronze medalists Zhang Xi and Xue Chen recovered from an opening loss to beat Switzerland on Monday and improve their chances of reaching the knockout round of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament. The Chinese pair was upset in the very...
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AP Online
| 10 months ago
New Zealand's hopes of qualifying for the final of the women's quadruple sculls at the Olympic rowing regatta were dashed when the oar of one of its crew broke with around 400 meters remaining in the repechage race.
The Kiwis were third...
