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Are Ricardo/Pedro Olympic gold-medal contenders?Posted: May 27, 12:44p ET | Updated: May 27, 12:52p ET
If you had choose right now, two months ahead of the London Olympics, who would you pick to win the men's beach volleyball gold medal?
Rogers/Dalhausser, Emanuel/Alison continue to avoid each otherPosted: May 26, 2:09p ET | Updated: May 26, 5:39p ET
Five tournaments in, still no meeting between the world's two best men's teams.
Gibb/Rosenthal gain lead for final beach berthPosted: May 25, 1:23p ET | Updated: May 25, 2:02p ET
Just when it looked like Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal could take a big jump ahead of compatriots Matt Fuerbringer and Nick Lucena in the race for the final U.S. Olympic beach volleyball berth, they lost twice on Friday.
Ipsen wants to serve up a diving medalPosted: May 25, 11:29a ET | Updated: May 26, 12:08p ET
Kristian Ipsen has no fear when it comes to heights, which is a good thing because he’s a diver. But when it comes to serving people, things become a bit gray.
We have a new leader for the final Olympic berthPosted: May 24, 1:01p ET | Updated: May 24, 2:01p ET
With two wins Thursday at the FIVB World Tour Prague Open, the third-to-last Olympic qualifying tournament, Americans Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal are your new front-runners for the fourth and final U.S. Olympic beach volleyball berth.
Water polo player Tony Azevedo is the top dog, except at homePosted: May 23, 11:21a ET | Updated: May 23, 12:48p ET
At 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, U.S. water polo player Tony Azevedo is no small guy. He’s got legs like tree trunks, a core as strong as iron and a chiseled chest. And then there’s his dog.
Olympic torch goes out briefly, quickly rekindledPosted: May 21, 2:58p ET | Updated: May 21, 2:58p ET
The Olympic torch was briefly snuffed out Monday during the relay leading up to the London 2012 Games.
Weekend Review: Shanghai sprinters and shotgun shootersPosted: May 21, 11:02a ET | Updated: May 21, 12:31p ET
It seems like everyone was in or at a wedding this weekend. If so, you missed out on an interesting weekend in Olympics news as the hurdles race heated up and shooters sealed up spots in London.
Three Americans book Olympic berths at TrialsPosted: May 20, 11:17p ET | Updated: May 22, 12:06p ET
Corey Cogdell and Vincent Hancocks are headed back to the Olympics after winning at Shotgun Trials in Tuscon, Ariz. on Sunday. Frank Thompson will join them, along with three previously qualified shooters.
Rogers, Dalhausser lose NVL final at PimlicoPosted: May 19, 7:20p ET | Updated: May 19, 10:02p ET
Remember a couple weeks ago when we discussed two-time reigning Olympic gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings and their unexplainable loss to a team that probably won't even qualify for the Olympics?
Liu Xiang storms to 110m hurdles world lead in ShanghaiPosted: May 19, 11:54a ET | Updated: May 19, 12:22p ET
China's Liu Xiang lit up a rain-soaked Shanghai Diamond League meeting with the quickest 110 meters hurdles time of the year on Saturday, sprinting to victory in 12.97 seconds to the delight of his home town crowd.
Five for Friday: Best Tweeting AthletesPosted: May 18, 4:51p ET | Updated: May 19, 12:00p ET
It used to be that the closest you got to your favorite athletes was catching their highlights or buying their trading cards. Possibly stalking. But now Twitter has connected us Olympians and fans in incredible ways.
NVL tour hopes to build on Olympics in U.S.Posted: May 18, 12:08p ET | Updated: May 18, 12:11p ET
For a fledgling beach volleyball tour in need of attention, the National Volleyball League is content for now to tie its fortunes to bigger events.
London flame Britain boundPosted: May 18, 11:11a ET | Updated: May 18, 1:01p ET
The Olympic flame heads to Britain to light a 70-day torch relay leading to the opening of the 2012 London Games.
Diamond League Shanghai: 10 StorylinesPosted: May 18, 7:39a ET | Updated: May 18, 10:13a ET
The world’s leading track and field athletes move further East for the second stop of the Diamond League season in Shanghai on Saturday. More strong match-ups are on tap. Here are just some of the story lines worth following.
Not every event can be staged on a beachPosted: May 17, 2:05p ET | Updated: May 18, 12:12p ET
Let's be honest: Not every beach volleyball event can be staged at a beach.
Cagey Veronica Campbell-Brown set for 200m opener in ShanghaiPosted: May 17, 10:20a ET | Updated: May 17, 10:20a ET
Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown was leaving no hostages to fortune on Thursday as she looked forward to her first 200 meters race of a season she hopes will climax in a third successive Olympic gold in the event.
U.S. sprinters Justin Gatlin, Carmelita Jeter win at Daegu meet Posted: May 16, 11:28a ET | Updated: May 16, 12:05p ET
Justin Gatlin of the United States won 100 meters in 9.93 seconds on Wednesday at a meet in Daegu, South Korea.
Olympic beach volleyball players head to PimlicoPosted: May 16, 10:11a ET | Updated: May 16, 10:18a ET
The road to the Triple Crown meets the road to the London Olympics on Saturday when American beach volleyball hopefuls take to the sand on the infield at Pimlico.
Kessy, Ross officially clinch Olympic berthPosted: May 16, 9:58a ET | Updated: May 16, 10:01a ET
The U.S. beach volleyball team of April Ross and Jennifer Kessy has qualified for their first Olympics, joining fellow Americans and two-time gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor in the tournament.