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'When you're ready, you will not be alone': Brazil volleyballer Douglas Souza tells his coming out story
Brazil volleyballer Douglas Souza [he/him], 26, is an Olympic champion, winning men's volleyball gold at his home Games in Rio 2016. He is currently the most followed volleyballer on Instagram.
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'A-Team' of Alix Klineman and April Ross loves it when a plan comes together
April Ross and Alix Klineman beat Australia's Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy to win the women's beach volleyball gold medal on Friday.
Olympic Sports
U.S. volleyball likely down 2 starters for quarters
Setter Jordyn Poulter and opposite Jordan Thompson could miss the women's volleyball quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Olympic Sports
Ross, Klineman win away from volleyball medal
April Ross and Alix Klineman beat Laura Ludwig and Maggie Kozuch 21-19, 21-19 on Tuesday, leaving Ross as the last woman with an Olympic medal still standing at the Shiokaze Park beach volleyball venue.
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U.S. beach volleyball player Gibb calls it a career
Four-time U.S. Olympian Jake Gibb announced he's retiring from beach volleyball after he and partner Tri Bourne were eliminated in the round of 16 on Monday.
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4-time Olympian Dalhausser leaves the beach
Four-time Olympian Phil Dalhausser said after being eliminated from the Tokyo Games that this will be his last. The 2008 gold medalist says he wants to spend more time with his children
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NBA
Olympics 2021 ICYMI: KD passes Melo, a new fastest woman, world record for Caeleb Dressel
More American medals in the pool at night. Then get up early for Team USA baseball and basketball.
Olympic Sports
U.S. women's volleyball deals China another loss
The U.S. women swept defending gold medalist China 29-27, 25-22, 25-21 in a pool-play match that left the Americans at the top of Pool B and the Chinese seeking to win their first set of the tournament after two straight sweeps to open the Games.
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U.S. women's volleyball hands China another loss
The U.S. women swept defending gold medalist China 29-27, 25-22, 25-21 on Tuesday in a pool-play match.
Summer Olympics
Olympics 2021 -- At 45, beach volleyball player Jake Gibb is ready for his own last dance
This is Jake Gibb's fourth and final Olympics. He has never stood on the podium at the Games. Whether or not he does it this last time, he's ready to find out what life is like after his playing is done.
Olympic Sports
Ross, Klineman cruise in beach volleyball opener
Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman won in straight sets over China in their Olympic beach volleyball opener on Sunday.
Olympic Sports
Positive COVID test nixes beach volleyball opener
The opening match of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament was canceled after a Czech player tested positive for the coronavirus.
Olympic Sports
How McHugh turned the tables on Australia's beach volleyball return
Christopher McHugh has gone from being on the brink of retirement, to helping lead Australia back to the men's beach volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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U.S.'s Crabb out of beach volleyball due to COVID
American beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb is out of the Olympics after four positive COVID-19 tests, and Tri Bourne will take his place as the partner of four-time Olympian Jake Gibb when the competition begins this weekend.
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3rd Olympian positive in Tokyo days before start
Beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic of the Czech Republic is the third athlete in the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19.
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U.S. selects women's volleyball team for Tokyo
Two-time medalists Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson and Jordan Larson headline the 12-player U.S. women's volleyball team picked to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo.
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Dalhausser, Gibb earn U.S. beach volleyball spots
Jake Gibb, 45, will be the oldest volleyball player -- beach or indoor -- in Olympic history after he and teammate Taylor Crabb earned a spot for the U.S. They will be joined in Tokyo by Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena.
Top Headlines
- Volleyball player Poulter's stolen gold medal found
- German volleyball refuses to play virus-hit China
- Top Russian v-ball coach faces ban for racist slur
- U.S. women break through for 1st volleyball gold
- France earns gold for 1st medal in volleyball
- U.S. women take out Serbia, reach volleyball final
- U.S. women's volleyball advances to semifinals
Volleyball Standings
| Pool A | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL | 4 | 1 | 13 |
 ITA | 4 | 1 | 11 |
 JPN | 3 | 2 | 8 |
 CAN | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 IRI | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 VEN | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pool B | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROC | 4 | 1 | 12 |
 BRA | 4 | 1 | 10 |
 ARG | 3 | 2 | 8 |
 FRA | 2 | 3 | 8 |
 USA | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 TUN | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Pool A | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRA | 5 | 0 | 14 |
 SRB | 4 | 1 | 12 |
 DOM | 2 | 3 | 8 |
 KOR | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| JPN | 1 | 4 | 4 |
 KEN | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pool B | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| ITA | 3 | 2 | 10 |
 TUR | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| ROC | 3 | 2 | 9 |
 CHN | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| ARG | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113USA
- 88CHN
- 71ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 39 |
 CHN | 38 |
 JPN | 27 |
Silver
| USA | 41 |
| CHN | 32 |
 ROC | 28 |
Bronze
| USA | 33 |
| ROC | 23 |
 GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7
McKeon - 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Dressel | 5 |
 McKeon | 4 |
| McKeown | 3 |
Silver
| Scott | 3 |
| Ledecky | 2 |
| Yufei | 2 |
Bronze
| McKeon | 3 |
 Melnikova | 2 |
| Nagornyy | 2 |
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Neeraj Chopra headlines India's 37-member contingent for athletics in 2022 Commonwealth Games
High jump national record holder Tejaswin Shankar and Federation Cup long jump gold medallist Jeswin Aldrin have been excluded from the squad
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Fabio Jakobsen takes Stage 2 at Tour de France; Wout van Aert dons yellow jersey
Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen captured Stage 2 at the Tour de France on Saturday, while Wout van Aert donned the yellow jersey for the overall race lead.
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Alejandro Valverde and another cyclist struck by car while training in southern Spain
Professional cyclist Alejandro Valverde and another rider were struck by a car while training in southern Spain.
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Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe among recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom
Gymnast Simone Biles and U.S. women's national team star Megan Rapinoe will be presented with the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by Joe Biden in a ceremony next week, the White House announced.
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Police conduct raids across Europe, seize evidence from Bahrain cycling team suspected of doping
Police conducted numerous raids across Europe this week, one of which resulted in the seizure of more than 450 capsules of unidentified substances from a Bahrani cycling team suspected of doping.
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Jeswin Aldrin offered trial, day after being left out of India's World Championships squad
The long jumper was left out owing to his dip in form and inconsistency, the Athletics Federation of India said.
