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It will be an all-U.S. gold medal final after the team of April Ross and Jennifer Kessy advanced to meet Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in women's beach volleyball.In what has become the most repeated phrase of the last three Olympics, Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh Jennings won their beach volleyball match in straight sets. The iconic American team beat the second-ranked team in the world, the Chinese pairing of Xue Chen and Zhang Xi, winning both sets 22-20.Since the start of elimination play, the pairing has not lost a set. And in their three Olympic appearances they have only ever lost one set, earlier this year in group play against the Austrian Schwaiger sisters after having already locked down first place in Group C.May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings advanced to the gold medal match where they will take on either the world top-ranked team from Brazil of Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta Silva, or fellow Americans April Ross and Jen Kessy, the fourth-ranked pairing in the w...
In Sydney, she was still just Misty May.Her mother was seriously ill and her beach volleyball career was still maturing when the daughter of 1968 Olympian Butch May ...
For most Olympians, winning one silver medal is a source of great pride, but the two that Allyson Felix owned were anything but satisfying.Not even the gold Felix wo...
Big Ben loomed nearby as the scene played out like clockwork.Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings were gold medalists again, winners of another Olympic beach v...
For Lolo Jones, once again a medal was so near and yet so far away.On a night when the United States track and field team grabbed four medals -- none of them gold --...
Tuesday at the 2012 Summer Olympics is another full day of must-see events in London, starting very early with the men's triathlon at 6:30 a.m. ET. But trust me -- i...
Arlo White is just grateful that he recognized Alex Morgan's head.NBC's play-by-play announcer for Olympic women's soccer doesn't want to think about what would have...
Arlo White is just grateful that he recognized Alex Morgan's head.NBC's play-by-play announcer for Olympic women's soccer doesn't want to think about what would have...
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings are headed to another Olympic beach volleyball final.It has the chance to be an all-American affair.May-Treanor and Walsh ...
American women will try to end a Jamaican gold streak when the track and field competition continues Wednesday at the London Olympics.Jamaican women won both the 100...
American LoLo Jones returns to Olympic Stadium on Tuesday to take a shot a redemption in the 100-meter hurdles.Jones was a favorite in this event at the 2008 Beijing...
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament with a straight-set win Sunday.American teammates Ap...
Jamaica's Usain Bolt sprinted his way into the Olympic record books Sunday at the London Games, joining Carl Lewis as the only men to defend the title of "World's Fa...
Brazilians Juliana Silva and Larissa Franca remained unbeaten in the Olympic beach volleyball tournament, winning their first knockout stage match Friday.Silva and F...
Brazilians Juliana and Larissa won the women's beach volleyball bronze medal match Wednesday night over China's Xue Chen and Zhang Xi.The Brazilians came from one se...
After Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings moved on to their third consecutive gold medal final in women's beach volleyball early Tuesday evening, April Ross a...
In Sydney, she was still just Misty May.Her mother was seriously ill and her beach volleyball career was still maturing when the daughter of 1968 Olympian Butch May ...
Jennifer Kessy tackled partner April Ross, who was already on her knees in the sand.They'd just clinched an all-American final at the Olympic beach volleyball tourna...
Americans Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser, the defending men's Olympic beach volleyball champions, were knocked out of the London Games on Friday.Rogers and Dalhauss...
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