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• Beijing’s Paralympic Games: Adoptee Returns to China and Helps U.S. Team Win

  SuGui Kriss, who always wanted to return to China to rediscover her roots, is representing the United States as a member of its sitting volleyball team in Beijing. Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Paralympic Games, Adoptions, Volleyball

• U.S. Men Defeat Brazil to Grab Gold in Volleyball

  The four-set victory was an intensely emotional ending for the U.S. team, whose coach’s in-laws were attacked a day after the opening ceremony. Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:53 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), United States, Brazil, Volleyball, McCutcheon, Hugh

• U.S. Volleyball Coach Is Unsure of Return

  Coach Hugh McCutcheon has stepped aside to tend to his family after his father-in-law was murdered in China. Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 12:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Volleyball, McCutcheon, Hugh

• Chinese Man Kills Relative of U.S. Olympic Coach

  After attacking two relatives of a coach for the U.S. men’s volleyball team, the man killed himself, officials said. Posted Saturday, August 09, 2008 8:54 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Volleyball

• Sports of The Times: Icon in China Finds a New Life in the U.S.

  Jenny Lang Ping, who won Olympic gold on the Chinese volleyball team and now coaches the U.S. team, is an example of how the global marketplace continues to blur old barricades. Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 8:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Volleyball

• Sports of The Times: Amateurs at the Olympics? Not in Your Dreams

  Mercenary motives are here to stay at the Olympics. And the rising tide of Olympic income could raise the boat of athletes who participate in less popular sports. Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 1:06 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Soccer, Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Athletics and Sports, Volleyball

• For American Athletes, a Home Base for Training That’s a Little Like Home

  The United States Olympic Committee has created a facility where athletes can train, eat and play in a place that looks and feels like home. Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 10:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Boxing, United States Olympic Committee, Weight Lifting, Restaurants, Volleyball, Housing

• Faster, Higher, Stronger: The Wavelength of a Pro

  Misty May-Treanor, an Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball, shares tips. Posted Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:44 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Volleyball, May, Misty

• Cheering Section: An Endless Summer Searching for the Perfect Spike

  Ray D’Errico, an account executive for a retail brokerage in Upper Saddle River, N.J., spends most of his summer vacations at beach volleyball stops around the country. Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: New Jersey, Travel and Vacations, Volleyball