Foluke Akinradewo
Players from the United States pose after winning the gold medal in women's volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
US women beat Brazil to win 1st Olympic volleyball gold

By Josh Dubow Aug. 07, 2021 09:53 PM EDT

United States players celebrate winning the women's volleyball semifinal match between Serbia and United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
US women seek to complete quest for 1st volleyball gold

By Josh Dubow Aug. 06, 2021 09:26 PM EDT

Bronze medalist Allyson Felix, of the United States, poses during the medal ceremony for the women's 400-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Americans go for gold in basketball, volleyball, water polo

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 06, 2021 12:00 PM EDT

Silver medalist Mariafe Artacho del Solar, left, of Australia, and teammate Taliqua Clancy, second from left, pose with gold medalist April Ross, third from left, of the United States, and teammate Alix Klineman third from right, along with Bronze medalist Anouk Verge-Depre, second from right, of Switzerland, and teammate Joana Heidrich during the medal ceremony for women's beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
American Felix sets new women's Olympics medal record

By Jim Vertuno Aug. 06, 2021 06:02 AM EDT

Brazil players gesture during the women's volleyball semifinal match between Brazil and South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
US women's volleyball avenges loss to Serbia, reaches final

By Josh Dubow Aug. 06, 2021 01:49 AM EDT

United States' Jordan Thompson, rear, and United States' Justine Wong-Orantes celebrate winning the women's volleyball quarterfinal match between Dominican Republic and United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Short-handed US advances to women's volleyball semifinals

By Josh Dubow Aug. 04, 2021 02:52 AM EDT

United States' Andrea Drews celebrates winning the women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between United States and Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Banged-up US women's volleyball team heads to quarters

By Josh Dubow Aug. 02, 2021 02:30 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, file photo, Japan's Naohisa Takato, left, competes against Georgia's Amiran Papinashvili during the men's 60-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “I had enough of the humiliating experience of ending up with a bronze medal in Rio," Takato said. "In the Tokyo Olympics, I’ll definitely seize the gold. With whatever kind of judo, however unrefined that could be, I’ll get a gold medal and play ‘Kimigayo’ (Japan’s national anthem) in the awarding ceremony.” (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Japan's judoka stars look to calm nation's Olympic angst

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 23, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

Volleyball players play during a rehearsal for the start of the volleyball preliminaries at Ariake Arena during the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
US women's volleyball team's quest for gold began in Rio

By Josh Dubow Jul. 23, 2021 12:00 PM EDT

United States' Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson reacts during a training session with the volleyball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. A third trip to the Olympics was far from a sure thing for Gunderson when she gave birth to her first son in November 2019. But Gunderson had set a goal of being both a mother and professional athlete and took advantage of the delayed Olympics to make it back again this year in search of that elusive gold medal. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
US volleyball star back for 3rd Olympics after giving birth

By Josh Dubow Jul. 22, 2021 01:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2016, file photo, United States head coach Karch Kiraly, left, and Rachael Adams react on the sideline during a women's bronze medal volleyball match against the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When the pandemic hit last March leading to a one year postponement of the Olympics and the inability of teams to practice and play together, the U.S. women's volleyball team devised a plan. Unable to work together on serves, sets or spikes, they decided to use that extra time to work on culture, relationships and teamwork. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Zoom meetings built chemistry for US Women's Volleyball team

By Josh Dubow Jul. 07, 2021 04:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, Brazil's Bruno Rezende dives for the ball during a men's preliminary volleyball match against Canada at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Both defending champions in volleyball are in good position to contend for a repeat with Rezende back for a fourth Olympics for the Brazilian men after winning silver in 2008 and ‘12 and gold at home in Rio five years ago. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Early losses haven't been detrimental in Olympic volleyball

By Josh Dubow Jul. 03, 2021 09:27 AM EDT

US picks women's volleyball team for Olympics

Jun. 07, 2021 03:46 PM EDT
COLORADO SPRING, Colo. (AP) — Two-time medalists Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson and Jordan Larson headline the 12-player U.S. women's volleyball team picked to...