Jordan Larson
FILE - Naomi Osaka, of Japan, speaks to the crowd after beating Marie Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, in this Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, file photo. Osaka earned the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award for bringing awareness to social justice and mental health issues at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Allyson Felix, Naomi Osaka earn women's sports awards

Oct. 14, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

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

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' Foluke Akinradewo, left, and United States' Jordan Larson try to block during the women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between United States and Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
US women's volleyball team forms strong bond with '80 squad

By Josh Dubow Aug. 04, 2021 10:12 PM 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

United States' Justine Wong-Orantes, from left, United States' Jordan Larson and United States' Foluke Akinradewo celebrate winning a point during the women's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between China and United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
US women's volleyball hands China 2nd straight loss

By Josh Dubow Jul. 27, 2021 01:31 AM 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

FILE - In this May 29, 2016, file photo, Grace Luczak, right, of the United States, compete at the Women's Pair Final race at the Rowing World Cup on Lake Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. The playbook for athletes provides a guide to a "safe and successful Games" for the Tokyo Olympics. It's filled with "cannots" and "do nots," meaning a once-in-a-liftetime opportunity will be a whole lot less fun. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP, File)
The waiting Games: Olympians navigate strict rules in Tokyo

By Pat Graham Jul. 16, 2021 03:26 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

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...

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo, Jordan Larson participates in a volleyball workout at Fair Park Coliseum, in Dallas. Larson was a player and coach while winning the inaugural championship of a unique women's professional indoor volleyball league focused on individual stats over team results. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
U.S. women's pro volleyball league looks ahead to 2nd year

By Schuyler Dixon Mar. 31, 2021 05:05 PM EDT

Setter Samantha Seliger-Swenson (3) looks over as a teammate directs a question to coach Tayyiba Haneef-Park, center rear, after an afternoon volleyball practice in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Player-run U.S. pro volleyball league set to debut in Dallas

By Schuyler Dixon Feb. 25, 2021 03:41 PM EST

Brazil volleyball star Castro to play in new US pro league

Oct. 14, 2020 09:01 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three-time Brazilian Olympian Sheilla Castro is coming out of retirement to play in a new U.S. professional volleyball league early...