theangryt.com - 8/12/2008
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I thought it was time to compile all the hot volleyball pictures from Beijing as humanly possible. Enjoy:
Crespo of Cuba
Larissa Juliana of Brazil
Laura Ludwig of Germany
Natalie Cook
Nicole Sanderson
Volleyball Cheeleaders?
Switzerland’s Simone Kuhn
Talita Antunes of Brazil
The Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh pictures you have seen 400 times by now:
Liesbet Van ...
President Bush's new favorite sport is beach volleyball
sports.yahoo.com 8/9/2008 — I had always read that President's Bush's favorite sport was baseball, but after seeing these pictures of him in Beijing, it looks like he has become a big fan of beach volleyball. After the jump, I promise you will be entertained with more ...
May-Treanor, Walsh Have a New Fan
thebiglead.com 8/9/2008 — President Bush is in Bejing and he took some time out of his (allegedly) busy schedule to flirt run game hang out with Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh. Wouldn’t we all.
May-Treanor and Walsh played their sport today. I assume they did well and won, but I haven’t seen the score as of posting. Updates are in your future!
“Come on! You’ve had a Marlin , now ...
Softballers Make Dubya Look Dumber Than Usual
sportsbybrooks.com 8/13/2008 — It seems as though President George W. Bush can’t catch a break when going for a photo-op with a group of female athletes in Beijing. Beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor offered him the chance to give her a good luck slap to the ...
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games What To Watch NBC Schedule Day 6
FanIQ.com 8/13/2008 — For seemingly the first time since I can remember, Michael Phelps won't be in a medal race today. Instead, he'll simply glide his into the finals of the 200 IM. So what's there to watch if we have no Phelps? Plenty, my friend. In fact, tonight you'll get to see two individuals who are maybe even more dominant than Michael Phelps. Wha?!
Yep, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, who have yet ...
Gold Standard -- Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh
js.mlblogs.com 8/11/2008 —
I know fans at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington remember this day. I know I'll never forget it. It was the first time in a long time that I saw veteran sports writers, public relations people, baseball players, and fans awestruck/starstruck by athletes. It was kind of a big deal. You just don't show up for work and expect to see Olympic stars like Misty May-Treanor ...
Your Olympic TV And Announcing Schedule For Monday, Aug 11th
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 8/11/2008 — MONDAY, AUGUST 11 – DAY 3 Live Events To Look For: Men's Gymnastics, More Swimming, May Treanor-Walsh Beach Volleyball, Women's Basketball: USA vs China, Boxing, Venus Williams, Volleyball and Rowing. NBC and NBC HD 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ...
I Say We Boycott 24 Hour Fitness
firejoemorgan.com 8/13/2008 — Anyone seen this ad that they're playing during the Olympics, where a bunch of dudes are trying to play volleyball, and the reveal is that they're being beaten soundly by Kerri Walsh, of the U.S. Women's Beach Volleyball team? Really great stuff, ...
Wanna Own a Piece of May-Treanor and Walsh? —
SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated
Well, not exactly Misty and Kerri, more like the AVP tour itself. You see, almost alone among professional sports in this country the company that owns and operates the pro beach volleyball tour is a publicly traded company, AVP Inc. The company is not the however the financial powerhouse that May-Treanor and Walsh are on the beach. It just recorded a $4 million loss in 2007, its sixth ...
Olympic beach volleyball: May/Walsh breeze past Cubans —
OC Beach Blog
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh were in the groove when they beat Cuba’s Dalixia Fernandez Grasset and Tamara Larrea 21-15, 21-16 for their 103rd consecutive victory. The top women’s team in the world took just 36 minutes to top the Cubans.
“I think each time Misty and I step on the court we need to improve,” Walsh told NBC after the match. They did. Playing in ...
What to Watch For: Day 3 —
The Bleacher Creatures
Sorry for the late posting. 18 holes of golf and dinner out consumed most of my day. Anyways, here's what you can look forward to watching tonight during NBC's nonstop coverage of the Beijing games. Playing against a tandem from Cuba, the U.S. women's beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh try to continue toward a second straight Olympic gold medal (9:00 PM ET). Then, ...
Misty May Distracts President Bush From Making Any Decisions —
I Dislike Your Favorite Team
Thanks, Misty! Way to take one for the team!
President George W. Bush playfully pats the back of U.S. Women's Beach Volleyball team player Misty May-Treanor (L) at her invitation while visiting the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Grounds at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, August 9, 2008. Team mate Kerri Walsh (R) watches.(Larry Downing/Reuters)
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win —
FishStripes
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won their first game in pool B .
Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor didn’t need any time at all to get used to the Olympics.
The defending beach volleyball gold medalists easily won their opener in the Beijing Games on Sunday, beating Mika Teru Saiki and Chiaki Kusuhara of Japan 21-12, 21-15.
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What to watch: nightswimming —
Fourth-Place Medal
8:00 p.m. ET, NBC, Swimming and Beach Volleyball: Michael Phelps starts his quest for gold, and if we're lucky, he will show off the Chinese he has learned using Rosetta Stone. Dara Torres and Katie Hoff also go for gold tonight, and Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor start pool play at the beach. 12:00 a.m. ET, CNBC, Tennis: American James Blake and Australia 's Chris Guccione start the ...
President Bush Plays Beach Volleyball With Misty May-Treanor And Kerri Walsh —
FanIQ Blog
One of the great things about the Olympics is that it never takes very long for truly hilarious pictures to start popping up. Like a weightlifter whose face looks like it's about to explode or a world leader who's checking out a athlete's butt. By the way, these next pictures would be of the later.
President Bush, who's in Beijing to apparently just watch the Games, rather than get China to ...
Inside An Olympian's Brain —
Sports Are 80 Percent Mental
Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin, Misty May-Treanor and Lin Dan are four Olympic athletes who have each spent most of their life learning the skills needed to reach the top of their respective sports, swimming, gymnastics, beach volleyball and badminton (you were wondering about Lin, weren't you...) Their physical skills are obvious and amazing to watch. For just a few ...
May-Walsh and the Belgians —
The Mets Police
I know a lot of people are complaining about the abundance of beach volleyball coverage on NBC but I enjoy it.
That was a great job by May-Treanor & Walsh coming back against the Belgians, and great job out of the Belgians in that first game last night.
May/Walsh have been on an amazing run, not having lost in a year. An incredible dominating accomplishment, enjoy it. ...
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win again —
FishStripes
It took awhile for the Dynamic Duo to find a phone booth, wait, I'm mixing up my comic book heros, or in this case heroines. Whatever. As it turns out Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won again .
Celebrating her 30th birthday with a victory in the Sweet 16 on Friday, Kerri Walsh and partner Misty May-Treanor continued their romp through ...
To Watch Tonight [Where's That Remote?] —
Deadspin
What to watch while staying out of the ocean ... • Olympics: Men's volleyball, USA vs. Bulgaria (8 p.m., ET); Beach volleyball, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, U.S., vs. Liesbeth Von Breedam and Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (9 p.m., ET). Due to a leaky roof, the men's game will be played outdoors as well. [NBC]. • NFL: Preseason, Carolina at Philadelphia (8 p.m., ET). Volleyball or football? ...
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win —
FishStripes
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win again .
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh stayed perfect in Olympic action with a victory over Norway's Nila Hakedal and Ingrid Torlen on Thursday.
With the 21-12, 21-15 win, the Americans extended their winning streak to 104-straight matches and closed out pool play with a 3-0 record. The duo has posted a 457-18 mark since ...
Olympic beach volleyball: U.S. women remain perfect —
OC Beach Blog
The U.S. women’s teams finished perfect in pool play Wednesday and remain the favorites for gold and silver in beach volleyball.
The Norwegians found a chink in the armor of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. But as much as they tried to hammer away at it, the top women’s team in the world still won easily.
May-Treanor/Walsh beat Hakedal/Torlen 21-12, 21-15 to win their 104th ...
Ingrid Torlen is Norwegian Beach Volleyball Babe —
RightFielders Women in Sports
Meet Ingrid Torlen, Norwegian beach volleyball babe who is competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Read her biography below and see photos and a video of her.
Ingrid Torlen
Ingrid Torlen and her partner Nila Ann Hakedal failed to break the winning streak of American team of Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor. They were defeated 21-12, 21-15. [...]
Walsh and May-Treanor win again —
Fourth-Place Medal
For their match against Nila and Ingrid from Norway , Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor didn't have to win. They had already qualified for the elimination round, so they could have sat on the court and made sand castles and they would still move on. Of course, this is the most dominant team in the short history of their sport, so they were not going to do that. The pair disposed of ...
