Heartbreak: United States loses to Poland in five games in Olympics semifinals

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A career-best Olympic performance from Matt Anderson was not enough to put the United States in the gold-medal match.

The four-time Olympian led all players with a career-high 23 kills on a .459 attack percentage as the United States lost to Poland 25-23, 25-27, 14-25, 25-23, 15-13 in the semifinals on Wednesday in Paris. Continue reading “Heartbreak: United States loses to Poland in five games in Olympics semifinals”

Olympics men’s volleyball chaos: Quarterfinals seeding scenarios

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The teams are set for the Olympics men’s volleyball quarterfinals, but the seeding remains in complete flux entering the final day of pool-play.

The match between Poland and Italy on Saturday is the only remaining pool-play result that will have any bearing on the quarterfinal seeding. Check out all the possible seeding results based on the final score of the Poland and Italy showdown. Continue reading “Olympics men’s volleyball chaos: Quarterfinals seeding scenarios”