Check out all the Olympic men’s volleyball semifinal matches to follow today and how to follow them live. (more…)
Category: Olympics
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Former Ball State player relishes coaching U.S. teams at Olympics
[Editor’s note: Off the Block is partnering with Ball State at the Games to provide the volleyball community with in-depth coverage of the U.S. Men’s National Team as it competes for an Olympic gold medal.]
Hendrix Magley | Ball State at the Games
RIO DE JANEIRO – Even when he was just a quiet, reserved outside attacker for Ball State in the early 1990s, a future in coaching was always a possibility for Paul Baxter. (more…)
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Russell spearheads U.S. sweep of Poland in quarterfinals
One of the youngest players on the U.S. roster had one of his best performances during the Olympics to help bring the United States one win away from a medal.
Outside attacker Aaron Russell finished with a match-high 12 kills on a .400 attack percentage as the United States swept Poland 25-23, 25-22, 25-20 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday afternoon in Rio. (more…)
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Olympic men’s volleyball quarterfinal match results from Wednesday
Check out all the Olympic men’s volleyball quarterfinal match results from Wednesday in Rio and the updated Olympic tournament bracket. (more…)
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Olympic men’s volleyball quarterfinals to follow today
Check out all the Olympic men’s volleyball quarterfinal matches to follow today and how to follow them live. (more…)
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OTB, Springbak launches Olympic men’s volleyball bracket challenge
The Olympic men’s volleyball quarterfinals are set and your brackets can now be filled out for a chance to win a prize-pack from Springbak, Inc.
Off the Block announced Wednesday night that it will award the prize-pack to the participant of the Off the Block/Springbak Olympic Bracket Challenge who successfully predicts the most match winners during the knock-out stage of the indoor men’s volleyball tournament. (more…)
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United States to face Poland in Olympic tournament quarterfinals
The gold medalists from the 2014 FIVB World Championship and the 2015 FIVB World Cup will now meet with a spot in the Olympic semifinals on the line.
The FIVB announced Monday night that the World Cup champions United States will play Poland in its Olympic quarterfinals match at noon (CST) Wednesday in Rio. (more…)
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Olympic men’s volleyball match results from Monday
Check out all the Olympic men’s volleyball pool-play match results from teams that were in action Monday. In addition, click here to view the updated Olympic men’s volleyball standings. (more…)
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U.S. powers past Mexico to clinch Olympic quarterfinals berth
Opposite Murphy Troy coming off the bench gave the United States the boost it needed to clinch a quarterfinals berth.
Troy finished with a match-high 10 kills on a .643 attack percentage as the United State swept Mexico 25-23, 25-11, 25-19 in its pool-play finale on Monday in Rio to advance to the single-elimination stage of the Olympic tournament. (more…)
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Olympic men’s volleyball matches to follow today
Check out all the Olympic men’s volleyball pool-play finale matches to follow today and how to follow them live. In addition, to view all the possible quarterfinal berths and seeding scenarios for each team, click here. (more…)