Beach volleyball may land in St.Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG — Those memorable spikes, dives and grunts from the 2012 Olympics beach volleyball matches may possibly be seen and heard here later this year.

Representatives of the Association of Volleyball Professionals, including owner Donald Sun, are scheduled to visit Thursday to consider the city as a potential tournament location.

"It looks like they are scouting sites in downtown," said Dave Punzak, chairman of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Long Beach State Opens Sand Season With 4-1 Victory

Long Beach, Calif. - On a beautiful day in Long Beach, the 49er Sand Volleyball team opened the season with a huge win, defeating No. 4 Florida State 4-1 on Tuesday. No. 2 Long Beach State earned wins from No. 5 to No. 2, with the only loss coming at No. 1.

Tyler Jackson and Janisa Johnson started the day off for the 49ers with a straight set win over the Pellitteri sisters of Florida State, winning at No. 5 21-16, 21-19 behind 16 kills and 19 digs from the senior Johnson. Jocelyn Neely and Lauren Minkel then... 

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Skegness Braced for Beach Sports Arena

Skegness is a long way from Brazil’s sun-kissed Copacabana beach, but the Lincolnshire seaside town, better known for its bracing east winds, could become home to a new national beach sports arena under an ambitious plan announced on Friday.

The privately owned Skegness Beach Stadium company is...

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Florida State Sand Volleyball Ranked No. 4

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida State sand volleyball team opens the 2013 campaign ranked fourth in the nation in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Preseason Poll released Monday.

The Seminoles, who finished with a 15-0 dual match record in the regular season a year ago, are behind only defending national champion No. 1 Pepperdine, defending runner-up No. 2 Long Beach State and No. 3 Southern California. Read More