Kevin Barnett and USA couldn't find their offensive rhythm.
After an 0-5 mark in Sydney, their Athens run was respectable. But the U.S. men fell short of winning their first medal in 12 years. In a sluggish performance, the Americans lost in straights sets to Russia, which won the bronze.
Women: China grabs gold | Cuba's bronze | U.S. out
Beach: May-Walsh are golden | Brazilian men, too
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| Upset hurts U.S. women's volleyball medal hopes Milagros Cabral de la Cruz had the match-winning kill in the fifth set Wednesday and the Dominicans upset the Americans, 26-24, 22-25, 27-25, 23-25, 19-17. |
| American's second beach match worth the wait Misti May and Kerri Walsh were overpowering Tuesday night for the second straight match of pool play. |
| Blanton, Nygaard lose in men's beach volleyball The top American men's beach volleyball pair lost to Canadians John Child and Mark Heese 21-16, 21-10 Monday in preliminary pool play. |
| Ninth straight loss for U.S. men's volleyball Italy extended the United States' Olympic-match losing streak to nine Sunday, beating the Americans in four sets in preliminary competition. |
| May, Walsh sweep on the beach Hawaii's Stein Metzger and partner Dax Holdren rallied from a set down Sunday to beat Australians Andrew Schacht and Josh Slack in a preliminary beach volleyball match. |
| Poland upsets Olympic champ in men's volleyball Sydney gold medalists Serbia and Montenegro were defeated 3-0 by Poland in Sunday's opening match of the Olympic men's volleyball tournament. |
| Rested McPeak, Youngs triumph in beach volleyball Americans Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs skipped the opening ceremony to get some extra rest for their first Olympic beach volleyball match. |
| U.S. women's volleyball team falls to China The United States is poised to make a run at its first gold medal in women's volleyball, and China might be the biggest challenge. |
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| Road to Athens: Men's volleyball With captain Lloy Ball now a better communicator, Team USA volleyball expects better things in Athens. |
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| Ratto: Greece is for ... With the Games barely weeks away, the Greek Olympic Committee must market this puppy as never before. |
| Aussies, Netherlands get volleyball bids Australia and the Netherlands won the final spots for the men's volleyball tournament at the Athens Olympics during separate qualifying tournaments Sunday. |
| Top volleyball official quits IOC amid allegations The president of the international volleyball federation resigned as a member of the IOC on Monday amid allegations of financial impropriety. |
| Redefining Athens identity In 1896, Athens had just about 100,000 people. Today, greater Athens is a concrete carpet of more than 4 million people. |
| The uneasy guarantee Officials promise there will be safe Games in Athens this summer. |
| Swifter. Higher. Scarier. The threat of terrorism has some athletes concerned for their safety, while others still look forward to competing in Athens. |
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