May/Walsh's win proves historic, iconic

Friends of the Program found this 8/21/2008 on www.nbcolympics.com [flag]

BEIJING -- The image of beach volleyball, the piece of California culture that has raced around the world, is of course the promise of endless summer -- the ripped guys, the bikini-clad girls, the smell of suntan lotion, all of that. In a driving, relentless rain better suited for football, or maybe orienteering, Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor on Thursday defeated the Chinese duo ... [link]

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Olympic Beach Volleyball Chearleaders: The Video
Published 8/21/2008 by Michael Medallion at Friends of the Program
... In honor of the U.S. and A winning gold in women’s beach volleyball at the Olympics, here’s some of video of those olympic beach volleyball cheerleaders (or cheergirls) that ...

May-Treanor, Walsh Are Wet, Golden
Published 8/21/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... Misty May-Treanor (I hate hyphens) and Kerri Walsh are America’s golden girls again — with no offense to Nastia or Shawn — repeating as beach volleyball Olympic Champions, something that’s never been done since the sport was admitted into the competition list. This time, the devastating duo beat hometown favorites Tian Jia and Wang Jie of China, 21-18, 21-18 to secure their second gold medal. ...

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Naked German Olympic Athletes In Playboy Part 2

Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies found this 8/15/2008 on www.bustedcoverage.com

This is like Christmas morning. Misty May and Kerri Walsh (Happy 30th) are getting sweaty and sandy on the fake Chinese beach minus that pesky sea moss, and a reader sent us a link to more naked greatness from the German women’s ...

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, Go for Gold

Walkoff Walk found this 8/19/2008 on www.fishstripes.com

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh are going for Olympic gold once again . ...the defending gold medalists easily defeated Renata and Talita 21-12, 21-14 for their 107th consecutive victory and the guarantee of at least a silver. --- ...

Matt Treanor didn't see Gold Metal Match

Big League Stew found this 8/21/2008 on www.fishstripes.com

Matt Treanor was trying to be the consummate teammate last night. Matt Treanor had a tough time concentrating on the Marlins' game in San Francisco on Wednesday. At the same time, his wife, Misty May-Treanor, was winning the ...

Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor Win Gold in Rain Soaked Beach Volleyball

Steady Burn found this 8/21/2008 on olympics.fanhouse.com

There isn't much wonder why women's beach volleyball has taken off as an Olympic sport. As a sport itself, it is the ultimate teamwork event where two women work together as one for a common goal. It can be graceful and powerful with outstanding ...

"What's up with the shirt?"

ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog found this 8/21/2008 on basketbawful.blogspot.com

Watching Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win the Gold Medal in women's beach volleyball last night reminded me of this old Kevin Garnett/Brandi Chastain commercial. Yeah, I know it had nothing to do with the Olympics -- Chastain famously exposed ...

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Playbooks and Profits - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com found this 8/21/2008 on www.cnbc.com

Posted By: Darren Rovell With Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor winning women's beach volleyball today, Kinesio comes out as a big winner as well. The company hasn't paid Walsh or any other Olympic athlete a dime to wear its strange looking tape ...

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Win the Gold Medal

And One posted 8/22/2008 from steady-burn.blogspot.com

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won the gold medal yesterday during a rain storm. ( I don't know what I did to deserve that ). I could see this match living in my DVR for quite awhile.

Walsh, May-Treanor set to appear with Letterman

Posted 8/22/2008 on Watchdog

Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor are scheduled to appear on "Late Show with David Letterman" Wednesday. No, I do not know what they are going to wear.

Sports' Spitting Images - Misty May-Treanor & Karen Allen

Posted 8/22/2008 on Boston Sports Buzz - Red Sox Patriots Celtics Bruins MLB NFL NBA NHL Baseball Football Basketball...

A quick Olympics-themed SSI for your Friday viewing pleasure: Maybe you've heard of Misty May-Treanor - she and Kerri Walsh just won the gold medal for women's doubles in beach volleyball. As the announcers stated numerous times, she and Walsh have won 108 straight matches including their victories at this Olympics. Simply put, they're pretty good. You probably know ...

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Win Gold

Posted 8/22/2008 on Two Of Us Talking Sports

I guess if you can't beat them, feel them up! Sorry if this post ends up being a bit short, but Chad and I have been busy today. But I would like to take the time to congratulate Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh for winning the gold for Women’s Beach Volleyball. They defeated China, who were upset to lose, but couldn’t wait to get their hands on our girls! Way ...

Walsh and May-Treanor Get the Gold, But Bush Isn’t There to Flirt With Them

Posted 8/21/2008 on Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field

Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor snagged their second Olympic gold medal in yesterday’s win over Japan. The U.S Beach Volleyball twosome also won in Athens in 2004. Sadly, # 1 Fan and, oh yeah, U.S. President George W. Bush wasn’t present to hug it out and celebrate with them. Maybe he’s the anti- Jessica Simpson and brought them good luck for the Beijing Games that ...

May-Treanor, Walsh Grab Gold, China Grabs Something Else [Beijing Olympics]

Posted 8/21/2008 on Deadspin

She's already got Dubya's handprints all over her ass, so Kerri Walsh hardly notices this, one would assume. Walsh and Misty May-Treanor brought home the gold for the good ol' USA once again, beating the People's Republic of Cop-A-Feel 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) early Thursday morning in Women's Parking Lot Volleyball. The American duo became the first in their sport, male or female, to repeat as ...

MAY-WALSH WIN GOLD; WHAT YOU MISSED IF YOU FELL ASLEEP

Posted 8/21/2008 on The World of Isaac

As far as Beach Volleyball goes, there is no one that can trump the team of May-Treanor and Walsh. And last night, amidst a rainstorm that rolled through Beijing, the U.S. duo continued their dominance over the world. But as exciting as the match was, it could not match these images we found.... So what did you miss out on if you fell asleep.... You missed out on... What essentially turned ...

Hott Baseball Wife Misty May-Treanor Wins Olympic Gold

Posted 8/21/2008 on Fantasy Baseball Dugout

Since the Olympics began nearly two weeks ago, we’ve been paying close attention to the Beach Volleyball events. We know Matt LaPorta is playing in the Olympics, and we still watch way too many episodes of Baseball Tonight. But when we have the chance to check out a hott baseball wife in action, and she only [...]

May-Treanor/Walsh win second beach gold medal

Posted 8/21/2008 on Beach Blog

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh became the first beach volleyball team to win repeat as Olympic champions when they beat China’s Tian and Wang 21-18, 21-18 in Beijing rain. It was the 108th consecutive victory for the duo but it was also the first battle May-Treanor and Walsh faced in these games. Tian had four aces and the 6-foot-3-inch Wang out blocked Walsh 3-2 and had a pair ...

Walsh and May-Treanor, Golden once again.

Posted 8/21/2008 on The Sports Fellas

They entered the Olympics having won over 100 consecutive matches and swept through the preliminaries and the medal round with relative ease to capture Gold once again. They are arguably the greatest of all time in their sport and quite possibly the most dominant team of any kind at these Olympic Games. No, not the U.S. Swimming Team or even the U.S. Mens Basketball, "Redeem Team". I'm ...

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh -- Golden

Posted 8/21/2008 on FishStripes

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh became the first beach volleyball team to repeat as gold metal winners in the Olympics . May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball Thursday, playing through a steady and sometimes driving rain to beat China in straight sets and extend their winning streak to 108 matches in a ...

Misty May-Treanor And Kerri Walsh Win Gold Again, Unbeaten In 108 Straight Matches

Posted 8/21/2008 on FanIQ Blog

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh completed this morning in Beijing what everyone expected them to do, win gold in women's beach volleyball for the second consecutive Olympic Games. It wasn't easy, as Treanor and Walsh had to do it in the rain and go against the last duo to actually beat them, China's Wang Jie and Tian Jia, but they won in straight sets 21-18, 21-18 . By the way, ...

May-Treanor and Walsh win their second gold medal

Posted 8/21/2008 on Fourth-Place Medal

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh have repeated as gold medalists, the first beach volleyball team to do so. This is their 108th consecutive win. They won 21-18, 21-18 over Tian Jia and Wang Jie on a rain soaked day in Beijing. The win was not without difficulty, as China gave them their toughest test of the Olympics. The Chinese team employed bits of strategy that would make Bill Belichek ...

May and Walsh win first set in the rain wearing white

Posted 8/21/2008 on Fourth-Place Medal

Havy rain poured onto the gold medal match between America's Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh and China 's Tian Jia and Wang Jie . May-Treanor and Walsh won the first match 21-18, but that's not the notable thing. The American pair are wearing white bikinis. And it's raining. It will be interesting to see how NBC will handle the increasingly transparent outfits on May and Walsh. Photo via ...

Wednesday's Olympic coverage schedule

Posted 8/20/2008 on T O N Y B L O G S

Take a look at tonight's Olympic preview from NBC: BEIJING – August 19, 2008 – NBC's primetime coverage of the Beijing Olympics Wednesday begins at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and features live coverage of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in the women's beach volleyball gold medal final. The USA's May-Treanor and Walsh will defend their Athens gold medal against China's Tian Jiang and Wang Jie in front ...

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Set For Olympic Gold, Again [Beijing 2008 Olympic Games]

Posted 8/19/2008 on FanIQ Blog

It's a good thing there isn't any form of 'subjective' judging that takes place in beach volleyball. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh are clearly the best there is, and best there ever was in the sport, and their effort will result in the appropriate accomplishment: Olympic gold. In defeating the Brazilian team of Renata Ribeiro and Talita Antunes 21-12, 21-14, May-Treanor and Walsh ...

MAY-WALSH MOVE ON TO GOLD MEDAL MATCH

Posted 8/19/2008 on The World of Isaac

If you're a fan of the World of Isaac, you're a fan of Beach Volleyball. More specifically, you're a fan of the booties of Beach Volleyball... So it can only be a good thing when two of the better looking chicks in the tournament keep moving on.... May-Treanor -Walsh haven't lost in God knows how long. They have won something like 107 matches in a row. It's starting to get unfair. And of ...

CLIP REEL: MISTY MAY TREANOR AND KERRI WALSH

Posted 8/19/2008 on ESPNtheMag.com - MagDaily

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh have won 107 consecutive beach volleyball matches. Impressive, no? As they go for another gold against a Chinese team, it's a good time to celebrate their accomplishments via Clip Reel.

Best of Beijing: Volume 10

Posted 8/19/2008 on Fourth-Place Medal

Each night we'll highlight some of the best pictures of the day for your viewing pleasure ... Bershawn Jackson , Angelo Taylor and Kerron Clement (l to r) sweep medals in 400 meter hurdles Kerri Walsh and Misty-May Treanor are just one step away from another gold medal LeBron James cools off after the U.S. A.'s win over Germany Angela Hucles and the U.S. women's soccer team ...

Olympics: May-Treanor/Walsh reach gold medal match

Posted 8/19/2008 on Beach Blog

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh head back to the gold medal match after rolling over Brazil’s Renata Ribeiro and Talita Antunes 21-12, 21-14. The victory gave the amazing duo their 107th win in a row and guarantees them at least a silver medal in Beijing. The last time May-Treanor/Walsh lost a match was a year ago and have been the world’s best beach volleyball teams since at ...

Walsh and May-Treanor are headed for the gold-medal match

Posted 8/19/2008 on Fourth-Place Medal

On a beautiful Tuesday morning in Beijing, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won over Brazil 's team of Talita/Renata. The American pair make it look so easy, running and reaching balls that seem lost and scoring at will. They work so well togther that they seem to anticipate each other's every move. In the gold medal match, they will face the host country on Thursday morning in Beijing, ...