November 10 World Champs Arrives Good afternoon, beach volleyball fans, Greetings from the Capital One Lounge in Dallas where they have a yoga room -- a yoga room! I'm not writing in it, obviously, but as soon as I pen this newsletter, you bet your bottom dollar I'm heading there to limber up before this 17.5-hour marathon in which I'm planning on watching the entirety of Chief of War...and still have more than half the flight left. Thoughts, prayers, and good vibes are all viable currency to...

November 3 Rest Up While You Can Good morning, beach volleyball fans, Greetings from St. Petersburg, Florida, where I'm on top secret college business. After that? It's onto Adelaide, Australia, for the two-week volleyball bonanza that is the World Championships. Rest up while you can: The time difference between California, Texas, Florida -- wherever you're reading this, but those are our three biggest demos -- to Adelaide is no joke. But World Champs comes once every two years, so tell the...