August 25 The Final Stretch Good morning, beach volleyball fans, And greetings from Ventspils, Latvia, a sleepy, coastal town about a three-hour drive from Riga, the country's capital. I am here on a top-secret mission, but in a day I'll be headed to Hamburg, Germany, for the annual Elite at one of the Beach Pro Tour's more heralded stops. Hamburg is one of just three events left in the qualification period for the World Championships, which I've updated here after the Montreal Elite, and, as...

August 18 Who had the best weekend? Good morning, beach volleyball fans, What a week. On the West Coast, we had the best event of the year, the Grandaddy, the Manhattan Beach Open. I was in Canada (more on that in a bit) so I have no idea how the vibes and atmosphere was, but if the previous eight years of playing it are any indicator, it was probably awesome. On the East Coast, we had the Montreal Elite, back after a one-year hiatus and goodness gracious did Canada deliver. It was AWESOME,...