July 21 One Big Week Good morning, beach volleyball fans, And greetings from my former home: Hermosa Beach, California. Specifically: the Starbucks off 13th street on the strand. What once was my most frequent coffee haunt when I didn't feel like making my own is my makeshift office when I return. And, prior to some huge news last week, I thought this would be my last trip to California for the year. But then the news that had been rumored, that had been confirmed by our commentary team at...

July 14 Did you buckle up? Good morning, beach volleyball fans, Did everyone heed my warning last week? Did we all buckle up? Put on our helmets? Don the bullet proof vests before we hit play -- with a bowl of popcorn, properly salted with a touch of olive oil, next to us on the couch -- on this week's podcast with Kent Steffes? If you did, well done. You likely needed it. If you didn't...well, Wednesday's podcast, where Kent now somewhat virally compared the AVP to a chicken sh** sandwich,...