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    Is/Was PICCI really INJURED?

    Remember we reported Picci had an abdominal injury so she didnt play in the first 2 matches? They said it was “serious” because she had 6mm stretch in her abdominal muscle. BUT Picci returned to play against Kenya, Czech Rep & Brazil WITHOUT SIGNS of injury. She looked OK & hitting well in these matches. […]

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    World Champs: The 16 Teams

    Volleywood presents: The 16 Teams who have qualified for the Second Round. Pool E: Russia Peru Poland Japan Korea China Serbia Turkey Pool F: Brazil USA Italy Cuba Czech Republic Thailand Germany Netherlands The tournament resumes on November 6th and for complete tourney info go to www.FIVB.org (images from www.fivb.org)

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    Kosheleva Talks…

    Rising superstar from the Russian squad, TATIANA KOSHELEVA, granted the FIVB press an interview and shared a few amazing words about the USA team and the best teams in the Second Round. On USA Team: “I personally like the way the USA are playing. A lot of power and excellent teamwork. That’s what you need […]

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    Spotted: Yumilka Ruiz!

    It’s great to see her again! Former Cuban superstar and still a star to us YUMILKA RUIZ was spotted during the USA vs CUBA match last night. Yumi still looks the same! Agree? We really miss her. We think she still has what it takes to slam those balls. (image from www.fivb.org)

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    Thank you Miss Lindsey Berg

    Earlier today, we posted THIS. Less than 12 hours later… Without going into further details, Miss LINDSEY BERG has accepted our apology. Yippeeee! Expect a feature on her in the near future. On the other hand, we know Lili ♥ shopping & we do too! We could be BFFs in the making. Kizzez Lili!

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    Women’s World Champs Day 4 Results

    Poland 3-0 Peru (Kaczor & team bounced back!) Cuba 3-0 Thailand (Watch out for Cuba!) Netherlands 3-0 Kenya (Flier did it again!) Russia 3-1 Korea (Russia on track to win their pool.) Costa Rica 0-3 Japan (Awesome!) Czech Rep 3-2 Italy (Heartbreaking defeat for the Italians) USA 3-0 Kazakhstan (Tom & Hooker led the team) […]

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    Caden Says Happy Halloween!

    EXCLUSIVE: He is so adorable! Soooo cute just like his dad and mom! He’s growing up so fast! Meet CADEN PRIDDY, son of Olympic Gold Medalist Reid and Lindsay Priddy. So for Caden’s first Halloween, dad and mom decided to dress him up as a super duper adorable LION CUB. Amazing! We want to pinch […]

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    FYI: 2014 World Championship

    FYI: Just in case you’re wondering where the 2014 World Champion will take place: POLAND will host the men’s competition while ITALY will welcome the women’s teams. 4 more years to go! If you plan on watching these tournaments, start $aving now and we will see you there! ! Save $1 a day! Can’t wait…

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    Sorry LiLi…

    It has been brought to our attention that our previous post on Lindsey Berg has reached her camp and might have hurt her feelings. A Volleywood Fan has sent us this quote from Berg’s last post on her personal blog: “It has been brought to my attention that I am not a fan favorite off […]

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    Winning Smile…

    World Champs COVERAGE:  Pic of The Day:  “WINNING SMILE” : Chinese players could not contain their happy emotions after beating the Dominican Republic in straight sets. Prior to the match, Wang Yimei & team was on the edge of not making it to the next round. This Chinese victory sends the Dominicans home. So Happy […]

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    Piccinini’s Return Failed to Save Italy!

    World Champs Coverage: CZECH REPUBLIC BEAT ITALY in a 5 set marathon! Wow wow wee! Piccinini’s return failed to save the Italians! Czech is ranked #38th in the world while Italy is #3. This is a HUGE UPSET! We warned about the Czechs! A young team with amazing technical skills. Watch out World! We ♥ […]

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    First Look @ Sean Rooney

    USA’s Sean Rooney is playing for ACQUA PARADISO MONZA BRIANZA in the prestigious Italian League and S-Rooney has been playing really well. This weekend his team lost to Lube Banca Marche Macerata in straight sets. Sean fired 13 pts in this match. (Images from Acqua Paradiso Monza) Despite the defeat, bb seems to be having […]

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