Americans have been piling up Olympic medals since beach volleyball joined the Summer Games in 1996. Domestic pro tours have come and gone. The NCAA has even sanctioned the sport for collegiate competition.For the last 10 years, though, the biggest international beach volleyball tour has skipped one of the world's biggest markets.

NEW YORK — Pittsburgh, playing its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, highlights the teams that will play in the championship round of this year's Legends Classic at Barclays Center.The Panthers, who lost to Wichita State in the second round of the NCAA tournament, will be joined by Stanford, Houston and Texas Tech, which will be led by first-year ...

MOBILE, Ala. — Former Alabama receiver Danny Woodson is transferring to South Alabama.Woodson, who grew up in Mobile, played in six games and had one catch as a redshirt freshman for the Crimson Tide in 2012.He will have to sit out this coming season because of NCAA rules and will have two years of eligibility left.The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Woodson was ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season.Mitchell was granted his release from the Razorbacks earlier this month, following a spring competition for the starting position that ended with the senior listed as the second-team quarterback to sophomore Brandon Allen.The 6-foot-4, 239-pound Mitchell is on track to ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — UConn will be well-represented at the U19 World Championship.Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson all made the team which will compete in Lithuania from July 18-28. The trio just completed their freshman season at Connecticut and helped the Huskies win their eighth national championship in April. Stewart was the NCAA tournament's most outstanding player.Stewart, Tuck ...