Volleyball classic: US men lose 5-set semifinal to Italy (Yahoo Sports)

Matt Anderson, Aaron Russell and Taylor Sander provided power hitting from every corner. Mighty Italy just had a little more in a match that will surely become an Olympic volleyball classic. For nearly 2 1/2 hours Friday, the young, overachieving Americans stayed with an Italian group that U.S. coach John Speraw considers the world’s most talented and destined for gold in Brazil.