I am not an American but I am Serbian. On Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, the United States became World Volleyball Champions as they beat my Serbia 3 Sets to 1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22). This was the United State's first every FIVB World League title and I thought it would be a big deal; I guess I was wrong.
On none of the major US Sports sites did they bother to make this a regular headline, instead just leaving the AP article on their site. I understand that Volleyball is not a popular sport in North America, but I would assume that a victory of this kind would be good considering that these same players will be taking part in Beijing and should now put the US Team as slight favorites going in.
I wish American sports site would take more pride in this. It might not be a TV sport in the United States, but everywhere else in the world they are taking notice. Considering how they even managed to beat Serbia and Brazil, both of which are recent power-houses in the sport this should be worth mentioning, and not just a simple AP posting.
A plain and simple sports nut. I love to read about sports and now I'm writing about them. I've been to a lot of sporting events in my short existence and I've always thought about getting into the field (as a writer or an athlete). This is the best place to practice and to read what others have to say on specific topics. What you will get from my blogs are views about the NFL and European Soccer (Club and Country). There will be the occasional Hockey talk (as I am from Ottawa but I live in British Columbia) and from time-to-time I might discuss what is going on in the NBA.
