Volleyball

12/19/2024 |  Schedule Announced for FIVB 2025 Beach Pro Tour (SportsTravel) The 2025 Beach Pro Tour will visit five continents, starting with a March event in Mexico and including four stops in Brazil before finishing in November in Qatar.
The calendar starts March 20–23 in Yucatan, Mexico, before staying in the country for events in Quintana Roo and Veracruz. Mexico’s three tour events are second-most for any country on the calendar behind Brazil, which has two events in April in Saquarema and Brasilia before returning in September for two events at locations to be announced at a later date.

12/9/2024 |  Chicago, Arlington to Host Volleyball World 2025 Events (SportsTravel) Arlington, Texas, and Chicago will host competition as part of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League season, which will feature an expanded and refreshed edition of the tournament.
Chicago will host men’s action from June 25–29 with Poland, Italy, Brazil, Canada and China joining the host United States. Arlington will host women’s action from July 9–13 with China, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Germany and Thailand competing with the hosts; Arlington previously hosted women’s competition as part of the 2024 Volleyball Nations League schedule.

12/2/2024 |  Season Ends for SJSU Women's Volleyball and Trans Athlete Following Playoff Match Forfeit (Athletic Business) The Boise State University women’s volleyball team withdrew from the Mountain West Conference Championships rather than play its match against San Jose State University. The SJSU team has been embroiled in a season-long controversy for its allegedly transgender teammate, Blaire Fleming.  

11/27/2024 |  Court rejects request to sideline San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender (Associated Press (AP)) A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday that allows a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member to play in this week’s Mountain West Conference tournament after a legal complaint said she should be ineligible on grounds that she is transgender and thus stronger, posing a safety risk to teammates and opponents.

11/26/2024 |  Judge rejects request to sideline a San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender (Associated Press (AP)) A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women’s volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender.
The ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews in Denver will allow the player, who has played all season, to compete in the Mountain West Conference women’s championship this week in Las Vegas.