A woman says a volleyball accident revealed a rare genetic condition that leaves her with 13 tumors. McKinnon Galloway, 33, found out she has neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) at the age of 16 — after a fall led to a routine concussion check. What started as two brain tumors quickly multiplied. McKinnon Galloway, 33, found … Read more
A 6-foot-8 high school volleyball sensation out of Iowa is making the rounds on social media. Ryanne Brubaker, 16, is taking the sport by storm as a dominant middle blocker for the undefeated Grundy Center varsity girls volleyball team. The junior starter, who came off the bench last year, has 80 kills in 25 sets … Read more
Max Fried’s Yankees introduction featured a fun twist. The pitcher — who signed an eight-year, $218 million deal, the largest contract in MLB history for a lefty ace— and his girlfriend, Reni Meyer-Whalley, went public with their relationship Wednesday at his introductory press conference at Yankee Stadium. Meyer-Whalley, a former volleyball player at USC, sat in … Read more
Rio de Janeiro’s main beaches bustle with commotion on sunny weekends. But activity ground to a near standstill on one stretch of sand. People held up their phones to record athletic feats they’d never before witnessed, or even imagined. The game? Footvolley, a combination of soccer and beach volleyball. The athlete? A 3-year-old border collie … Read more
Kayla Simmons is “sick of” the constant chatter about her assets. Simmons, who has been dubbed the “world’s sexiest volleyball player,” answered a series of questions in a wide-ranging Q&A on YouTube, where she dismissed talk of a breast enhancement. “I got zero silicone. I’m all natural, I’m sick of answering that one, but yeah,” … Read more