Volleyball - U.S. men head to semis seeking revenge

By Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - An inexperienced U.S. men's volleyball team defeated Poland in straight sets on Wednesday and moved into the semi-finals looking to avenge early upsets that almost knocked the Americans out of the Rio Games. With eight of its 12 players competing in the Olympics for the first time, the United States outplayed Poland, 25-23 25-22 25-20, ousting a team that had won the 2014 World Championship. The U.S. team, formed from a crop of barely graduated college players, got off to a shaky start in Rio losing its first two games to Canada and Italy.
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