From hardwood to hot sand, Ally Batenhorst’s surprise move with Olympian Sara Hughes just flipped U.S. beach volleyball ...

Sara Hughes celebrates the set point during the Beach Volleyball World Championship women’s final, in Tlaxcala, Mexico, on Oct. 15, 2023 Essene Hernandez—Eyepix Group/Future Publishing/Getty ...

But then you meet Sara Hughes, the next big thing in American beach volleyball, and the “D” word is everywhere. Unless you are a beach volleyball nerd, you probably haven’t heard of Hughes.

In just a few months since reuniting, Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes have become not just the best women’s beach volleyball team in the U.S., but also, arguably, the world. Cheng and Hughes, former ...

It is about that time in the Olympic cycle for beach volleyball players to start forming long-term partnerships with eyes on the Paris Games. The biggest early development in the U.S. is the reuniting ...

Hughes and Cheng win their second straight women's beach volleyball title in Surf City. ... “It’s truly my home beach,” Hughes said. ... 23-21 victory over No. 5 Terese Cannon and Sarah Sponcil.

Cheng and Hughes, former beach volleyball partners at USC, opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic. They'll wrap up group play Friday against Germany.

Down 10-13 in the third set, Sara Hughes and Kelley Kolinske went on a 5-0 run to earn their first AVP Manhattan Beach Open titles.

In a tense match, USA's Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes defeated Italy's Valentina Gottardi and Marta Menegatti in beach volleyball Sunday to advance to the Olympic quarterfinals. The sides split the ...

In just a few months since reuniting, Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes have become not just the best women’s beach volleyball team in the U.S., but also, arguably, the world. Cheng and Hughes, former ...