U.S. Men's Sitting Team Falls to Germany

EDMOND, Okla. In a battle of experience versus enthusiasm, experience won out as the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team fell to Germany, 25-13, 25-21, 25-20 in a match that determined who would advance to the quarterfinals at the 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Championships on Thursday at the University of Central Oklahoma.

The U.S. Men's Sitting Team falls to 2-3 and will play in the bracket that determines ninth through 12th place.  The U.S. Men's next match will be at 6 p.m. CT on Friday on Court 2 against Serbia. Live video streaming of all matches is available at the 2010 World Championships web site.

Germany (5-1) advances to play Egypt in the next round on Friday.

The U.S. Women (5-0) had Thursday off after winning Pool B on Wednesday and will return to the court at 1:30 p.m. CT on Friday to play Russia, the fourth-place team out of Pool A. The match is scheduled to be played on Court 2.

The U.S. Men and their large group of fans were enthusiastic about their chances following their third-place pool finish that advanced them to the top half of the bracket. The U.S. Men led by as many as five points in both the second and third sets, but could not shut down Germany's hard hitters long enough to get a win.

Complete release is posted at http://usavolleyball.org/news/article/37286.

Stuck is Poster Boy for U.S. Men's Sitting Team

U.S. Men's Sitting Team player James Stuck of New Kensington, Pa. , still isn't sure how a poster of him ended up in a major motion picture. He didn't even know the poster existed.

The movie "The International, " starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, was released in the United States in 2009. A scene in the movie that takes place in a doctor's office features a poster in the background.

The athlete in the poster is holding a Molten volleyball and has a prosthetic in place of his right leg. He is shirtless, which shows off very colorful tattoos and, if one looks carefully, they can see the name "James" signed on the poster.

Complete release is posted at http://usavolleyball.org/news/article/37286.