Volleyball

12/17/2025 |  Orlando Selected to Host MLV All-Star Match in 2026 (SportsTravel) Major League Volleyball has announced that its All-Star Match this season will be played at Addition Financial Arena in Orlando at noon ET on March 28, 2026.
The game at the home of the Orlando Valkyries will pit the best female MLV players against each other in a one-off match to be broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+.

12/1/2025 |  How a bald coach solved volleyball's ponytail predicament (ESPN) IN THE HOURS before a volleyball game at Pitt's Fitzgerald Field House, Olivia Babcock sits near her locker, content to reside on the outskirts of activity unfolding around her.
Several teammates jockey for space in front of the locker room mirror as they prepare their ponytails to withstand the fast-paced and high-flying action. Libero Emery Dupes gets her blonde hair braided by redshirt sophomore Haiti Tautua'a. And above the chatter, "music czar" Dalia Vîrlan fills the room with the Panthers' hype-up playlist.

11/20/2025 |  CNBC Sport: LOVB pro volleyball’s quest to be the next breakthrough sport (CNBC Sports)

• League One Volleyball is betting collegiate excitement will eventually translate to the professional ranks, following the path of the WNBA.
• LOVB is adding expansion teams and fielding ownership offers.
• Versant is paying between $1 million and $2 million for the annual media rights, which feature LOVB games of the week. 

11/19/2025 |  Major League Volleyball Adds Twin Cities Franchise (SGB UPDATE) Major League Volleyball (MLV), the professional volleyball league in the United States, announced Minnesota as its newest franchise market, set to begin competition in 2027. The addition increases the total number of teams to 11 for the 2027 season.

11/13/2025 |  Orlando Chosen to Host Rounds at 2027 Women’s Volleyball World Championship (SportsTravel) Orlando is expected to host rounds of the 2027 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship at the Kia Center, the latest U.S. city announced as part of the international tournament that will be held in the United States and Canada.