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Tue, Aug 19th 2008, 10:05

May, Walsh the best U.S. sports can offer

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh had just buried their Brazilian opponents in the sand to advance to the gold-medal round of beach volleyball. It was time to get off to interviews and drug tests and preparations for the final, but May-Treanor and Walsh still had business to attend to on the stadium floor.

They shook hands with the two referees, offered condolences and hugs to their conquered opponents, then made a circuit of the court, saying “Thank you” and shaking hands with all the volunteers who retrieved balls and raked the courts and cleaned the lines and put the awning up over their bench during time-outs. They literally chased down some of the volunteers from behind as they were leaving the court, not wanting them to get away without knowing how much their efforts were appreciated.