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Christopher St. John "Sinjin" Smith (born May 7, 1957) is an American former professional beach volleyball player. He was the first player to win 100 career tournaments, and won numerous Manhattan Open titles with Karch Kiraly and Randy Stoklos as partners.
Beach volleyball was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at which Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the men's tournament, and Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno won the women's. Beach volleyball was introduced as an official Olympic sport in 1996. A total of 24 teams take part in each beach volleyball Olympic tournament.
He then went on to dominate the sport with partner Sinjin Smith in the 1980s and early 1990s. [5] Stoklos has 122 career wins, which ranks him third of all time. [4] He was selected as MVP of the AVP in 1988, 1989, and 1991. [4] He was selected as the Best Setter in 1989. [4] He retired in 1997, having amassed almost $2 million in prize money ...
The following is a list of well-known beach volleyball players in the United States: . Dain Blanton; Nicole Branagh; Phil Dalhausser; Emily Day; Mike Dodd; Eric Fonoimoana; Lauren Fendrick
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Milwaukee Brewers reliever Will Smith was suspended for eight games on Friday for having a foreign substance on his pitching arm during a game at Atlanta. Major League Baseball ...
The AVP suspended its operations in August 2010, canceling the five remaining tournaments in the tour calendar [12] [11] and filing for bankruptcy once more. [5] During the AVP's absence, two other domestic professional tours, the National Volleyball League (NVL) [ 13 ] and the Jose Cuervo Pro Volleyball Beach Series, [ 11 ] were formed.
A staffer at a Florida high school was suspended Tuesday after a county school board said she allowed her transgender daughter to play on a girls sports team in violation of state law.