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March 5, 2010
Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Join Team Murad
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Murad, Inc. has announced the addition of Olympic gold medalist beach volleyball teammates Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor to its roster of celebrity testimonials. Walsh and May-Treanor are featured in Murad’s new Environmental Shield infomercial – hosted by Melrose Place alum Josie Bissett – which launched last month. The Environmental Shield line offers a comprehensive skincare regimen scientifically proven to help restore, renew and protect skin against sun damage and other environmental aggressors.
“Misty and I have very high standards. We don’t waste time on things that don’t work. And Murad’s Environmental Shield line works!”
“Kerri and Misty are ideal candidates for the Environmental Shield regimen,” said Howard Murad, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and founder of Murad, Inc. “Not only do they experience countless hours in the sun practicing and competing, they also suffer everyday exposure to pollution and other environmental factors that can lead to environmental aging. We look forward to working with them as they help us spread the word about sun damage from UVB and UVA rays on the skin’s surface and at the cellular level.”
The infomercial explains how to reverse Environmental Aging and regain a youthful appearance. The program highlights the E-Shield Day Regimen and its primary benefits, which include:
- Faded sun spots and age spots
- Boosted radiance and evened-out rough, blotchy skin tone
- Stimulated collagen and exfoliation for visibly fewer wrinkles
- Triple protection against age-accelerating environmental aggressors
“Kerri and I absolutely love our jobs. But, at the same time, we’re dealing with sand, wind, heat and sometimes cold conditions,” said May-Treanor. “Murad’s Environmental Shield formulas work to combat the damage that has already been done to our skin while preventing new damage from forming.”
“Misty and I have very high standards. We don’t waste time on things that don’t work. And Murad’s Environmental Shield line works!” said Walsh. “Using Murad products has made my skin younger, fresher and, most importantly, healthier.”
Murad, Inc. was founded in 1989 by Howard Murad. M.D., one of the world’s foremost authorities on skin health and a pioneer of the clinical skincare movement. All of Murad’s 89 consumer products and 45 professional products are based in The Science of Cellular Water, Dr. Murad’s unified theory of health and aging. Murad is sold in 46 countries and is the #1 selling clinical skincare brand at many locations, including Sephora and Ulta.
Source: Business Week
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February 20, 2010
Olympian Kerri Walsh stops by SELF!
It's no wonder her nickname is Six Feet of Sunshine--when beach volleyball megastar Kerri Walsh stopped by our offices this gloomy winter week, her sunny, sweet demeanor and healthy, SELFy outlook brightened up our day.
Here's what's new with Kerri:1) She's pregnant! Like Meag, Kerri's got a little one on the way. She's six months pregnant and due at the end of May but plans to be back competing on the AVP tour come August. Congrats, Kerri! (Kerri also has a little boy at home, so this is baby #2. Talk about a hot mama!)2) She's still working out: When asked how she stays fit during her pregnancy, Kerri told us she does everything she used to do, but adapts. She's doing more Pilates than ever, still gets in her cardio and manages to do some lifting twice a week, using lighter weights.3) What she notices about YOUR workouts: Kerri's been spending some time at the gym, and she's noticed that plenty of well-meaning gym-goers simply go through the motions. Her advice: Ask for help! Sign up for a session with a trainer.4) She swears by KT tape: If you've watched Kerri compete, you've probably seen the trademark black tape she adheres to her shoulder for support. (She's had three shoulder surgeries). She loves the stuff! She even uses it on her baby bump!5) She surrounds herself with positive people: How does Kerri stay motivated? By being around positive, motivated people. One of her favorites: Hubby and fellow pro beach volleyball star Casey Jennings. And Kerri always has her eyes on the prize--she says she thinks about capturing gold at the 2012 summer games in London, constantly. Go, Kerri!6) She loves to relax and kick back...with her family. Her job takes her around the world, so being at home with her boys is the best way for her to unwind. Kerri also loves Bravo shows, especially Project Runway, and reading historical fiction.Check out this video of Kerri--she's SELFy and inspiring and we love her!:Source: Self
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February 11, 2010
Kerri Walsh Attends Heidi Klum's Maternity Line Launch
Expectant mom Kerri Walsh showed off her growing baby bump today at the launch of Heidi Klum's maternity lines at Destination Maternity in New York (February 11). The volleyball ace recently announced that she and her husband Casey Jennings are expecting a baby sibling for their 8-month-old son Joseph Michael in May.
Photos: Diane Cohen/Fame PicturesSource: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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February 6, 2010
Celebrities, athletes give their Super Bowl picks
As Super Bowl XLIV draws closer, everyone - and we mean everyone - is weighing in on just who will emerge victorious and why.
Case in point, former Los Angeles Lakers teammates Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal still can't agree on anything. Bryant is siding with Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, while O'Neal predicts the New Orleans Saints will win - and punctuated his prediction with "Who Dat?", according to Scripps Howard News Service.
Golfing legends Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus also cited Manning as the reason why the Colts would win, while professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan envisions the Saints winning. His reasoning? "They survived Hurricane Katrina, and if they can survive that, they can survive anything," he said.
American Olympians also differed in their opinions, as beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh is pulling for Manning and tight end Dallas Clark to propel the Colts to victory, while skiier Lindsey Vonn and softball star Jennie Finch are solidly behind the Saints.
And how about this? Miss USA Kristen Dalton has selected the Colts, while Miss America Caressa Cameron backed the Saints. For the record, they did agree that the game would be high-scoring, however.
Even the members of Gilligan's Island and the Brady Bunch couldn't come to a consensus.
Russell Johnson, that's the Professor, sees the Colts winning while Dawn Wells - yes, that's Mary Ann - has the Saints emerging victorious.
Meanwhile, Florence Henderson and Barry Williams - that's Carl and Greg Brady, respectively - are pulling for the Colts, while Christopher Knight has sided with the Saints.
Come Sunday, the Saints and Colts will settle it on the field.
Source: Covers.com
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January 26, 2010
Peace on the beach for volleyball governing body
BOSTON — USA Volleyball will restructure to satisfy beach players who claimed the national governing body paid too little attention to their sport.In an amicable resolution to a long-running conflict, USAV voted unanimously on Monday to add a beach managing director who will have authority over the sexier, sandier side of the sport. About a dozen top beach players, including two-time Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, attended the meeting to argue in favor of the proposal.
"Everyone cooperated to improve the future of the sport together, for the mutual benefit of USAV and athletes," said David Schreff, the chairman of the USAV board of directors.
A freewheeling offshoot of the more structured six-on-six game, beach gets the bulk of the attention thanks to the skimpy uniforms and party atmosphere on display at the Olympics and domestic and international pro tours. But the beach players have long complained that they have no authority within their own governing body.
USAV agreed to dedicate seats on the board to represent the beach discipline to settle a 2006 lawsuit from 50 beach athletes, but complaints persisted. As the 2012 Olympics approach, beach players were concerned that the governing body would take control of the potentially lucrative qualifying tournament.
In a related conflict, beach players were miffed when many collegiate indoor volleyball powers this month voted against adding sand volleyball as an NCAA sport.
Walsh and men's Olympic champion Todd Rogers attended last the USAV board meeting in Holyoke, Mass., last fall and were prepared to resign from USAV without changes -- a symbolic first step in the direction of a separate governing body for the beach game.
Fellow '08 Olympians Nicole Branagh and Jake Gibb, attended Monday's meeting at the headquarters of the AVP, the domestic pro tour.
Source: USA Today
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January 15, 2010
Beach volleyball narrowly survives NCAA vote
By Jimmy Golen, AP Sports WriterJUNEAU, Alaska — Beach volleyball survived as a potential NCAA sport on Friday despite more than half of the schools at the NCAA convention in Atlanta voting to spike the sexier, sandier version of the indoor game that is the second-most widely played women's college sport.The vote to remove "sand volleyball" from the list of emerging sports for women -- they're calling it that to avoid scaring away the landlocked schools -- was 166-118 with one abstention; the 58 percent was short of the 62.5 percent necessary to kill the sport.
"This is an amazing day for volleyball and all of women's athletics," said Kerri Walsh, who played indoor volleyball at Stanford and won two Olympic gold medals on the beach. "NCAA sand volleyball will grow the game and give wonderful opportunities to young women. ... I'm thrilled to know the next generation of volleyball stars will have collegiate sand volleyball."
Kathy DeBoer, the executive director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, said play would likely begin in 2011-12 -- a year later than initially planned because much of the past year was spent debating the override. If enough schools add the program over the following 10 years, sand volleyball would become an official NCAA championship sport.
"I'm very proud of those that supported this sport and the new opportunities it will create for women and girls," DeBoer said. "We have much work to do. There is obviously much concern in Division I about sand volleyball. We have a year to ... address these concerns."
The sport almost never got its chance in the sun.
After sand volleyball was added to the emerging sports list in April, 63 schools petitioned the NCAA to reconsider. Many traditional indoor powers, like three-time defending champion Penn State, were concerned about the affect the new discipline will have on the indoor game.
Among the detractors are indoor coaches who fear they will lose players to the two-on-two sport -- the only volleyball discipline with a pro tour -- and athletic directors who feel they will be pressured to add sand volleyball or lose recruits. Schools have no obligation to add it; other sports on the emerging list include equestrian, crew and squash.
"The reality of it is: If it's added by our competition, we believe we'll be forced to add it," said Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi. "Because were going to recruit the elite student-athlete who's going to anticipate playing both sports."
Maturi also wondered whether sand volleyball would create opportunities or just shift indoor players around.
"I strongly believe that we're going to be counting the same athletes two times," he said. "It's hard for me to fathom that somebody who's a talented young women participating in sand volleyball could not very much stand in as a court volleyball player."
Source: USA Today
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January 14, 2010
Division I Colleges Revisit Status of Sand Volleyball as Emerging Sport
N.C.A.A. institutions are expected to vote Friday on a measure that could knock sand volleyball — the popular outdoor cousin of indoor volleyball — off a list of emerging sports seeking full championship status.
Among the 63 colleges trying to remove the sport commonly known as beach volleyball are all 11 members of the Big Ten Conference as well as Duke, Clemson and Stanford. The override proposal requires the approval of five-eighths of Division I colleges and conferences in attendance at the N.C.A.A. convention in Atlanta.
Colleges with established indoor programs fear that those that add sand volleyball will have an advantage in recruiting over schools that have only the more traditional version of the sport. They also worry that given scarce resources during the recession, one iteration of the game will siphon from the other. The conflict has pitted colleges in warm-weather states against rivals in northern and Midwestern states.
Beach volleyball, with its bikini-clad athletes and beach culture aesthetic, has surged in popularity ever since the sport was added to the Summer Olympics in 1996. This popular appeal is one reason CBS College Sports Network helped create the women’s Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship, which it has carried the last four years.
“The desire is there, the love of the sport is there and the time has come to develop sand volleyball,” said Kerri Walsh, who with Misty May-Treanor has dominated the women’s Olympic beach event. Walsh was a star indoor player at Stanford. “I think people are stuck in their traditions and change is difficult when you’re stuck in those traditions.”
Sand volleyball was added to the list of emerging sports last April, a designation intended to encourage the development of opportunities for women by awarding N.C.A.A. subsidies to colleges that initiate programs. Sports on the list are given full championship status if 40 colleges begin programs within 10 years. Sand volleyball is expected to be played in the spring, and indoor volleyball takes place in the fall, allowing athletes to play for both teams.
If sand volleyball supporters stave off the override, they will begin addressing development issues like how to recruit players and when to schedule games.
Sand volleyball’s status as an emerging sport in Division II has not been challenged, and Division III administrators chose not to grant the sport emerging status.
Supporters argue that new programs would create new scholarships and a pipeline of talent for the country’s Olympic team and professional circuit. Investing in the sport is voluntary and relatively inexpensive, they say, and a potential moneymaker for schools.
“Sand volleyball will open up an explosion of opportunities,” said Kathy DeBoer, the executive director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, the governing body for volleyball coaches nationally. “You’re going to get an opportunity for kids who might not have played before.”
DeBoer does not deny that sand volleyball will initially draw indoor volleyball players, a threat to established programs. The same was true of women’s field hockey and lacrosse teams that attracted soccer players at first. But over the long term, she said, players will specialize in sand volleyball just as they have at the indoor game.
But Mark Rosen, the volleyball coach at the University of Michigan, opposes sand volleyball because he says it puts schools in cold-weather states at a disadvantage. “If a school in the South has both programs and one in the north doesn’t, it forces me to lose a recruit or ask my athletic director to spend money where he can’t spend it elsewhere,” he said.
Rosen said many northern schools will end up playing a majority of their games on the road because it will be too cold at home to play outdoors in March or April.
Colleges that want to override sand volleyball also question how many new scholarships will really be created. Initially, cash-strapped universities may ask indoor players and coaches to participate in sand volleyball as well.
“When you start double-dipping, you’re not adding,” Rosen said.
Sand volleyball backers note that the number of sand volleyball players nationwide grew 7.5 percent in 2008, to 4.2 million players, according to a study by the Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association. About 64 percent of those players did not play the indoor game, the study showed.
The best solution, some say, is for both sides to take more time to resolve their differences.
“They are politicizing it and once it’s off the table, it’s hard to get it back,” said Billy Stone, an executive producer for the CBS College Sports Network’s Alt Games event. “The last thing you would want to do is quickly vote against this and eliminate opportunities for women.”
Source: New York Times
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December 24, 2009
Kerri Walsh's Favorite Places around the World
See Kerri's Favorite Places entry on Google MapsKerri Walsh is a professional beach volleyball player and two-time Olympic gold medalist. These are her favorite places around the world.Source: Google Maps
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December 22, 2009
2000s: Top Olympians
Sports Illustrated named its "Top Olympians of the Decade" and included Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor in the second spot in the Women's category.
"Perhaps the most dominant athletes in any sport over the decade, the American volleyball pair won gold medals in Athens and Beijing without losing a set. Their second Olympic triumph extended their unbeaten streak to 108 matches. (The streak, which spanned more than a year and included 19 titles, would end at 112.)"
Source: Sports Illustrated
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December 18, 2009
Kerri Walsh Between Pregnancy and Olympic
Beach volleyball, Kerri Walsh, 31, is expecting her second baby with her husband Casey Jennings. The two time Olympic gold medalist is preparing another baby and set her way to gold once again at 2012.
“I’m pregnant again so I’m taking this year off,” Walsh reveals to Universal Sports. “And Misty is going to be playing with a different partner,” Walsh adding.
“My due date is May 30, so end of May I’ll be taking care of my family and starting to creep back into shape and I’ll be ready for the 2011 season. My hope and my plan is for Misty and I to get back together and be better than ever.”
Well it’s the first time for Misty May-Treanor to play with someone other than Walsh since 2001.
“I’m definitely a little jealous but I’m really excited for her,” Walsh said. “I know she’s going to kick butt and it’ll be a great team to root for. And also be motivating because I want my partner back.”
She says the switch is only temporary, “My hope and plan is for Misty and I to get back together and be better than ever,” she says. “The goal is to play together and win in 2012, to win an Olympic gold medal.”
“Part of the challenge of coming back this year was to make sure that I could do it and I did physically. And once I can wrap my head around it mentally, then I know I’ll be a better player than ever before.”
No doubt she can do that, just like her amazing bounce back, only after 2 months gave a birth a son, Joseph Michael, on May 22, she was back in bikini and competing on the AVP tour.
Congrats!
Source: Celebrity Parenting
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December 16, 2009
Kerri Walsh Is Pregnant – Again!
Kerri Walsh and husband Casey Jennings
Frazer Harrison/Getty
Beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh has her heart set on bump, set, spiking her way to the gold once again at the 2012 games in London. But first, the two-time Olympic gold medalist is preparing for another baby."I'm pregnant again so I'm taking this year off," Walsh reveals to Universal Sports. Due May 30, she plans to spend her spring enjoying her new family of four, including husband Casey Jennings and their son Joseph Michael, 6 months. "I'll be taking care of my family and starting to creep back into shape and I'll be ready for the 2011 season," Walsh, 31, says.
Kerri's time off will leave her partner Misty May-Treanor in search of a new sidekick for the first time since the pair began playing together in 2001.
"I'm definitely a little jealous, but I'm really excited for her," admits Walsh. "I know she's going to kick butt and it'll be a great team to root for. And also be motivating because I want my partner back."
Still, she notes, the switch is only temporary. "My hope and plan is for Misty and I to get back together and be better than ever," she says. "The goal is to play together and win in 2012, to win an Olympic gold medal."And for those who have their doubts that the new mom will be ready, Walsh's amazing bounce back after her first baby speaks for itself. Only two months after delivering her son, she was back in a bikini and competing on the AVP Tour.
"Part of the challenge of coming back this year was to make sure that I could do it and I did physically. And once I can wrap my head around it mentally, then I know I'll be a better player than ever before," she says.Source: People
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August 21, 2009
"Shaq vs" takes on Kerri and Misty
Shaquille O'Neal spent Sunday afternoon at Hermosa Beach playing volleyball against a pair of Olympic gold medalists.
It was for his ABC reality show, "Shaq vs.," and the deal was, if O'Neal and gold medalist Todd Rogers lost to Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, the NBA center would dash down the beach in a pink Speedo.
Aside from learning volleyball, this off-season has provided some interesting cross-training for the 37-year-old O'Neal, whose show debuts Aug. 18. But in an interview with The Times, he said the cross-training is also part of his plan to get in the best shape of his career for what is perhaps his final year in the NBA.
The show each week will put the 15-time All-Star center up against the best in sports other than basketball. "I like to think about my career as a book," O'Neal told The Times. "Imagine this book: We do a show, it gets great ratings, I'm in great shape, we win a championship, period! Shut the book, seal it, sell it. That's the goal. That's how I always look at it. "Train with these people, come in the best shape . . . start trouble, run it, be an MVP candidate, win the whole thing, dominate, da-da-da, win the championship, go out with a bang, see ya later. That was good. I had fun. Love you. I'm out."
Source: ABC - Shaq vs
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August 20, 2009
Chicago Fans - Come meet Kerri on Thursday, August 27th at Sports Authority
Chicago Fans - Kerri is making a Special Appearance on Thursday, August 27th at 1pm CST at
Sports Authority - 620 N. LaSalle St. Chicago, IL 60610
Kerri is a Wilson Staff Player and endorses KT Tape - available at Sports Authority.
Kerri will be also playing
August 27-30th at the
2009 AVP Crocs Cup Championship
Kentucky Grilled Chicken Chicago Open
Source: Wilson
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May 25, 2009
Kerri Walsh Gives Birth to Baby Boy!
Kerri Walsh gave birth to a healthy 8 lbs. 10 oz. baby boy on Friday, May 22nd at 8:57pm in Los Angeles.
Walsh, 30, and her husband, AVP pro-volley ball player Casey Jennings, 33, welcomed their new son Joseph Michael Jennings just 9 months after Kerri Walsh won the gold medal. "We could not be more thrilled to welcome Joseph into the world," Walsh exclusively tells PEOPLE. "It’s the most incredible feeling. We are already so in love with him and it’s such an amazing, special moment for our family."Source: People.com
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March 25, 2009
Olympian Kerri Walsh Expecting First Child
FIRST PUBLISHED:December 3, 2008 1:52 PM EST
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh is pregnant with her first child, the beach volleyball superstar confirmed in an exclusive interview with Billy Bush for Access Hollywood and “The Billy Bush Show.”
Source: Access Hollywood
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March 25, 2009
What's On Olympian Kerri Walsh's Shoulder?
Allison Van Dusen, 08.15.08, 4:02 PM ET
On an average day Albuquerque, N.M.-based Kinesio USA, a seller of elastic therapeutic tape, gets 700 to 800 hits on its Web site. But thanks to an Olympics beach volleyball player and her eye-catching, mysterious black "tattoo," that number spiked to 54,000 and made "kinesio tape" the second-most Googled term last Saturday.
Source: Forbes
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March 25, 2009
Gatorade Rain Commercial
Gatorade promoted its new product line, Rain, this year with a series of three athletes hatching out of a basketball, a volleyball and a football.
Each 30 second spot ends with the voice-over: “Introducing the rebirth of Cool. Gatorade Rain. Start crisp. Finish clean. Stay cool in the heat. Gatorade Rain.”
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March 5, 2009
May-Treanor, Walsh first duo to win back-to-back golds
By the Associated PressPosted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:45 PM ETBEIJING (AP) - Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor were prepared for the downpour, just as they were for a young Chinese team that was the latest to challenge their four-year reign over women's beach volleyball.
"This is just another reason why we play in bathing suits," May-Treanor said.
Ignoring the rain that drenched their uniforms and left them squinting into the sky where the sun should be, Walsh and May-Treanor won their second consecutive gold medal Thursday by beating China in straight sets. It was the 108th consecutive victory overall and 14th straight at the Olympics for the Americans, who did not lose a set in either Athens or Beijing.
Source: NBCOlympics/Associated Press
