Sports by Miller

Dear Readers~     Back in November the AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) announced that they made their choices on the 2026 season. They usually release their schedules in January or February, so having it be released before Thanksgiving and Christmas was a surprise to quite a few, including myself. If you're familiar with me, I'm a big fan of the AVP and attend the tournament they have in Manhattan Beach, California every August. I've gone to it every year since 2021 while 2019 was the first time I went. This specific tournament is called the Manhattan Beach Open, or MBO for short. I've made several friends over the years (most went to USC) and have met more Olympians than I can count. Some of these friends include players like Travis Mewhirter, Molly Turner, Maddie Anderson, and Melissa Powell.     This year the season is split into three kinds of tournaments. They include league events, heritage majors, and heritage contenders. The previously mentioned...

Dear Readers~     It's time. We've been building all season to this game right here. The 2025 NCAA Division 1 National Finals from the T Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. This game took place on Sunday, December 21st at 3:30pm Central Time. Just to get here, you have to win an insane 5 games in a row. If you lost any of those 5 games, your season was over and you had no chance for the championship. We started with a total of 64 teams and now only two remain: the Kentucky Wildcats of Lexington and the Texas A&M Aggies of College Station. Who do you think will come out on top and be the national champions? Let's get into today's game to find out.        If you've been following along this season, I'm sure you have an idea of how the sport works in the NCAA and the national finals are no different but f or those who haven't seen my coverage of some of the earlier games in the season (or earlier in the tournament), let's explain. The NCAA indoor ga...