Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

Freelance journalist and volleyball coach. Fan of Our Sox, boxing, volleyball. Not to mention those adorable Bodega Cats. linktr.ee/lphamel Oak St. Beach Chicago IL USA Joined July 2009

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

4 hours ago

I checked out the Center Court coverage from the Hermosa Open for a few minutes on Saturday early afternoon and the production values were acceptable. The steam had commentary and multiple camera angles. Below is a link to the site. hermosa-open.com/live-stream/?f…

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

a day ago

I have written many times that Angel Reese is no superstar, but instead a really good role player who needs to learn how to shoot. But I am mystified here why the Sky would sit Reese for a half for being honest with media about this awful team that has won 10 and lost 30 games.

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

a day ago

C'mon, Chuck, White Sox have in meaningless games since May and despite this recent winning streak are still 33 games under .500. Those other teams are in playoff races competing in meaningful games with the weight of expectation.

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a day ago

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

2 days ago

Talk about recency bias: I'm not even an Eagles fan, but Fox Sports might ought to do researching on Steve Van Buren, Harold Carmichael and Wilbert Montgomery.

FOX Sports @FOXSports

2 days ago

Talk about recency bias: I'm not even an Eagles fan, but Fox Sports might ought to do researching on Steve Van Buren, Harold Carmichael and Wilbert Montgomery.

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

3 days ago

The PVF champion Orlando Valkyries loom as the team to beat the rebranded MLV. Coach Amy Pauly successfully negotiated the free-agent minefield and brought back her key stars — and more. Click the link below: @acpauly10 @orlvalkyries open.substack.com/pub/larryhamel…

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

3 days ago

Recommended reading: Part 3 of Loren Anderson's excellent series on the insidious takeover of youth club sports by private equity focuses on LOVB and the company's grassroots-to-pros "vertical integration" business strategy. open.substack.com/pub/nomoredril…

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

3 days ago

Improvement from the worst record in history to terrible should not be a big deal. The 2025 White Sox still have the worst W-L in the American League. They lost their way out of relevance early and now are winning some meaningless games.

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4 days ago

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

4 days ago

Tip of the Gold Coast Spikers ballcap goes to Martin Testai (Latin School junior) for his first-place finish in our Labor Day Quiniela Games round-robin tourney on North Avenue. Martin scored 71 points and held a 16-point margin over runner-up Alice Sou (Lincoln Park sophomore).

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

5 days ago

The podium for Gold Coast Spikers' advanced Labor Day Quiniela Games round-robin at North Avenue Beach: First place, Martin Testai (center, Latin School); second, Alice Sou (left, Lincoln Park); third, Carver Forsman (Lane Tech).

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

6 days ago

A direct hit with the bubbly: I caught this shot during the champagne celebration of AVP League men's pairs champions Phil Dalhausser (left) and Trevor Crabb. Phil reacted as if he got a face full of spray from Trevor's bottle.

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6 days ago

AVP League Championship men's final first set to rested Phil Dalhausser and Trevor Crabb.

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6 days ago

Men's Sunday semi sees jump-setting early by Benesh and Partain.

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6 days ago

AVP commissioner Bobby Corvino told All Volleyball! that the League stop from Central Park averaged 570,000 on CBS. Read my report by clicking the link below. open.substack.com/pub/larryhamel…

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

a week ago

The sun has come out on Oak Street Beach. James Shaw served the Taylors off the court in the tiebreaker. Shaw and Chaim Schalk advance to the AVP League Championship semis against Phil Dalhausser and Trevor Crabb.

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a week ago

First match of the AVP League Championships is underway Saturday morning on overcast Oak Street Beach and the stands are almost filled to capacity. As I predicted, the Stadium Court will come across great on TV.

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

a week ago

This post by a pro sports franchise's PR dept. is insipid, even by 2025 standards. The Sky under first-year coach Tyler Marsh are 9-29, in last place in their conference and are the only team of the 13 in the WNBA to have a points differential in minus double digits (-10.2).

Chicago Sky @chicagosky

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Larry Hamel @LPHAMEL

a week ago

All Volleyball! salutes Chicago fans for putting aside grumblings about AVP League to grace its Championships with 2 days of sellouts. The AVP should thank ticket-buyers, too, for providing missing ingredient for what should be boffo national-TV optics open.substack.com/pub/larryhamel…

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a week ago

Tip of the Gold Coast Spikers ballcap goes out to Latin School senior and longtime program regular Andrew Legendre for his victory in King of the Beach round-robin for GCS' advanced group. Andrew has won a Spikers competition in six consecutive seasons and has 11 titles overall.