him a leave of absence to run the national team. Four of the team's main players, including three-time Olympians Clay Stanley and Reid Priddy, are over 34, meaning they likely won't be there for Brazil. But like the women, the men's team
fifth-ranked Americans (3-0) upset No. 1 Brazil 3-1 on Thursday in a rematch of the Beijing final. Suxho helped captain Clay Stanley score 19 points and Reid Priddy 17. Suxho, a two-time Olympian, has seen the U.S. team mature. ''We are a
exciting because that hasn't always been the case for us." But there was not too much excitement. Priddy, Anderson, Clay Stanley , Knipe and others continue to recite their mantra: focus on the moment. Celebrations, they showed Thursday, are
sport's most decorated players and helped lead Brazil to the gold medal in Athens in 2004. Meanwhile, U.S. opposite Clay Stanley , the most valuable player in Beijing, underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in December. He had less than
Canada (28-26, 25-18, 25-20) in the NORCECA Olympic qualification tournament at the Walter Pyramid. Captain Clay Stanley had 15 points for the sixth-ranked United States. Cuba, No. 5 in the world, swept Puerto Rico (25-20, 25-21