DiG Magazine

Locals Only Locals Only
If you’re planning to be in Vegas or Hawaii for the final two AVP tournaments of the season, here are the places to sleep, eat, drink, party and play.
Hot Spots
It takes a lot of behind-the-scenes work in the NBC truck to provide you with your real-time beach volleyball fix.
The Scene
Jeff Nygaard’s five favorite sports moments, Canyon’s critique of himself and the new AVP calendar, where swimsuits are not required.
Hold Your Fire
Elaine Youngs once joked that we could shoot her if she was still in the game deep into her 30s, but now that she’s having fun again – and beating Kerri and Misty more frequently than anybody could have imagined – she might just stick around.
Fashion
One more summer suit to carry you through the cold, dark winter.
Under the Radar
Somewhere between Karch Kiraly and the Fourth-of-July-picnic hacker are the boys in the qualifier. If you love the game and don’t have to worry about a mortgage payment, it’s a damn fine place to be.
Stretch Run
The men’s tour, as usual, is all over the map, and in a surprising twist, Kerri and Misty now have a team to worry about.
One-on-One
Intrigued by his ambidextrous tendencies and his loyal following, AVP veteran Leanne McSorley grills Sean Rosenthal on life as a beach rat.
Legend Connection
One of the great players of all time, Mike Dodd, weighs in on another great – Jon Stevenson, who overcame a modest stature to win 23 career tournaments.
Sixty Second Bio
After representing Australia in two different disciplines of volleyball, Mark Williams is climbing the ranks in America, his adopted homeland.
Publisher’s Letter
Road Less Traveled
The Clinic
If you want to be a big-time blocker, quit worrying so much about height and just get your mitts over the net.
Beach Smack
Brooke Niles on her favorite men’s tennis player, her rock-eating Pit Bull “Roxy� and why she’d rather pose for DiG than Playboy.