(AP) – Two U.S. teams fell on the sand at Eiffel Tower Stadium, with Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss losing to Canada ... in straight sets to Norway, the defending Olympic champions.

U.S. duo Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss impressed in their beach volleyball Pool B opener, defeating Canada's Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec in straight sets as the Eiffel Tower looked on in Paris.

The U.S. teams of Miles Evans/Chase Budinger and Taryn Kloth/Kristen Nuss will highlight the men's and women's beach volleyball competitions on July 29th. Budinger, a former NBA player who retired ...