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Opening weekend left no doubt: NCAA volleyball is back. Well start off with a very noteworthy upset, and then work our way through other highlights of the first weekend of play.1. Tar Heel triumphThese things just dont happen to Penn State in volleyball. The Nittany Lions very rarely lose at home, and almost never to a non-conference opponent. They also dont let matches get away when theyve all but got a victory nailed down.But thats what makes sports endlessly fascinating, right? Seven-time NCAA champion Penn State was on the verge of closing out North Carolina in four sets Saturday. But trailing 23-18, the Tar Heels rallied for seven consecutive points to take the set. Then they won the fifth set 15-9, and won the Penn State Classic. Talk about a trophy that never expected to take an airplane trip.How unusual was this? It was just the 15th time -- ever -- that a non-conference volleyball opponent has won at Penn States Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions are now 316-15 in non-league matches there, and 580-34 overall.If anyone knew the historical significance, it was Tar Heels coach Joe Sagula, in his 27th year at North Carolina.This is going to be one that we will remember for a long time, Sagula said.The Tar Heels, whove won 12 ACC titles (most recently in 2014), were picked to win the league this year. Theyve consistently been a good program, albeit one with a losing overall record, 13-17, in the NCAA tournament. They had a tough end to last season, losing at home to Creighton in the NCAAs second round.But with four starters and their libero back, they had high hopes this season, and it couldnt have begun any better. North Carolina got 18 kills from sophomore Taylor Leath, who is from the State College, Pennsylvania, area and grew up watching the Nittany Lions. (By the way, shes also one of four players on the Tar Heels roster with the first name of Taylor. They must use nicknames a lot with this squad.).UNC freshman Julia Scoles made a great college debut, winning tournament MVP honors by compiling 30 kills and 33 digs in the Tar Heels three victories in State College. They swept Georgia Southern and West Virginia in their first two matches. North Carolina is now No. 12 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, with Penn State at No. 13.Next up for North Carolina? Just a friendly neighborhood matchup Thursday with archrival Duke (6:30 p.m. ET, Watch ESPN.)The loss will no doubt motivate Penn State, which faces Colorado and Stanford this weekend in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge in Boulder, Colorado.2. USC goes 0-3Speaking of the Pac-12, traditional conference power Southern Cal had a very rough start. The Trojans, who were tied for seventh with Washington in the preseason poll, lost to Marquette, Santa Clara and UC Irvine at home in the Galen Center. That sent the Trojans plummeting out of the this weeks rankings.USC lost national player of the year Samantha Bricio to graduation, so it was expected there would be some growing pains. But its doubtful anyone figured USC would open like this. The Trojans will try to get on track with another tournament at home this weekend, but the competition is challenging. They take on No. 23 Kentucky, Northern Iowa, and No. 22 Creighton.3. Huskers solidify No. 1In the VERT Challenge in Eugene, Oregon, last weekend, top-ranked Nebraska opened with a 3-1 victory against Florida and a sweep of Texas. Nebraska-Texas was a rematch of last seasons NCAA final and a battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2. And it wasnt very close. The Huskers prevailed 25-15, 25-16, 25-21, led by a combined 21 kills from the Rolfzen twins, Kadie and Amber.However, Texas did start with a 3-1 victory against Oregon. The Longhorns lost three key seniors from last year, and they wont have middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu, who is taking the season off to focus on academics. It may take a little while for Texas, now ranked No. 3, to really develop its chemistry.4. Hawaii looking to youngstersHawaii, which fell from No. 6 to No. 15, is still without All-American senior star Nikki Taylor, who is out indefinitely with an elbow injury. The Rainbow Wahine lost their opening matches to visiting Wisconsin and Kansas State, and then trailed Arizona 2-0. But behind sophomore outside hitter McKenna Granatos career-high 33 kills, Hawaii rallied to win 3-2. And perhaps more unusual than North Carolina having four Taylors is Hawaii having two McKennas. The other is freshman defensive specialist McKenna Ross.5. Keep an eye on ... WisconsinThe Badgers moved up to No. 2 in the rankings after three victories in Hawaiis tournament, and the rest of their non-conference schedule is also extremely challenging. 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Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Nike Air Force 1 07 Kopen . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. Traded from Seattle to Baltimore on Aug. 30, Morse also can play first base and right field to give manager Bruce Bochy some flexibility in writing his lineup. Nike Air Force 270 Kopen . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. LONDON -- Its annually the greatest day of the entire tennis season.Every player left in the singles draw takes the court -- thats 16 matches (eight men, eight women).In case you missed any of it, we had you covered. Our writers were on the ground at the All England Club when it all went down.No. 2 Andy Murray vs. No. 15 Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 Key to the match: Murrays focus and complete command removed any chance that Kyrgios could spring a surprise. Murray did not face a break point, had 36 winners and a scant six unforced errors.Whats next: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who will be well rested after Richard Gasquet retired after six games.-- Greg GarberLucas Pouille def. No. 19 Bernard Tomic 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8Key to the match: This one went into overtime, and was ultimately decided by Pouilles superior ability to defend his second serve, as he won 53 percent of his second serve points (compared to a dismal 40 percent for Tomic). Whats next: This has to be an extremely disappointing loss for Tomic, who needs to hit reset once again to look for a way to demonstrate that hes every bit as good as his sensational countryman Nick Kyrgios. -- Peter BodoJo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Richard Gasquet 4-2, ret.Key to the match: A back injury. Plain and simple. Just 24 games in, No. 7 seed Gasquet retired, giving Tsonga the match and pretty much a free ride into the quarterfinals.Whats next: In his third quarterfinals appearance at the All England Club, Tsonga will take on 2013 Wimbledon champion and No. 2 seed, Andy Murray, who leads the series 12-3 and has won the past four meetings on grass.-- Prim SiripipatElena Vesnina def. Ekaterina Makarova 5-7, 6-1, 9-7Key to match: Makarova allowed Vesnina too many break point chances (15), even though Vesnina made her own life much more difficult than need be by converting only five.Whos next: Vesnina will be in uncharted territory in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, but she could have done a lot worse than finding No. 19 Dominika Cibulkova waiting there for her.-- Peter BodoNo. 6 Milos Raonic def. No. 11 David Goffin 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4Key to the match: The rain. With Raonic down two sets, rain intervened and gave the huge-hitting Canadian time to regroup. He came back from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career.Whos next: The red-hot American Sam Querrey, who is playing the finest tennis of his life. Querrey beat Raonic here four years ago.-- Matt WilanskyNo. 8 Venus Williams def. No. 12 Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (3), 6-4Key to the match: The third point of the first-set tiebreaker changed the momentum of the match. Venus scorched a forehand return that her opponent couldnt handle and took control of the opening frame.Whats next: A first-time meeting with Yaroslava Shvedova, who at No. 96 in the world, is the lowest-ranked woman in the draw.-- Matt WilanskyNo. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-0Key to the match: Kuznetsova was leading 5-4, serving for the first set, and then Serena responded like a champion. She won the last nine games of the match.Whos next: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarters. Serena has won all five of their matches and 10 of 11 sets.-- Greg GarberNo. 3 Roger Federer def. Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-3, 7-5Key to the match: Keeping points tight. Federer approached the net 40 times and won 33 of those points. He made only four unforced errors on his backhand side, a good sign for the seven-time Wimbledon champ.Whos next: Tying Jimmy Connors Wimbledon Open era record with his 14th quarterfinal appearance, Federer moves on to play Noo.dddddddddddd 9 seed Marin Cilic. Last time they played, Cilic aced Federer off the court in the 2014 US Open semifinals.-- Melissa IsaacsonNo. 5 Simona Halep def. No. 9 Madison KeysKeys to the match: Keys appeared to suffer from a recurring adductor issue during the third set and double-faulted on break point to hand the Romanian a crucial 4-2 lead in the decider.Whos next: The world No. 5 now faces Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber, who earlier won through against Misaki Doi. Halep, who reached the 2014 semifinals here, has three wins and one defeat against the German, though this will be their first meeting at a Grand Slam.-- Nic AtkinNo. 28 Sam Querrey def. Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4Key to the match: Querrey served the lights out; 52 percent of his offerings did not come back across the net. He had 23 aces and a total of 97 for the tournament, second at the time to John Isners 114.Whos next: A maiden trip to a Grand Slam quarterfinal. Hell need to keep up his big-man tennis efforts.-- Greg GarberNo. 19 Dominika Cibulkova def. No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 5-7, 9-7Key to the match:?At three hours, it was the longest womens match of the tournament. The turning point came in the second-to-last game when, at 7-7, Cibulkova won an exhausting 16-point rally to break her opponent for the final time. ?Whos next: Eastbourne champion Cibulkova will be confident, but she may also be tired for only her second quarterfinals appearance after this marathon match. She will play an unseeded Russian there, either Ekaterina Makarova or Elena Vesnina.-- Leo SpallNo. 9?Marin Cilic?def. No. 5 Kei Nishikori 6-1, 5-1 (ret.)Key to the match:?Nishikori pulled out of Halle with a rib injury heading into Wimbledon and struggled with it last week here. It finally caught up with him and he was forced to retire against Marin Cilic, the man who beat him in the 2014 US Open final.Whos next:?Cilic now faces Federer, who leads the Croatian 5-1 in their head-to-head meetings; however, it should be noted they have never faced each other on grass.-- Nic AtkinYaroslava Shvedova def. No. 28 Lucie Safarova 6-2, 6-4Key to the match:?Shvedova, who once had a golden set at Wimbledon, mowed past Safarova, winning 81 percent of her first serves and did not face a single break point.Whos next:?Shvedova, ranked 96th, advances to her first Wimbledon quarterfinal, where the player known more for her doubles will meet the winner of the Venus Williams-Carla Suarez Navarro match.-- Melissa IsaacsonNo. 21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. No. 27 Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-3Key to the match:?Pavlyuchenkovas forehand, usually exploitable, was extremely reliable in this match. It enabled her to win 57 percent of the points contested at the baseline.Whos next: Pavlyuchenkova moves into uncharted territory with her first quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon; will she find the consistency that has eluded her thus far in her career?-- Peter BodoNo. 4 Angelique Kerber def. Misaki Doi 6-3, 6-1Key to the match: The third game of the opening frame set the tone. Kerber returned an 89 mph second-serve floater that Doi couldnt handle. Kerbers average speed on her groundstrokes was only 60 mph (22 mph less than Doi), but she committed only nine unforced errors.Whos next: A naturally gifted grass-court player, Kerber needs to maintain her composure and not let the big moments get away from her as they did after winning Australia.-- Matt Wilansky ' ' '