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Bulgaria into Olympic volleyball men's semifinals
OLY_VOL Headlines
- Coach Hugh McCutcheon ends Olympic volleyball run
- Russia defeats Brazil for Olympic volleyball gold
- Italy beats Bulgaria for Olympic volleyball bronze
- US settles for silver in women's volleyball
- Brazil looks for double volleyball golds in London
- Brazil stuns US for gold in women's volleyball
- TV replay coming for volleyball worlds
- Japan takes bronze in Olympic women's volleyball
- US women's vball team tries for 1st Olympic gold
- Russia will play for the gold in men's volleyball
By ANNE M. PETERSON,
AP Sports Writer
Updated August 8, 2012
LONDON (AP) Tsvetan Sokolov had 22 points and Bulgaria advanced to the semifinals in men's volleyball at the London Olympics with a straight-set victory over Germany on Wednesday.
The Lions, as they are known, won 25-20, 25-16, 25-14 and will face Russia, which swept Poland in an earlier quarterfinal at Earls Court.
The Germans offered little resistance in the match. Bulgaria won the first set on Sokolov's kill and the second on his block. Nikolay Nikolov spiked for match point, and a few Bulgarian players dogpiled on the court in celebration.
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