Poland men's volleyball ends jinx, will meet U.S. in semis

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PARIS -- Poland beat Slovenia in men's volleyball on Monday to finally cross the quarterfinal hurdle having been eliminated in the last eight at every Olympics since 2004, while hosts France mounted a sensational comeback to beat Germany.

Poland will next play the United States, who later beat Brazil 26-24, 28-30, 25-19, 25-19 in the last quarterfinal on the back of 20 po