NEW YORK -- Locked out of NBA arenas, Kevin Love is headed to the beach. Beach volleyball, that is. The NBAs leading rebounder plans to play in next months Manhattan Beach Open on the pro volleyball tour, finding himself a paycheque while hes not earning one on the basketball court. "I thought it was a great idea, a way for me to be out in the sun, be active and have fun during the lockout," Love said Tuesday after practising with pros for the first time. "Its sport, its active, its a way to stay in shape, so I just thought it was a home run." The Minnesota Timberwolves all-star doesnt have a partner yet and hadnt played much lately before working out Tuesday on a court set up in Times Square, but says he hopes to survive the first day of the three-day, US$200,000 event to be held from Aug. 26-28. "More than anything, Im just going to be having fun with it, playing as much as I can up to that point and just working on my craft," Love said. Love has deep ties to the sand. His uncle Mike was a member of the Beach Boys, and Love was born in Santa Monica, Calif. and has spent his off-seasons there since playing for UCLA. His father, who used to play volleyball against Wilt Chamberlain, asked him a couple of years ago if he was ever going to get into beach volleyball. The opportunity came when Love was approached by representatives of Jose Cuervo, the tour sponsor that has four events scheduled this year. The versatile Love averaged 15.2 rebounds last season and is a reliable three-point shooter who had the NBAs first 30-point, 30-rebound game in 28 years. The adjustment to the sand will be difficult, but he said he was pleased after hitting the ball around and even diving for some shots Tuesday. "Im not necessarily expecting to win, but Im expecting to go out there and compete," Love said. Love said he has respect for the pros hell compete against and acknowledged they may target him as a weak link, but said hes "hoping to surprise them." 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Rodriguez said he felt much better after his workout on Friday and is still hoping to return to hit the field sometime this weekend against the Minnesota Twins. "Were definitely getting close," Rodriguez said before the Yankees played the second of a four-game series against the Twins. "I think today was very encouraging. Were definitely on track to do something, hopefully, this weekend." Rodriguez, who had surgery last month to repair torn cartilage in his right knee, joined the Yankees on Thursday after completing a rehab assignment with triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In his first workout, Rodriguez said he needed to improve his conditioning, an issue that showed up most when running from first base to third or second to home. Rodriguez went through another extensive workout on Friday afternoon. He ran the bases, launched three balls into the upper deck at spacious Target Field during batting practice and took grounders at third base. 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Whenever he gets back, his bat will no doubt be a big boost to a team that started the day a half-game ahead of Boston in the AL East. He hit 13 homers prior to landing on the DL, and has not gone deep since June 11. But Rodriguez said the injury was hindering his ability put his legs into his swing. Now that hes healthy, he expects to return to his usual power-hitting self. He will wear a soft brace on his knee just as a precaution for the first few weeks. "I gotta tell you, Im hungry," he said. "I want to get back out there after seeing these guys. The way theyre playing is inspiring. For me, the idea is to make sure that Im ready to go and hit the ground running and never look back, just have a great next two months." ' ' '