OLYMPIC ROUNDUP \ Tuesday’s other results

Softball: Four no-hit innings from the starter. An inside-the-park home run and two of the over-the-fence variety. A record number of runs ending things after five innings. Yep, the Americans are back to their old tricks on the softball diamond, beating Venezuela 11-0 for their 15th straight Olympic victory. Jennie Finch was the pitching star, with the homers coming from Natasha Watley, Crystl Bustos and Caitlin Lowe, whose shot didn’t leave the yard. In other openers, Japan beat Australia 4-3; Canada’s Laura Bay Regula — the sister of Boston Red Sox outfielder Jason Bay — allowed one hit in five innings and Megan Timpf drove in three runs in a 6-1 win over Taiwan; and China beat The Netherlands 10-2.

Men’s basketball: Spain trailed by 14 going into the fourth quarter against China, then won 85-75 in overtime after Yao Ming fouled out early in the extra session. Greece smothered Dirk Nowitzki, limiting him to 13 points in an 87-64 victory. The former NBA MVP spent most of the final quarter on the bench resting for the next game. Chris Kaman scored only four points for the Germans. In other games, Manu Ginobili scored 21 points as Argentina bounced back from a loss to beat Australia 85-68, Linas Kleiza scored 22 points to lead unbeaten Lithuania past Asian champion Iran 99-67 and Croatia beat Andrei Kirilenko and Russia 85-78.

Boxing: Rau’Shee Warren worked four years to become the first two-time American boxing Olympian in 30 years. Then, in his first match, he made the huge mistake of spending the last 35 seconds trying to protect a lead when he actually was behind and needed to go on the attack. He lost 9-8 and left the ring in tears. France’s Jerome Thomas, a two-time flyweight medalist, lost. Meanwhile, bantamweight Gu Yu extended China’s great start with a 17-7 victory that left Britain’s Joe Murray crying about judges being too partial toward the home country. China’s relatively inexperienced team won four other first-round bouts. The International Amateur Boxing Association already reviewed and denied a protest by the Ukrainian team over a loss Monday night.

Volleyball: Wearing the initials TB on one shoe and BB on another, the U.S. men paid tribute to their coach’s in-laws in their four-set victory over Italy. The letters were for Todd and Barbara Bachman, the in-laws of coach Hugh McCutcheon. Todd was killed and Barbara seriously wounded in a knife attack at a tourist site Saturday. McCutcheon has left the team to be with his wife, 2004 U.S. Olympian Elisabeth Bachman McCutcheon; it’s not known when he’ll return.

Shooting: Glenn Eller is a member of the U.S. Army. He’s also the new double-trap champion, having set an Olympic record with his score. So it’s no surprise that his spot in the military is being part of the Army Marksmanship Unit. Fourth went to Jeff Holguin, another Army marksman. South Korea’s Jin Jong-oh edged North Korea’s Kim Jong Su to win the men’s 50-meter pistol despite a poor final shot.

Canoe-Kayak: Slovakia’s Michal Martikan won the single canoe slalom, just like he did 12 years ago in Atlanta. He’s taken silver at the last two Olympics. American Benn Fraker finished sixth. Germany’s Alexander Grimm won the single kayak slalom. Togo won its first medal in any Summer Olympics when Benjamin Boukpeti took bronze. He also became the first black man to ever medal in a slalom event, according to the International Canoe Federation.

Diving: Teenagers Chen Ruolin and Wang Xin won the women’s 10-meter synchronized platform title, making the hosts 3-for-3 in diving thus far with five events left. Individual platform is theirs to lose. The 15-year-old Chen and Wang, who turned 16 on Monday, are ranked 1-2. Americans Mary Beth Dunnichay and Haley Ishimatsu, a pair of 15-year-olds, were fifth among eight teams.

Women’s gymnastics: China’s He Kexin, who fell off the uneven bars during Sunday’s preliminaries, will be back on the apparatus in the finals today. It’s the only event he will do. As expected, American Samantha Peszek will be on the sidelines for the finals because of a twisted left ankle.

Marathon: There will be a new women’s marathon champ. Japan’s Mizuki Noguchi pulled out because of injuries to her left thigh and groin. Paula Radcliffe, the world record-holder from Britain, told the BBC she’ll be racing despite a nagging thigh problem.

Beach volleyball: Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor keep looking good in their bid for a second straight gold, improving to 2-0 with a straight sets victory over Cuba that virtually assures them of a spot in the medal round. It was their 103rd consecutive victory.

Wrestling: There were surprise winners of the first two Greco-Roman golds and both were Russians: 19-year-old Islam-Beka Albiev in the 60-kilogram division and 21-year-old Nazyr Mankiev in the 55-kg field. Albiev is believed to be the second-youngest wrestling gold medalist. Mankiev beat the three-time defending world champion from Iran in the quarterfinals.

Women’s soccer: Heather O’Reilly scored 40 seconds into the match, leading the U.S. past New Zealand 4-0 and into the quarterfinals. Better yet, they won their group, avoiding a match with title contender Brazil. Here’s the quarterfinals slate: United States vs. Canada; Brazil vs. Norway; Sweden vs. Germany; and China vs. Japan. The winners of the first two games, and the last two games, will meet in the semis.

Weightlifting: China’s Liao Hui won the men’s 69-kg category, making the hosts 5-for-5 in events it has participated in. North Korea’s Pak Hyon Suk won the women’s 63-kg division. American Natalie Woolfolk finished fourth in the B-competition and Carissa Gump was sixth.

Judo: Athens champion Ayumi Tanimoto of Japan won the women’s 63-kg class and Germany’s Ole Bischof won the men’s 81-kg division.

Badminton: Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong have gone where no American badminton tandem has ever gone — the quarterfinals. Next up, though, is a second-seeded Chinese pair with a loud, loyal following.

Equestrian: American Gina Miles, riding McKinlaigh, won the individual silver medal in eventing. Gold went to German Hinrich Romeike, riding Marius. Germany won the gold in team eventing in an exciting showdown with Australia that went down to the final two riders.

Water polo: Jeffrey Powers had three goals, Tony Azevedo added two and the Americans barely escaped with a 12-11 victory against Italy in preliminary play. At 2-0 in the Group B pool, they’re in solid position to advance to the quarterfinals even with Serbia and gold-medal favorite Croatia in the next two games.

Field hockey: The U.S. women again tied a highly ranked team, matching Japan at 1-1, but could use a victory to get into the next round.

Fencing: China’s Zhong Man won men’s saber fencing, making him the second fencing winner ever from his country. American Keeth Smart lost in the round of eight.

Rowing: The U.S. men’s eight crew advanced to the final with a win in the second-chance race, keeping alive hopes of defending the Olympic title. Three members from the 2004 team are back.

Associated Press