ON THE WEB

For complete coverage of the Sydney Olympics, including audio commentary from Times columnist Bill Plaschke, photo galleries and up-to-the-minute stories and results, go to http://vinapk.com/olympics.

Among the stories that will be available this morning from Sydney:

* Men’s basketball, United States vs. Italy

* Gymnastics, Women’s team final

* Swimming, Men’s 100-meter freestyle semifinals

* Men’s soccer, United States vs. Kuwait

GLANCE

STARS

Jose Navarro, U.S.: 112-pound boxer from Los Angeles advanced with a 16-10 decision over Hermensen Ballo of Indonesia.

Eric Moussambani, Equatorial Guinea: Swimmer in 100 freestyle was more than seven seconds slower than world record in the 200.

WEATHER

Sunny, with a high of 80 degrees.