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 https://www.latimes.com/olympics.

Among stories that will be available this morning from Sydney:

* Baseball, United States vs. Italy

* Men’s volleyball, United States vs. South Korea

* Swimming, Men’s 50-meter freestyle final

* Women’s basketball, United States vs. New Zealand

STARS

* Michael Johnson, U.S.: World-record holder and defending gold medalist advanced to second round in 400 meters with an eased-up time of 45.25 seconds.

* Clark family, U.S.: Joetta Clark-Diggs, her younger sister, Hazel Clark, and their sister-in-law, Jearl Miles-Clark, all advanced to the semifinals of the women’s 800.

* Jennifer Brundage, U.S: Went three for three with a home run in 2-0 softball victory over New Zealand.

* Kieren Perkins, Australia: Two-time champion in 1,500-meter freestyle was fastest qualifier in 14:58.34.