Another pair of names familiar to Salt Lake baseball — outfielder Ryan Radmanovich and pitcher Steve Green — will compete for Canada in the eight-team Olympic event. Radmanovich was a member of the Buzz in 1997 and 1998, while Green played with the Stingers and Bees in 2001, '03 and '04.

BASKETBALL — The Beehive State boasts no higher-profile — nor higher-paid — athletes than the four NBA stars who will compete for three different nations in Beijing — three of them each making his second Olympic appearance.

With the Utah Jazz the only NBA team with a pair of players on the star-studded U.S. men's team, point guard Deron Williams makes his Games debut by joining pick-and-roll buddy Carlos Boozer, a holdover from the '04 squad in Athens.

The Jazz have a third representative in Beijing, with forward Andrei Kirilenko following up his flag-carrying duties in Friday night's opening ceremonies as the focal point for his Russian squad. He played for Russia in the 2000 Sydney Games after being picked in the NBA Draft by Utah but before ever donning a Jazz uniform.

Former University of Utah standout and NBA No. 1 draft pick Andrew Bogut will anchor Australia's team. Bogut was a question mark for Beijing before signing a long-term contract last month.

A fifth player with Jazz ties will also compete in Beijing. Raul Lopez, whose brief pro career in Utah was stymied by injury woes, will suit up for his native Spain.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL — Bountiful native and former University of Utah student Jake Gibb is one-half of the Gibb-Rosenthal tandem, ranked No. 2 among U.S. squads and No. 9 in the world. For the Games, the duo looks to build upon recent upsets of higher-ranked opponents on the pro circuit.

CYCLING — Two cyclists with Salt Lake ties will look to turn summers of limited international competition into strong Olympic outings for the United States.

Levi Leipheimer, who attended Rowland Hall, will join Salt Lake City's David Zabriskie as both get an early start in Olympic competition in Saturday's road race event.