Saturday at the games

Beach volleyball

Athens gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor are in the beach volleyball semifinals, beating Brazilians Ana Paula and Larissa 21-18, 21-15 early today for their 106th consecutive victory.

A victory by Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs later today would give the United States half of the final four.

Water polo

Do you believe in ... the U.S. men's water polo team?

After raising doubt with a loss to Serbia, they showed strong defense in knocking off world No. 1 Croatia 7-5. The Croats came in having won three games by a total of 15 goals.

"They've got to know now that if they play like that, they can win this thing," U.S. coach Terry Schroeder said.

The Americans must knock off Germany to earn a spot in the quarterfinals.

Men's baseball

• Four current or former Salt Lake minor leaguers were on the two team rosters, but only Matt Brown saw action, with the U.S. third baseman going 0-for 3 with a walk as the United States (2-2) edged Canada (1-3) 5-4. U.S. pitcher Kevin Jepsen and Canadians Ryan Radmanovich and Steve Green didn't play.

Men's basketball

• Deron Williams scored 11 points and Carlos Boozer added five as the United States (4-0) overwhelmed Spain (3-1), with eight Americans scoring in double figures in the 119-82 late-night victory.

• Andrew Bogut shared team-high honors with 22 points as Australia (2-2) won its second straight game and qualified for the medal-round quarterfinals with a 95-80 victory over Russia (1-3). Andrei Kirilenko struggled for Russia, shooting just 1-of-10 en route to six points, adding six rebounds, five assists, three steals and a blocked shot.

Beach volleyball

• Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal advanced to Monday night's quarterfinals, with the American side downing Spain's Herrera-Mesa duo 26-24, 21-17.

Track and field

• U.S. distance runner Josh McAdams finished eighth in his 3,000-meter steeplechase heat with a time of 8:33.26, failing to advance to Monday night's finals.