From The Sports Network

As of 9 p.m. (et)

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Even a fractured thumb wouldn't prevent Allen Iverson from playing in a supposed must-win game for the United States men's basketball team on Tuesday. Just hours after finding out he had a non-displaced fracture of his right thumb, Iverson went out and scored 17 points in Team USA's 77-71 win over Greece in what was a less than impressive performance by the Americans. Iverson made 4-of-14 shots on Tuesday and Tim Duncan added 14 points and nine rebounds before fouling out for the United States, which had been heavily criticized the last two days for the 92-73 loss to Puerto Rico. That had marked the first ever Olympic loss with NBA players for the United States. Tuesday night's game was close throughout the second half, but the U.S. was able to hold off a late Greek charge to win its second preliminary round game. LeBron James added 10 points for the U.S., which shot just 40 percent from the field and again was terrible from beyond the arc. The Americans went 4-of-21 from long range, and are 7-for-45 in their first two games. Antonio Fotsis had 22 points for Greece, which had beaten Australia in its first game.

SWIMMING

American swimmer Michael Phelps won two more gold medals Tuesday -- in the 200- meter butterfly and 800-meter freestyle relay -- one night after he was denied a chance at tying Mark Spitz's record of seven golds in one Olympics. The 19- year-old Phelps has five medals overall now -- three gold and two bronze. He also won the men's 400-meter individual medley on Saturday, and will compete in three more events before the swimming is finished this weekend. Phelps smoked the competition for an Olympic record and wire-to-wire winning time of 1:54.04 in the 200, more than a half-second faster than silver medalist Takashi Yamamoto of Japan. Great Britain's Stephen Parry won the bronze, while Phelps' teammate and defending Olympic champion Tom Malchow finished eighth.

Just over an hour later, Phelps and 800-meter teammates Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay and Klete Keller edged out Australia for another gold medal.

Romania's Camelia Potec won gold in the women's 200-meter freestyle, while Federica Pellegrini took the silver and Solenne Figues of France won the bronze.

The gold medal in the women's 200-meter individual medley went to Yana Klochkova of the Ukraine, who edged out American Amanda Beard. Klochkova also won gold in the 400-meter IM, giving her a sweep of those events for the second consecutive Olympics. Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry claimed bronze.

GYMNASTICS

The United States has won a silver medal in the women's gymnastics team competition. Romania earned the gold medal, finishing with 114.283 points. The U.S. had 113.584, while Russia took the bronze with 113.235. It's the second silver for the USA in gymnastics as the men finished second in the team competition on Monday.

TENNIS

Top-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland lost his second-round match at the Olympics on Tuesday, while second-seed Andy Roddick of the United States survived an epic match, beating Germany's Tommy Haas in a three-set thriller. Federer suffered a 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 defeat to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who called the upset "the best match I ever played." Federer later lost his doubles match, along with partner Yves Allegro, in straight sets to fifth- seeded Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. Roddick, meanwhile, fought off three match points, and then saw Haas do the same on five occasions before the American advanced with a 4-6, 6-3, 9-7 win. Roddick finally won with a cross- court shot, which Haas returned wide. The final set lasted 69 minutes. Roddick finished with 17 aces and will next play 16th seed Fernando Gonzalez of Chile. Gonzalez beat Korean Hyung Talk Lee, 7-5, 6-2. Berdych advanced to play 15th seed Tommy Robredo of Spain. Also on Tuesday, unseeded American Mardy Fish toppled fifth-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero, while ninth-seeded Russian Marat Safin made his second consecutive early exit in the Olympics when he was ousted by Feliciano Lopez of Spain.

Women's sixth-seed Venus Williams, the defending gold medalist in singles, won her second-round match, disposing of Slovenia's Maja Matevzic, 6-0, 6-0. Then, later in the evening on a frenzied Centre Court, Greek Eleni Daniilidou shook off a left thigh injury for a gutsy 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over 15th- seeded Bulgarian Magdalena Maleeva. Daniilidou collapsed several times in the final set, even once during deuce of the last game, before winning a raucous applause from the home crowd at the end. Also on the women's side, top-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium continued to roll with a second-round 6-2, 6-1 victory over Maria Vento Kabachi of Venezuela.

SOCCER

The United States looked ready to emerge from the opening round of group play at the Athens Olympics with a perfect record, until Australia used a late tally to earn a 1-1 draw with the powerful Americans on Tuesday at Kaftanzoglio Stadium. Kristine Lilly scored the United States' only goal of the contest (the 96th of her international career) on a volley from in close. Despite the disappointing result, the Americans secured the top spot in Group G with the point. The U.S. had previously posted victories over Brazil and Greece at the Athens Games and will now take on Japan on Friday in Thessaloniki in a win-or- go-home quarterfinal match. Australia, meanwhile, will take the positive result on to the next round where they will face Sweden, also on Friday, after finishing third in the four team Group G. Germany continued to impress Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Mexico to win Group F. The Germans move on to play Nigeria Friday, while the Mexicans still earned a spot in the knockout phase of the competition and will match up with Brazil. Brazil wrapped up its opening round play with a 7-0 demolition of host country Greece, which lost all three of its matches, and the Brazilians finished second behind the U.S. in Group G. Cristiane recorded a hat trick for Brazil in the victory. Sweden earned its date with Australia thanks to a 2-1 win over Nigeria on Tuesday afternoon. The Swedes were on the verge of failing to advance before Hanna Marklund and Malim Mostroem scored second half goals in the come-from-behind victory.

SOFTBALL

The United States softball team continued to roll at the Olympics after posting a 4-0 victory over China on Tuesday. Lori Harrigan tossed a one-hitter, striking out eight, and Crystl Bustos homered to lead the U.S. to its 14th shutout in 23 Olympic games all-time. It marked the 74th straight victory for the national team, dating back to last summer. The Americans, thw two-time defending gold medalists, have posted four shutouts in this year's Summer Games.

FENCING

For the first time since 1904, the United States has two medal winners in one fencing discipline. On Tuesday, Mariel Zagunis won the gold medal in the women's individual sabre, while fellow American Sada Jacobson captured the bronze. Zagunis bested Tan Xue of China 15-9 in the final to win the gold and give the United States its first fencing medal in 20 years. Jacobson defeated Catalina Gheorghitoaia of Romania, 15-7 to claim the bronze. In the men's individual epee, Switzerland's Marcel Fischer won the gold medal, besting Wang Lei of China in the final. Pavel Kolobkov won the bronze.

GENERAL NEWS

American track star Torri Edwards will not compete in the 2004 Olympics after an arbitration panel upheld her two-year drug suspension. The international Court of Arbitration for Sport made the ruling Tuesday, just one day after Edwards spoke during a hearing that lasted almost six hours. She was given the ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, making her ineligible to compete at the Olympics in Athens. Edwards was slated to run in the 100 and 200 meters. She will be replaced by three-time gold medalist Gail Devers in the 100 meter sprint and her spot in the 200 meters will go to La Shaunte'a Moore.

Greek track stars Kostas Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou, both accused of dodging drug testers, have left KAT hospital, one day before they are expected to appear at a disciplinary hearing. An investigation into a motorcycle accident that hospitalized both athletes Thursday night is ongoing. Kenteris and Thanou are expected to appear before the International Olympic Committee's Disciplinary Commission Wednesday, two days before the track program starts at the Olympics. Kenteris is the reigning 200-meter Olympic champion, while Thanou is the 100-meter silver medalist from the Sydney Games.

VOLLEYBALL

The U.S. men's volleyball team finally won at the Olympics, beating the Netherlands in a three-set sweep on Tuesday at Peace and Friendship Stadium. Team USA captured its first victory at the Olympics since July 23, 1996 in Atlanta. The Americans lost all five of their preliminary round games in Sydney four years ago and then lost to Italy in four sets on Sunday. However, on Tuesday, the U.S. earned a strong 26-24, 25-20, 25-18 win.

MEDAL COUNT

The United States has taken the medal count lead with 19 overall, including six gold. China is next with 18, 10 of which are gold. Australia is next with 14 medals, while Russia has 12 and Japan nine.