Day 4 of the Athens Olympics

Tuesday, Aug. 17

STARS

Mariel Zagunis of the United States won gold in saber and teammate Sada Jacobson took the bronze. It was the first gold for the U.S. fencing team since 1904 and first medal ever for the women.

U.S. star Venus Williams beat Maja Matevzic of Slovenia 6-0, 6-0 - the first shutout for a man or woman since tennis returned to the Olympics as a medal sport in 1988.

Yao Ming had 39 points, hitting 15-of-20 from the floor, with 13 rebounds in China's 69-62 win over New Zealand.

U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards was knocked out of the Olympics when an arbitration panel upheld her two-year drug suspension. Considered a medal contender in the 100 and 200 meters, her spots will go to Gail Devers and LaShaunte'a Moore, respectively.

Top-seeded Roger Federer, the world's No. 1 player, lost in the second round to No. 74 Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. The Swiss star's Olympics ended altogether when he and doubles partner Yves Allegro lost to Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi of India.

The mercury climbed to 86 degrees Tuesday under mostly clear skies. today's forecast was for partly cloudy skies and a high of 86.

The world champion United States let a four-goal advantage slip today and lost 6-5 to Canada in an Olympic water polo upset.Johanne Begin scored three goals and captain Ann Dow had a pair as the Canadians rallied from 5-1 down in the last period to win on Begin's goal with 50 seconds in regulation.