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Olympics on TV: Tuesday and Wednesday

Three to see

1. Iowa’s Shawn Johnson takes one last shot at gold as she competes in the balance-beam individual event finals, along with teammate Nastia Liukin.

2. Let’s just call this Iowa Pride day, as another Des Moines athlete, Lolo Jones, is the gold-medal favorite in the finals of the 100-meter hurdles.

3. Sanya Richards of Austin, Texas, is the lone American competing in the 400-meter finals.


Today

5 a.m.-5 p.m.

MSNBC: LIVE: men's soccer, semifinals; TAPED: wrestling, freestyle: 55kg and 60kg gold-medal finals; LIVE: weightlifting, super heavyweight gold-medal final; TAPED: baseball, U.S. vs. Taiwan; women's volleyball, quarterfinals; men's triathlon

8:30-11 a.m.

TELEMUNDO: Men's soccer, semifinals

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

NBC: LIVE: women's volleyball, quarterfinals; TAPED: track & field; women's water polo, semifinals; men's gymnastics, trampoline gold-medal finals

5-8 p.m.

CNBC: Boxing, 48kg, 60kg, and 81kg quarterfinals (taped)

6-8 p.m.

OXY: Synchronized swimming, duet; equestrian, individual dressage gold-medal finals; gymnastics (taped)

8 p.m.-Midnight

NBC: TAPED: Track & field gold-medal finals, women's: 400m, 100m hurdles; men's: 1,500m; gymnastics individual event gold-medal finals, men's: parallel bars, high bar; women's: balance beam; men's diving, springboard gold-medal finals; LIVE: men's cycling, BMX quarterfinals

Midnight-2 a.m.

CNBC: Softball, semifinals (taped)

Midnight-1 a.m.

TELEMUNDO: Events TBA

12:35-2 a.m.

NBC: Track & field gold-medal finals, men's: high jump, discus throw; men's cycling, BMX; men's beach volleyball, semifinals (taped)

Wednesday

2 a.m.-Noon

USA: LIVE: men's basketball, quarterfinals; TAPED: men's beach volleyball, semifinals; LIVE: canoeing, semifinals; TAPED: women's swimming, marathon; men's water polo, quarterfinals

2-6 a.m.

TELEMUNDO: Men's basketball, quarterfinals; track & field, gold-medal finals; men's diving, springboard (taped)

5 a.m.-5 p.m.

MSNBC: LIVE: softball, bronze-medal game; men's volleyball, quarterfinals; TAPED: baseball, U.S. vs. Japan; women's hockey, semifinals; wrestling, freestyle: 66kg and 74kg gold-medal finals; table tennis; men's handball, quarterfinals

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