Daily Snapshot: August 16

Tyson Gay poses on the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

STAR ATTRACTION: American Tyson Gay looks to make his mark by attempting to become the world's fastest man in the 100-meter final. Can the Williams's sisters bring home the gold in the women's tennis finals? Waltham's Deena Kastor seeks gold in the women's marathon.

TV SCHEDULE:

NBC and NBC HD
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Men's Basketball - USA vs. Spain (LIVE); Track & Field; Men's & Women's Gymnastics - Trampoline Competition; Beach Volleyball; Women's Diving - Springboard Semifinals; Men's Water Polo - USA vs. Croatia; Rowing - Gold Medal Finals; Cycling - Track Gold Medal Final; Women's Badminton - Singles Gold Medal Finals; 7:30 p.m.-Midnight Swimming (LIVE); Track & Field; 12:30-2 a.m. Women's Beach Volleyball - USA Match; Women's Track & Field - 800-meter Semifinals

CNBC and CNBC HD
Midnight-4:30 a.m. Softball - USA vs. Taiwan (LIVE); Boxing 51kg, 75kg Competition (LIVE); 5-8 p.m. Boxing

USA and USA HD
2 a.m.-2 p.m. Women's Tennis - Singles Gold Medal Final (LIVE) and Singles Bronze Medal Match; Track & Field - Men's 20k Walk; Men's Tennis - Doubles Gold Medal Final and Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match; Women's Field Hockey - USA vs. New Zealand; Cycling - Track Gold Medal Finals; Men's Table Tennis Team Semifinals

MSNBC
5 a.m.-5 p.m. Men's Soccer Quarterfinals (LIVE); Baseball - USA vs. Canada; Women's Wrestling(LIVE); Beach Volleyball; Men's Badminton - Doubles Gold Medal Final; Equestrian - Individual Dressage

TELEMUNDO
2 a.m.-2 p.m. Men's Soccer Quarterfinals (LIVE); Track & Field - Gold Medal Finals; Swimming - Gold Medal Finals; Men's Basketball; Women's Diving - Springboard Competition; Beach Volleyball; Baseball; Boxing; 6-7:30 p.m. Men's Volleyball; Midnight-1 a.m. TBA

UNIVERSAL HD
24-hour MSNBC, & CNBC HD Simulcasts and Coverage

NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL
2:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Men's games

NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL
6 a.m.-6 p.m. Men's games