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Daily Snapshot: August 19

Posted by Staff August 19, 2008 12:00 AM

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The USA's Lolo Jones won her semifinal heat in 12.43 seconds, the fastest time since 2004. (Francois Xavier Marit / AFP / Getty Images)

STAR ATTRACTIONS: LoLo Jones (above) is expected to swipe gold in the women's 110 hurdles finals and look out: The X-Games comes to the Games as BMX awards its first medals.

TV SCHEDULE:

NBC and NBC HD
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Women's Volleyball (LIVE); Track & Field; Women's Water Polo Semifinal; 8 p.m.-Midnight Track & Field Gold Medal Finals; Gymnastics; Men's Beach Volleyball Semifinal (LIVE); Men's Diving - Springboard Gold Medal Final; 12:35-2 a.m. - Men's Gymnastics - Trampoline Gold Medal Final; Men's Cycling - BMX Competition (LIVE)

CNBC and CNBC HD
Midnight-2 a.m. Freestyle Wrestling; (LIVE) Table Tennis (LIVE); 5-8 p.m. Boxing

USA and USA HD
2 a.m.-Noon Women's Basketball Quarterfinals (LIVE); Canoeing (LIVE); Women's Handball Quarterfinals; Men's Beach Volleyball Semifinal; Table Tennis Singles, First Round Competition; Women's Water Polo Semifinal; Cycling - Track Gold Medal Finals

MSNBC
5 a.m.-5 p.m. Men's Soccer Semifinals (LIVE); Freestyle Wrestling 55kg, 60kg Gold Medal Finals; Weightlifting (LIVE); Baseball - USA vs. Taiwan; Women's Volleyball Quarterfinals

OXYGEN
6-8 p.m. Synchronized Swimming Duet Competition; Equestrian - Individual Dressage Gold Medal Final

TELEMUNDO
2-8 a.m. Men's Soccer Semifinals (LIVE); Gymnastics - Individual Events Gold Medal Finals; Track & Field; Men's Diving Springboard Semifinal; Women's Beach Volleyball Semifinal; 8:30-11 a.m. Men's Soccer - Semifinal (LIVE); 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. Women's games

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

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  • Marc J. Spears
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