Daily snapshot: August 12

Alicia Sacramone performs on the balance beam during the women's qualification rounds Sunday. (AP)
STAR ATTRACTION: Winchester native Alicia Sacramone hopes to help her team secure the gold in the women's team gymnastics competition and Michael Phelps looks to win two medals on the day.
TV SCHEDULE:
NBC and NBC HD
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Beach Volleyball (LIVE); Swimming; Men's Water Polo - USA vs. Italy; Canoeing Whitewater Gold Medal Finals; 8 p.m.-Midnight Women's Gymnastics - Team Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Swimming (LIVE): Beach Volleyball (LIVE); Women's Diving - Platform Synchronized Gold Medal Final; Rowing; 12:35-2 a.m. Women's Volleyball - USA vs. Venezuela; Swimming
CNBC and CNBC HD
Midnight-4:30 a.m. Softball - USA vs. Venezuela (LIVE); Boxing (LIVE); 5-8 p.m. Boxing
USA and USA HD
2 a.m.-Noon Men's Basketball - USA vs. Angola (LIVE); Tennis; Rowing (LIVE); Beach Volleyball; Women's Field Hockey - USA vs. Japan (LIVE); Badminton; Men's Handball - Spain vs. Poland
MSNBC
5 a.m.-5 p.m. Men's Basketball - China vs. Spain (LIVE); Women's Soccer - USA vs. New Zealand (LIVE) and Nigeria vs. Brazil; Men's Greco Roman Wrestling; Men's Volleyball - Serbia vs. Brazil; Tennis; Badminton Round of 16 Competition; Men's Weightlifting 69kg Competition; Men's Water Polo - Serbia vs. Croatia
OXYGEN
6-8 p.m. Equestrian - Eventing Gold Medal Finals
TELEMUNDO
2-6 a.m. Swimming; Men's Gymnastics - Gold Medal Final; Beach Volleyball; 7:30-10 a.m. Women's Soccer - Nigeria vs. Brazil; 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
5 a.m.-5 p.m. Women's games
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Look for contributions from the following Globe Staffers in Beijing:
- John Powers
- Shira Springer
- Bob Ryan
- Marc J. Spears
- Gregory Lee
- Scott LaPierre
- Patricia Wen





