Daily Snapshot: August 13

Members of the US men's gymnastics team (left to right): Kai Wen Tan, Alexander Armetev, Joey Hagerty, Raj Bhavsar and Jonathan Horton. (Kazuhiro Nogi / Getty Images)
STAR ATTRACTION: Which American man can carry the individual mantle of winning gold in the gymnastics all around? New England Revolution's Michael Parkhurst will attempt to lead the US soccer team past Nigeria in pool play.
TV SCHEDULE:
NBC and NBC HD
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Beach Volleyball (LIVE); Swimming; Women's Water Polo - USA vs. Italy; 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Men's Gymnastics - Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Swimming (LIVE) Finals; Beach Volleyball - USA Match (LIVE); Men's Diving - Springboard Synchronized Gold Medal Final; Women's Cycling - Individual Time Trial; 1:35-2 a.m. Women's Swimming; Men's Water Polo - USA vs. Serbia
CNBC and CNBC HD
Midnight-5 a.m. Softball - USA vs. Australia (LIVE); Boxing; 5-8 p.m. Boxing
USA and USA HD
2 a.m.-Noon Men's Soccer - USA vs. Nigeria (LIVE) and China vs. Brazil (LIVE); Women's Basketball - USA vs. Mali (LIVE); Women's Water Polo - Hungary vs. Australia; Rowing Semifinals (LIVE); Badminton Semifinals; Table Tennis Team Competition; Canoeing Whitewater Competition
MSNBC
5 a.m.-5 p.m. Baseball - USA vs. South Korea; Women's Volleyball; Tennis; Men's Cycling Individual Time Trial; Greco Roman Wrestling
OXYGEN
6-8 p.m. Tennis; Equestrian - Team Dressage
TELEMUNDO
2-7 a.m. Men's Soccer - South Korea vs. Honduras (LIVE); Swimming - Gold Medal Finals; Women's Volleyball; Beach Volleyball; 7:30 a.m.-Noon Men's Soccer - China vs. Brazil (LIVE); Women's Gymnastics - Team Gold Medal Final; Diving - Synchronized Gold Medal Final; 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
5 a.m.-7 p.m. Men'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





