Daily Snapshot: August 14
President Bush poses for a photo with the United States women's field hockey team. (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)
STAR ATTRACTION: Will Shawn Johnson be the next women's gymnastics darling when she competes in the all-around competition and Massachusetts' Dina Rizzo and Kelly Doton take USA's field hockey to the field in pool play. Also, Michael Phelps goes for gold medal No. 6 in Beijing when he competes in the 200-meter individual medley (10:45 p.m., NBC).
TV SCHEDULE:
NBC and NBC HD
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Swimming; Beach Volleyball; Rowing Semifinals; Canoeing Whitewater; 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Women's Gymnastics - Individual All-Around Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Swimming (LIVE): Gold Medal Finals; Beach Volleyball; Men's Volleyball - USA vs. Bulgaria; 1:35-2:30 a.m. Swimming; Canoeing Whitewater Gold Medal Final
CNBC and CNBC HD
Midnight-4:30 a.m. Softball - USA vs. Canada (LIVE); Boxing (LIVE); 5-8 p.m. Boxing
USA and USA HD
2 a.m.-Noon Men's Basketball - USA vs. Greece (LIVE); Baseball - USA vs. Netherlands; Tennis; Beach Volleyball; Women's Field Hockey - USA vs. Germany; Women's Fencing - Team Sabre Competition and Gold Medal Final; Women's Archery - Individual Gold Medal Final
MSNBC
5 a.m.-5 p.m. Men's Basketball - Argentina Game (LIVE) and Russia vs. Lithuania (LIVE); Men's Volleyball - China vs. Japan (LIVE) and Brazil vs. Russia; Greco Roman Wrestling; Beach Volleyball; Men's Handball - France vs. Croatia; Men's Water Polo - Hungary vs. Spain; Badminton; Table Tennis Team Competition
OXYGEN
6-8 p.m. Tennis - Semifinals; Equestrian - Team Dressage Gold Medal Final
TELEMUNDO
2-6 a.m. Swimming; Men's Basketball; Men's Gymnastics - Individual All-Around Competition; 8-10 a.m. Diving - Synchronized Gold Medal Final; Beach 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
5 a.m.-5 p.m. Best of Men's & 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





