Daily Snapshot: August 15

Natalie Coughlin (Bloomberg)

STAR ATTRACTION: A big swimming day where Amanda Beard and Natalie Coughlin could shoot for gold; The possible final Olympic matchup between rivals USA and Cuba on the baseball diamond.

TV SCHEDULE:

NBC and NBC HD
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Swimming; Track & Field; Beach Volleyball; Women's Water Polo - USA vs. Russia; 8 p.m.-Midnight Swimming (LIVE): Gold Medal Finals; Track and Field; Beach Volleyball (LIVE); Men's Volleyball - USA vs. China; 12:35-2 a.m. Women's Track & Field - 10,000-meter Gold Medal Final; Women's Diving

CNBC and CNBC HD
Midnight-4:30 a.m. Softball - USA vs. Japan (LIVE); Boxing (LIVE); 5-8 p.m. Boxing

USA and USA HD
2 a.m.-Noon Women's Soccer Quarterfinal (LIVE); Women's Basketball - USA vs. Spain (LIVE); Baseball - USA vs. Cuba; Tennis Semifinals; Beach Volleyball; Men's Archery - Individual Gold Medal Final; Cycling Track Events Competition

MSNBC
5 a.m.-5 p.m. Women's Volleyball - USA vs. China (LIVE); Women's Soccer Quarterfinals; Beach Volleyball; Women's Badminton - Doubles Gold Medal Final; Women's Handball - France vs. Norway; Men's Weightlifting; Women's Table Tennis - Team Semifinal; Women's Water Polo - Netherlands vs. Australia and Hungary vs. Greece

OXYGEN
6-8 p.m. Equestrian - Jumping Competition; Tennis Semifinal

TELEMUNDO
2-6 a.m. Swimming Gold Medal Finals; Women's Volleyball; Women's Gymnastics - Individual All-Around Competition; 8 a.m.-Noon Women's Soccer (LIVE); Beach Volleyball; Boxing; 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. Women's games