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Brandi
Chastain & co. will have their hands full when they face China on Sunday
night.
David
Leeds/Allsport |
Heating
up
There's no guarantee of a shirtless celebration, but Sunday night's
U.S.-China women's soccer showdown -- a rematch of the 1999 World Cup
final -- has all the makings of a gold-medal game. Too bad it's only a
preliminary match. Olympic couch potatoes can rejoice, as NBC takes to
the airways for a whopping -- and perhaps overwhelming -- 13 1/2 hours
of coverage.
• Printable schedule: Olympic TV coverage
• Today's full schedule: Sept. 17
• Olympic event schedule: Soccer
China
Women's
Soccer
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Sun Wen
Leading scorer in 1999 World
Cup battles the U.S. on Sunday night.
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USA
Men's
Swimming
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Tom
Dolan
The country's best
all-around swimmer goes for gold Sunday in the 400 IM.
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Men's Swimming
100 breaststroke
Ed Moses (USA)
Roman Sloudnov (Russia)
Pat Calhoun (USA)
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Men's Swimming
400 Individual Medley
Tom Dolan (USA)
Justin Norris (Australia)
Erik Vendt (USA)
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Women's Swimming
100 butterfly
Inge de Bruijn (the Netherlands)
Jenny Thompson (USA)
Dara Torres (USA)
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TOTAL NBC HOURS: 13 1/2
TOTAL CABLE HOURS: 12
(All coverage listed
at
Eastern and Pacific Times.)
NBC:
11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Featured sports:
Basketball (USA men vs. China, beginning at 11 a.m.)
Beach Volleyball (Men's competition)
Canoe/Kayak (Whitewater)
Cycling (Track finals)
Gymnastics
Rowing
Softball
NBC:
7 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featured sports:
Swimming (Finals: women's 100 butterfly, men's 100 breaststroke, women's 400 freestyle, men's 400 individual medley)
Gymnastics (Women's team competition)
Men's Triathlon
Weightlifting (Men's final)
NBC:
12:30-2 a.m.
Featured sports:
Volleyball (U.S. men vs. Argentina)
MSNBC:
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Featured sports:
Soccer (U.S. women vs. China, beginning at 9 a.m.)
Softball (U.S. vs. Canada)
Baseball (U.S. vs. Japan)
Archery
Equestrian
CNBC:
4-9 p.m.
Featured sports:
Boxing
Water Polo (U.S. women vs. Canada)
Basketball
Sailing
Weightlifting
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COVERAGE
SNAPSHOT
NBC:
11 a.m.-6 p.m.
7 p.m.-12 a.m.
12:41 a.m.-2:11 a.m.
MSNBC:
10 a.m.-5
p.m.
CNBC
4-9 p.m.
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A LOOK AHEAD
MONDAY:
Men's Gymnastics:
Team final
Men's Swimming:
200 free final
100 back final
Women's Swimming:
100 breast final
100 back final
Softball
U.S. vs. Cuba
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