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Julie Foudy hoists the Gold Cup after her U.S. team downed Brazil 1-0 in the final game in July.
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Back in the medals again
Despite the U.S. women's soccer team's decorated history, an appearance in Thursday night's gold medal match isn't a foregone conclusion. The likes of Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain have their sights set on gold, but to make it this far they'll have to battle out of a pool that includes world powers China and Norway. NBC coverage should stay lively as the Games near an end, with soccer, boxing semifinals, the singles final in men's tennis and Marion Jones' five-gold quest on the line in the women's 200 meters.
• Olympic Update: Julie Foudy
• Printable schedule: Olympic TV coverage
• Today's full schedule: Sept. 28
• Olympic event schedule: Soccer
Women's Soccer
USA
China
Brazil
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Women's Diving
Springboard
Guo Jingjing (China)
Fu Mingxia (China)
Yulia Pakhalina (Russia)
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Men's Tennis
Singles
Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil)
Magnus Norman (Sweden)
Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
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TOTAL NBC HOURS: 8 1/2
TOTAL CABLE HOURS: 11
(All coverage listed at Eastern and Pacific Times.)
NBC:
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Featured sports:
Diving (synchronized diving finals)
Track and Field
Canoe/Kayak (Semifinals)
NBC:
7 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featured sports:
Track and Field (finals: women's 200, men's 200, men's long jump, women's shot put, women's 20-km walk, decathlon conclusion)
Diving (women's springboard final)
Equestrian (team jumping final)
Synchronized Swimming (team competition)
Gymnastics (rhythmic competition)
NBC:
12:41-2:11 a.m.
Featured sports:
Basketball (men's quarterfinal)
Track and Field
MSNBC:
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Featured sports:
Soccer (women's gold medal match)
Tennis (men's singles gold medal match)
Gymnastics (rhythmic competition)
Basketball (men's quarterfinal)
CNBC:
5-9 p.m.
Featured sports:
Boxing (semifinals)
Tennis (women's doubles gold medal match)
Sailing
Wrestling (freestyle competition begins)
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COVERAGE
SNAPSHOT
NBC:
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
7 p.m.-12 a.m.
12:41 p.m.-2:11 a.m.
MSNBC:
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
CNBC
5-9 p.m.
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A LOOK AHEAD
FRIDAY:
Men's Track and Field:
50-km walk final
Pole vault final
1,500 final
Women's Track and Field:
Long jump final
Women's Basketball:
Semifinal games
Men's Basketball:
Semifinal games
Men's Volleyball:
Semifinal matches
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