The action heats up at the London 2012 Olympics on Saturday, as the USA Men's basketball team takes the court and six track & field finals -- including the women's 100m final -- are slated to unfold over the course of the day. Plenty of other interesting things will be going down as well, including the men's and women's 4x100 medley relays in swimming.
NBC's primetime coverage will include the four swimming finals and the 100m final, and various events are also available through the online stream at NBCOlympics.com. Here are some highlights from the day's television schedule (all times Central):
3 a.m. - 7 p.m. (NBCSN)
- Track & Field: Women's Triathlon (3 a.m.)
- Men's Basketball: Russia vs. Spain (5:15 a.m.), USA vs. Lithuania (8:30 a.m.)
- Beach Volleyball: Elimination Round (7 a.m.)
- Cycling: Track Events (8 a.m.)
- Tennis: Men's Doubles Gold Medal Final (10:30 a.m.)
- Women's Field Hockey: USA vs. New Zealand (1 p.m.)
- Equestrian: Jumping Qualifying (2:30 p.m.)
- Women's Shooting: Trap Final (3:30 p.m.)
- Men's Volleyball: Brazil vs. Serbia (4 p.m.)
6 a.m. - 5 p.m. (MSNBC)
- Men's Soccer: Quarterfinals (6 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m.)
- Men's Water Polo: Qualifying (7:45 a.m.)
- Badminton: Women's Singles Gold Medal Match (10:15 a.m.), Women's Doubles Gold Medal Match (12:45 p.m.)
- Men's Weightlfting: 94 kg Gold Medal Final (3:15 p.m.)
- Track & Field: Men's 20K Walk (3:45 p.m.)
7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (CNBC)
- Men's Boxing: Round of 16 Bouts (light flyweight and light welterweight classes)
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (NBC)
- Tennis: Women's Singles Gold Medal Match (8 a.m.)
- Women's Gymnastics: Trampoline Gold Medal Final (10 a.m.)
- Track & Field: Qualifying Men's 100M and 400M, Women's Pole Vault (10:15 a.m., 12:30 p.m.), Men's 10,000M Gold Medal Final (3:15 p.m.)
- Men's Volleyball: USA vs. Russia (10:45 a.m.)
- Cycling: Track Gold Medal Final (1 p.m.)
- Men's Water Polo: USA vs. Serbia (1:45 p.m.)
- Rowing: Gold Medal Finals (2:45 p.m.)
- Beach Volleyball: Elimination Round (4 p.m.)
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (CNBC)
- Round of 16 Bouts (light flyweight, light welterweight, and light heavyweight classes)
7 p.m. - 11 p.m. (NBC)
- Swimming: Gold Medal Finals (Men's 4x100 medley relay, 1500m freestyle; Women's 4x100 medley relay, 50m freestyle)
- Track & Field: Gold Medal Finals (Women's 100m, heptathlon; Men's long jump)
- Beach Volleyball: Elimination Round
- Women's Diving: Springboard Semifinal
11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. (NBC)
- Track & Field: Women's Discuss Gold Medal Final
- Cycling: Track Events
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