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+ THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2008 OLYMPICS w SECTION C, PAGE 7 + SUMMER OLYMPICS TV Schedule Subject to Change Today NBC and NBC HD, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. – Men’s Basket- ball-USA vs. China (LIVE); Swimming; Beach Volley- ball; Men’s Water Polo-USA vs. China; Women’s Cy- cling Road Race; Women’s Weightlifting-53kg Gold Medal Final; Men’s & Women’s Badminton; Rowing 7 p.m.-Midnight – Swimming (LIVE): Gold Medal Finals: Men’s 100-meter Breaststroke, Men’s 4x100- meter Freestyle Relay, Women’s 100-meter Butterfl y, Women’s 400-meter Freestyle; Men’s 200-meter Freestyle semifi nals; Men’s 100-meter Backstroke semifi nals; Women’s 100-meter Backstroke semi- fi nals and Women’s 100-meter Breaststroke semi- fi nals; Women’s Gymnastics Team Competition; Women’s Diving-Springboard Synchronized Gold Medal Final; Men’s and Women’s Rowing-Eights Competition 12:35-2 a.m. – Women’s Volleyball-USA vs. Cuba (LIVE) CNBC and CNBC HD, Midnight-4:30 a.m. – Tennis (LIVE); Boxing 64kg, 69kg Competition (LIVE) 4-7 p.m. – Boxing 64kg, 69kg Competition USA and USA HD, 2 a.m.-2 p.m. – Men’s Soc- cer-USA vs. Netherlands (LIVE) and Argentina vs. Australia; Men’s Basketball-Lithuania vs. Argentina (LIVE); Tennis (LIVE); Beach Volleyball; Equestrian- Dressage; Women’s Archery-Team Gold Medal Final; Men’s Weightlifting 56kg Gold Medal Final MSNBC, 5 a.m.-5 p.m. – Men’s Soccer-Italy vs. South Korea (LIVE); Men’s Volleyball-Serbia vs. Rus- sia and Bulgaria vs. China; Women’s Field Hockey- USA vs. Argentina (LIVE); Men’s Shooting-Trap Gold Medal Final; Men’s Water Polo-Hungary vs. Montenegro and Croatia vs. Italy; Badminton; Men’s Handball-Croatia vs. Spain TELEMUNDO – 4 a.m.-2 p.m. – Men’s Soccer- Argentina vs. Australia (LIVE) and New Zealand vs. Brazil; Men’s Volleyball; Swimming-Gold Medal Finals; Men’s Basketball; Men’s Gymnastics; Beach Volleyball 6-7 p.m. – Boxing Elimination Bouts Midnight-1 a.m. – TBA ASSOCIATED PRESS/REUTERS UNIVERSAL HD – 24-hour MSNBC & CNBC HD Simulcasts and Coverage NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL, 2:30 Above left, Mariel Zagunis strikes U.S. teammate Sada Jacobson during the gold medal match in Beijing, which was won by Zagunis. Above right, former President a.m.-2:30 p.m. – Men’s games NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL, 5 a.m.-7 p.m. George H.W. Bush offers a handkerchief to Jacobson, who was taking part in the medal ceremony with Zagunis and Becca Ward, right, who won the bronze. – Men’s games Medals Table Through 4 of 14 medal events Sunday Through 11 of 21 total medal events Country G S B Tot United States 2 2 4 8 China 2 1 0 3 Sweep sends U.S. to top of medal heap South Korea 2 1 0 3 Australia 1 0 1 2 Netherlands 1 0 1 2 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS “God, we all love Wiz,” Tom Romania 1 0 0 1 Spain 1 0 0 1 BEIJING — With Day 1 of the said, referring to former team- Austria 0 1 0 1 Beijing Olympics almost done, mate Elisabeth Bachman Mc- Cuba 0 1 0 1 Hungary 0 1 0 1 the U.S. medal count was non- Cutcheon by her nickname. “It’s Italy 0 1 0 1 existent. Cuba, Uzbekistan, and Russia 0 1 0 1 hard to put it in words. That’s Turkey 0 1 0 1 16 other countries all had brag- not something that’s supposed Zimbabwe 0 1 0 1 Argentina 0 0 1 1 ging rights over the Americans. to happen.” Croatia 0 0 1 1 The closest thing to glory was a Japan 0 0 1 1 North Korea 0 0 1 1 Colorado resident winning gold Gymnastics Switzerland 0 0 1 1 for the Czech Republic. Taiwan 0 0 1 1 The U.S. men fi nished atop Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1 Then came some serious slic- their qualifying group with a Team Scores ing and dicing at the fencing score good enough to clinch a hall. BASKETBALL spot in the team fi nals. Thus, Thanks to a red, white, and Women even without injured stars Paul Australia 83, Belarus 64 blue sweep by saber-swinging and Morgan Hamm, the Ameri- New Zealand 76, Mali 72 women, the U.S. not only landed China 67, Spain 64 cans still have a shot at a medal South Korea 68, Brazil 62, OT on the chart, it came out smack United States 97, Czech Republic 57 — even if it’s a slim one. Russia 62, Latvia 57 dab on top with more medals China, winner of three straight than anyone else. world championships and the United States 22 27 26 22 – 97 Americans were assured of Czech Republic 17 14 13 13 – 57 overwhelming favorite, lived up going 1-2 when Mariel Zagunis to it by soaring to the top of the United States: D.Taurasi 7-13 2-2 17, S.Fowles 7- and Sada Jacobson advanced pack. 9 2-3 16, C.Pondexter 4-5 3-4 12, S.Augustus 2-4 5-6 to the fi nal. Then it was up to 9, C.Parker 3-7 3-7 9, T.Thompson 3-6 1-2 7, K.Smith 2-9 2-2 7, T.Catchings 3-4 0-0 6, S.Bird 2-3 0-0 5, 18-year-old Becca Ward to win Beach volleyball L.Leslie 2-4 0-0 4, K.Lawson 1-4 0-0 3, D.Milton- Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Totals 37-71 18-26 97. the bronze. She did, followed by Czech Republic: E.Viteckova 4-9 2-2 12, J.Vesela Zagunis taking gold and Jacob- Being defending world cham- 2-3 4-6 8, E.Sujanova 3-5 1-1 7, K.Elhotova 3-8 0-0 7, pions, having won 21 straight H.Machova 2-7 2-2 6, I.Vecerova 1-6 2-4 4, R.Hejdova son silver. 1-3 0-0 3, M.Uhrova 1-2 0-0 3, M.Mokrosova 1-4 0- China fi nished the day leading international matches, and get- 0 3, M.Hartigova 1-1 0-0 2, P.Kulichova 1-7 0-0 2, ting a visit from President Bush M.Svobodova 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 20-55 11-15 57. 2-1 in the gold race. It might’ve Halftime–United States 49, Czech Republic did little for Todd Rogers and 31. 3-Point goals–United States 5-17 (D.Taurasi been 3-1 if not for Katerina Em- 1-5, C.Pondexter 1-1, K.Smith 1-5, S.Bird 1-2, mons, the Czech shooter who Phil Dalhausser. They lost their NEW YORK TIMES K.Lawson 1-2, T.Thompson 0-1, T.Catchings 0-1), opening match to a Latvian Czech Republic 6-15 (E.Viteckova 2-4, K.Elhotova lives with her husband, Ameri- Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic won the fi rst gold medal awarded by taking the 10-me- 1-4, R.Hejdova 1-2, M.Uhrova 1-2, M.Mokrosova 1-2, can shooter Matt Emmons, in team that was seeded 23rd in H.Machova 0-1). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–United the 24-team fi eld, which means ter air rifl e event. She lives in Colorado with her husband, American shooter Matt Emmons. States 41 (S.Fowles 14), Czech Republic 32 (J.Vesela Colorado Springs, Colo. 9). Assists–United States 18 (K.Lawson 3), Czech they must win their next two Republic 13 (H.Machova 4). Fouls–United States 16, Emmons was the somewhat Czech Republic 22. surprising winner of the fi rst pool-play matches to get into imer was the top U.S. fi nisher, The Americans created a host the bronze medalist in Athens, SOCCER medal event of these games, the the medal round. placing 11th. of scoring chances, but were defeated European champion Women 10-meter air rifl e. Reigning gold only able to capitalize in the 27th Ludwig Paischer of Austria. Sweden 1, Argentina 0 Weightlifting United States 1, Japan 0 medalist Du Li of China was the Women’s basketball minute, when Lloyd volleyed a Germany 1, Nigeria 0 cross from defender Stephanie Other sports Norway 1, New Zealand 0 favorite, but she wound up fi fth. Chen Xiexia, last year’s world Diana Taurasi scored 17 Canada 1, China 1, tie champion, dominated from points, and Sylvia Fowles added Cox just under the crossbar. tSouth Korea’s Park Sung- Brazil 2, North Korea 1 Volleyball start to fi nish, lifting 210 pounds 16 points and 14 rebounds to China tied Canada 1-1, put- hyun, the defending Olympic ting the host country in position Japan 0 0 –0 The Olympics’ fi rst day in Bei- in the snatch and 258 in the send the U.S. women strolling women’s archery champion, tied United States 1 0 –1 clean and jerk. past the Czech Republic 97-57 in to advance to the quarterfi nals. the Olympic record in the fi rst jing will be remembered more Also, two-time FIFA Player of the for tragedy — the stabbings of By winning the second event front of President Bush and the day of competition. First half–1. United States, C. Lloyd, 27th. Year Marta scored to help Brazil t Second half–No scoring. Todd and Barbara Bachman and of the games, she earned the fi rst U.S.