On The Tube: Bull Riding Or Phelps-Gasms?

By Joe Kinsey August 16, 2008 Posted in tube Joe Kinsey g+ page

Today’s Can’t Miss: If you are human, American and like men with 16-packs, then you will be glued to the final Phelps race.Â

Like the day O.J. ran from police, you’ll never forget where you were when this guy does the impossible.

Bull riding:Â PBR World Cup, at Chihuahua, Mexico (Versus, 9 p.m.).

Golf:Â PGA European Tour, SAS Masters, third round (The Golf Channel, 8 a.m., same-day tape)., third round (The Golf Channel, 1 p.m.). PGA Tour, Wyndham Championship, third round (CBS, 3 p.m.). Champions Tour, Jeld-Wen Tradition, third round (The Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m.). LPGA, Canadian Women’s Open, third round, at Ottawa (The Golf Channel, 9 p.m., same-day tape).

Little League World Series:Â Pool play (ESPN, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.; ABC, 3:30 p.m.).

Major League Baseball:Â Regional coverage, Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland, Chicago White Sox at Oakland, or Seattle at Minnesota (Fox, 3:30 p.m.). Chicago Cubs at Florida (WGN, 7 p.m.).

Motor sports:Â NASCAR Nationwide Series, Carfax 250 (pole qualifying, Speed Channel, 10:30 a.m.; race, ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.). NASCAR Sprint Cup, 3M Performance 400, practice (Speed Channel, 12:30 p.m.). Championship Off Road Racing, at Pomona, Calif. (Speed Channel, 5 p.m.). NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series, Toyo Tires Nationals, qualifying, at Reading, Pa. (ESPN2, 6 p.m., same-day tape).

Tennis:Â ATP Tour, Legg Mason Classic, semifinals (ESPN2, 1 p.m.).

Olympic schedule after the jump.

NBC and NBC HD, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. â€¦ Men’s Basketball – USA vs. Spain (LIVE); Track & Field; Men’s & Women’s Gymnastics – Trampoline Competition; Beach Volleyball; Women’s Diving – Springboard Semifinals; Men’s Water Polo – USA vs. Croatia; Rowing – Gold Medal Finals; Cycling – Track Gold Medal Final; Women’s Badminton – Singles Gold Medal Finals

7:30 p.m.-Midnight â€¦ Swimming (LIVE): Gold Medal Finals: Men’s 4×100-meter Medley Relay, Men’s 1500-meter Freestyle, Women’s 50m Freestyle, Women’s 4×100-meter Medley Relay; Track & Field – Women’s Marathon (LIVE), Women’s 100-meter Competition, Men’s 100-meter, Women’s Heptathlon and Women’s Shot Put Final

12:30-2 a.m. â€¦ Women’s Beach Volleyball – USA Match; Women’s Track & Field – 800-meter Semifinals

CNBC and CNBC HD, Midnight-4:30 a.m. â€¦ Softball – USA vs. Taiwan (LIVE); Boxing 51kg, 75kg Competition (LIVE)

5-8 p.m. â€¦ Boxing 48kg, 75kg Competition

USA and USA HD, 2 a.m.-2 p.m. â€¦ Women’s Tennis – Singles Gold Medal Final (LIVE) and Singles Bronze Medal Match; Track & Field – Men’s 20k Walk; Men’s Tennis – Doubles Gold Medal Final and Men’s Singles Bronze Medal Match; Women’s Field Hockey – USA vs. New Zealand; Cycling – Track Gold Medal Finals; Men’s Table Tennis Team Semifinals

MSNBC, 5 a.m.-5 p.m. â€¦ Men’s Soccer Quarterfinals (LIVE); Baseball – USA vs. Canada; Women’s Wrestling – 48kg, 55kg Gold Medal Finals (LIVE); Beach Volleyball; Men’s Badminton – Doubles Gold Medal Final; Equestrian – Individual Dressage

TELEMUNDO, 2 a.m.-2 p.m. â€¦ Men’s Soccer Quarterfinals (LIVE); Track & Field – Gold Medal Finals; Swimming – Gold Medal Finals; Men’s Basketball; Women’s Diving – Springboard Competition; Beach Volleyball; Baseball; Boxing

6-7:30 p.m. â€¦ Men’s Volleyball

Midnight-1 a.m. â€¦ TBA

UNIVERSAL HD â€¦ 24-hour MSNBC, & CNBC HD Simulcasts and Coverage

NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL, 2:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. â€¦ Men’s games

NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. â€¦ Men’s games