Track and field
Yelena Isinbayeva, the world record-holder, scoffs at the prospect of losing to the U.S. record-holder, Jenn Stuczynski. But anything can happen in Olympic pole vaulting. Ask Sergei Bubka, who won gold on the men’s side in 1988 and then failed to advance to the final in ’92, ’96 and 2000.
TV: 7-10 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5
Gymnastics
It’s your next-to-last chance to see women’s all-around champion Nastia Liukin, who also has a silver and a bronze. She’s in the final of the uneven bars competition.
TV: 7-10 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5
Men’s basketball
Pau Gasol couldn’t lead an upset of the United States. Dirk Nowitzki isn’t likely to, either, even with Chris Kaman on his side, when the Germans take their shot at Kobe, LeBron, Dwyane and friends.
TV: 7 a.m., USA
TV coverage
WMAQ-Ch. 5: Midnight-4 a.m., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 6:30 p.m.-11 p.m., 11:30 p.m.-midnight
MSNBC: 4 a.m.-4 p.m.
CNBC: midnight-1 a.m., 4 p.m.-7 p.m., 11 p.m.-midnight
USA: 1 a.m.-11 a.m.
Universal HD: Continuous
Oxygen: 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Telemundo: 1 a.m.-5 a.m., 7 a.m.-11 a.m., 11 p.m.-midnight
