Softball Television Schedule set for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

Softball Television Schedule set for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

The LIVE television schedule for the 2008 Olympic Softball competition was recently announced by NBC. The USA Softball Women’s National team will begin competition on August 12 on CNBC at midnight/ET as the 32-game slate spans from August 12-21 at the Fengtai Softball Field in Beijing, China.
The three-time defending Olympic Gold Medal winning team will look to defend its title by playing seven round robin games before looking to advance to the playoffs on August 20 and the grand final on August 21. Six of the seven round robin games for the U.S. will be brought to the U.S. LIVE from CNBC. On August 17, they will play the Netherlands at 7:30 p.m. local time and that will be LIVE on MSNBC. See below for complete schedule.
** PLEASE KNOW ALL TIMES AND NETWORKS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ** Log onto www.nbcolympics.com for the most up-to-date T.V. schedule.
USA Television Schedule for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
NOTE: Beijing, China is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
Tuesday, August 12
USA vs. Venezuela - Noon Local - (Midnight EST) – CNBC & CNBC HD
Wednesday, August 13
USA vs. Australia – Noon Local - (Midnight EST) - CNBC & CNBC HD
Thursday, August 14
USA vs. Canada – Noon Local - (Midnight EST) - CNBC & CNBC HD
Friday, August 15
USA vs. Japan – Noon Local - (Midnight EST) - CNBC & CNBC HD
Saturday, August 16
USA vs. Chinese Taipei – Noon Local - (Midnight EST) - CNBC & CNBC HD
Sunday, August 17
USA vs. Netherlands – 7:30 p.m. Local - (7:30 a.m. EST) - MSNBC
Monday, August 18
USA vs. China - Noon Local - (Midnight EST) - CNBC & CNBC HD
Tuesday, August 19 – OFF DAY
Wednesday, August 20 - Playoffs
GM1: Seed 1 vs. Seed 2 – 9:30 a.m. Local - (9:30 p.m. EST) - CNBC & CNBC HD
GM2: Seed 3 vs. Seed 4 – Noon Local - (Midnight EST) - CNBC & CNBC HD

GM3: Loser of GM1 vs. Winner of GM2 – 5 p.m. Local (5 a.m. EST) - MSNBC & MSNBC HD
Thursday, August 21 – Grand Final Game – 6:30 p.m. - (6:30 a.m. EST) – USA & USA HD
About ASA
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 83 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 240,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com.
About USA Softball
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/.