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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Day 12 of the Rio Games features medal action in track and field, beach volleyball, wrestling and more. Here are some things to watch (all times local):BEACH VOLLEYBALLThe lineup for the medal matches of womens beach volleyball was being set Tuesday with Americans Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross playing for a spot in the gold-medal game against Brazilian world champions Agatha and Barbara.The winner will face Germanys Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst at 11:59 p.m.Walsh Jennings is going for her fourth gold, and Ross is looking to improve on the silver she earned when she lost to her fellow Americans in the London final.Earlier Tuesday, top-seeded Brazilian women Talita and Larissa lost to Germany and will play in the bronze medal match at 10 p.m.TRACK AND FIELDExpect a good showdown between Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands and Tori Bowie of the U.S. in the 200 meters at 10:30 p.m. following semifinals Tuesday night. Bowie is coming off a silver in the 100. Theres no worry about Allyson Felix , the reigning Olympic champ, because she didnt qualify at Olympic trials.The American women are thinking sweep in the 100 hurdles at 10:55 p.m. This despite world record holder Keni Harrison not even making the team at trials. Its that deep.American Brittney Reese gets started in trying to defend her long jump title at 9:15 p.m.Ashton Eaton of the U.S. kicks off the defense of his decathlon title. Hes trying to become the first to win back to back decathlon titles since Daley Thompson of Britain in 1980 and 1984.And then, of course, theres Usain Bolt as he takes another step toward another sweep in the sprints. The Jamaican was 3 for 3 in Beijing and again in London. And so far hes 1 for 1 in Rio. Semifinals start at 10 p.m.BASKETBALLAfter meeting in the semifinals of the last three Olympics, the U.S. mens basketball team and Argentina square off in the quarterfinals at 6:45 p.m. The Americans, challenged in their last three games, would fail to medal in the Olympics for the first time with a loss.Other games will see Australia vs. Lithuania at 11 a.m., Spain vs. France at 2:30 p.m. and Serbia vs. Croatia at 10:15 p.m.SOCCERHost nation Brazil will have its eyes on Neymar and company as they take on Honduras at 1 p.m. in the semifinals. Its been a rocky road for the team -- starting with two draws (South Africa, Iraq) but following with shutout wins over Denmark and Colombia. Honduras had two wins, a loss and a draw.At 4 p.m., Nigeria and Germany play in the other semifinal. The gold medal match is Saturday.TABLE TENNISChina is looking to cement its domination of table tennis by repeating in Rio what it did in London: sweeping gold in the singles and team competitions. The gold medal team competition against Japan starts at 7:30 p.m.Chinas Ma Long has already taken gold over fellow countryman Zhang Jike, and Ding Ning beat fellow Chinese player Li Xiaoxia. The womens team won Tuesday and if the men win, as widely expected, China will have taken all the golds in play in Rio.Germany and South Korea play for the bronze.GOLFThe women have all the best players. Now they try to live up to mens sensational performance in Olympic golf.Lydia Ko of New Zealand, Brooke Henderson of Canada and the top nine women in the world tee it up starting at 7:30 a.m. at Olympic Golf Course, the first time for women playing golf in the Olympics since 1900.Inbee Park is among four South Koreans in the 60-player field. The seven-time major champion has not played on the LPGA Tour in two months because of a thumb injury. The Americans have three players, including newlywed Stacy Lewis.Even though six of the top 10 men did not come to Rio, it ended with high drama when Justin Rose made birdie on the last hole to beat Henrik Stenson, with Matt Kuchar closing with 63 to take the bronze.VOLLEYBALLThe U.S. will face Poland in the quarterfinals at 2 p.m. after the Americans won their final three pool-play matches following an 0-2 start . Canada, back in the Olympics for the first time since 1992, plays defending Olympic champion Russia in the opening quarterfinal at 10 a.m.Italy takes on Olympic first-timer Iran at 6 p.m., while host Brazil advanced on the final day of preliminary play Monday and draws Argentina at 10:15 p.m.WRESTLINGJapanese wrestler Kaori Icho will attempt to become the first woman to win an individual gold at four consecutive Olympics. Five men have done it, including Carl Lewis and Michael Phelps (2016)BOXINGTop American boxer Claressa Shields fights for the first time in the tournament. Shields unexpectedly dominated the first Olympic womens boxing tournament in London and won the gold medal. Shes a favorite to win another. Shields hasnt lost a fight since London, winning two world championships and a Pan-American Games title. The fight is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.Uzbekistan fighter Shakhram Giyasov faces Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan at 4:30 p.m. for the mens welterweight gold.BMX CYCLINGIts time for BMX racers to hit the green track at the Summer Olympics, with seeding runs starting at 1:30 p.m. to set up the mens quarterfinals that begin Thursday. Maris Strombergs of Latvia, the only man to win the event since BMX was added to the Olympics in 2008, is going for a third straight gold. On the womens side, Mariana Pajon of Colombia is the defending champ.Its the riders first chances to see the course since the International Cycling Union said that there was no damage from a wildfire this week that would affect the competition or the integrity of the venue.---AP Summer Games website: http://summergames.ap.org Cheap Shoes Free Shipping . Siddikur, whose previous win on the circuit came in Brunei three years ago, finished his bogey-free round with a birdie on the 18th for a total of 17-under 199. Indias Shiv Chowrasia, who has finished runner-up in this tournament twice, was in second place after a 66. Wholesale Shoes China . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. http://www.cheapshoesfromchina.us/ ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. Wholesale Nike Shoes . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Authentic Shoes Cheap . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. On Tuesday night, the heavily favored U.S. womens gymnastics team won gold -- the second straight Olympic gold medal and the third in history for the U.S. women. Captain Aly Raisman, a veteran from the 2012 Olympic squad, talks about the teams mindset in Rio.So far, this Olympics has been a dream come true for our team. But when someone asked me after the qualifying round on Sunday if we thought we could afford to slack off I had one answer: No way.We qualified in first place by almost 10 points, which is huge in gymnastics. We always strive to win, but even we were surprised by 10 points. But we took nothing for granted for the team final on Tuesday night. We know nothing in sport is a given.Thousands of hours of practice went into making those few minutes of competition look easy. None of it would have been possible for this team without our coaches, national team coordinator Martha Karolyi, our families -- and each other.When your team is No. 1 in the world, theres a huge target on your back. Every time you take the floor, people are looking to see if youre not as good as you were the last time. We were aware of the pressure that was on us, that we won a gold medal four years ago in London, that we defended ouur world title last fall in Glasgow, and the expectations for Rio were -- and will continue to be -- huge.ddddddddddddBut instead of letting it get to us, we used it as motivation. We didnt slack off in the gym -- if anything, we worked even harder because of it. We did pressure sets, pretending that we were in competition and not letting anything slide. Thats why by the time we walked into the arena we were so confident.Now its just onward from here. Every one of us has made at least one individual final, and were looking forward to cheering each other on. Simone Biles and I will be in the all-around final on Thursday, and well both be in floor finals as well. From here, the challenge becomes staying focused for the rest of the competition. So I was back in the gym yesterday and today, doing what Ive done for most of my life. My goal for the all-around final today is just to do what I did during team finals: have a calm competition and perform that same way.Itll be an exciting competition, and Id like to know that I did everything I could to prepare. In the end, thats all you can do. ' ' '