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Rio 2016: Olympics Day 1 schedule, TV info for Saturday, Aug

Sergio Pessoa, men’s 60kg round of 64, 9 a.m.; round of 32, 11:40 a.m.; round of 16, 1 p.m.; quarter-finals, 1:40 p.m.; repechage, 2:30 p.m.; semi-finals, 3:30 p.m.; bronze-medal match, 3:40 p.m.; final, 4:20 p.m. Canada. 4:30-6 p.m.: Men’s – Australia vs. France Encore. Canada (LIVE), 7 a.m., NBC; Beach Volleyball, Men’s Fencing, Men’s Handball, Equestrian, 9 a.m., MSNBC; Women’s Rugby, Men’s Volleyball, 9 a.m. USA; Women’s Rugby, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Shooting, 1 p.m., CNBC; Women’s Diving, Women’s Gymnastics, Swimming (LIVE), 4 p.m., NBC; Women’s Gymnastics, 9:30 p.m., NBC.

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Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, at Canton, Ohio, NFL Network, 6 p.m.

The U.S. women’s soccer team next faces France this Saturday at 4 p.m. on NBCSN.

The U.S., winners of three straight Olympic golds, waltzed into Rio with the world’s top ranking, while France is No. 3.

Vasek Pospisil vs. Gael Monfils (France), men’s singles first round, 3:45 p.m.

Eugenie Bouchard vs. Sloane Stephens (U.S.), women’s singles first round, 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Gymnastics -Team Competition; Swimming (LIVE) – Gold Medal finals: Men’s 400m IM, 400m freestyle & Women’s 400m IM, 4×100 freestyle relay; Women’s Beach Volleyball – Walsh Jennings/Ross (U.S.) vs. Artacho Del Solar/Laird (Australia) (LIVE), NBC, 7 p.m.

Boxing – Andre Ward vs. Alexander Brand, Maurice Hooker vs. Tyrone Barnett, 7:35 p.m., HBO. Players readying for the 12 p.m. women’s basketball match between France and Turkey say they hope to present a unified front for those back home.

Cheez-It 355 at The Glenn qualifying, 9 a.m., CNBC; Xfinity: Zippo 200 at the Glenn, 11 a.m., CNBC; NHRA: Northwest Nationals qualifying, 11 p.m., FS1. Women’s Weightlifting – 48kg Gold Medal Final.

MLB – Indians at Yankees, 10 a.m., MLB; Red Sox at Dodgers, 1 p.m., FS1; Regional coverage, teams TBA, 4 p.m., MLB, 7 p.m., MLB. But on Saturday, the men’s and women’s events get going with preliminary rounds.

9-11 a.m.: Opening Ceremonies Recap.

PGA Tour, Travelers Championship, third round, at Cromwell, Conn., CBS, 2 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle OR Philadelphia at San Diego (games joined in progress), MLB Network, 9 p.m.

11 a.m. -2 p.m.: Boxing – Elimination Matches.

Arena football – playoffs, 3 p.m., ESPN2.

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Golf – European PGA, Paul Lawrie Match Play, 1:30 a.m. and 6 a.m., GOLF; USGA, U.S. Women’s Amateur, 10 a.m., FS1; PGA Tour, Travelers Championship, 10 a.m., GOLF, and noon, CBS; Champions Tour, 3M Championship, noon, GOLF.

Olympic rowing team practices at the Lagoon Stadium