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NBC will broadcast high-def coverage of the Olympics 24 hours a day from local NBC HD stations on cable and over the air, as well as via satellite. It will consist of 8 original hours per day (the other 16 hours will repeat that segment twice) broadcast only from the main Olympic venues in Athens and with different commentators. The bad news is that the HD broadcast will be delayed a full 24 hours after the standard broadcast on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Bravo, and Telemundo. Here's the general HDTV schedule by sport, according to NBC's Web site.

Opening ceremonies
Friday, August 13 9 p.m. ET (repeated Saturday, August 14)

Track and field
Saturday, August 21 through Sunday, August 29

Gymnastics
Sunday, August 15 through Friday, August 20
Tuesday, August 24 and Wednesday, August 25

Swimming
Sunday, August 15 through Monday, August 23

Diving
Sunday, August 15
Tuesday, August 17
Saturday, August 21 through Sunday, August 29

Basketball
Thursday, August 26 and Friday, August 27
Sunday, August 29

Men's soccer
Sunday, August 29

Rebecca Viksnins, an associate editor for CNET Reviews, spends her Saturdays running in Manhattan's Riverside Park. She admits to a small crush on U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.