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Men’s gymnastics heads for team finals

By MIKE HUGHES Gannett News Service

Today’s Must-See

Olympics, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., 1:05-5 a.m., NBC.

Tonight brings the team finals for men’s gymnastics. That’s complicated by the fact that the U.S. lost both Paul and Morgan Hamm to injuries.

Also tonight: Men’s synchronized diving and gold-medal swimming finals for men’s freestyle, women’s breast stroke, men and women’s backstroke.

The daytime includes a women’s water polo game between the U.S. and host China.

Today’s Might-See

PBS’ “Sesame Street” season-opener , 9 a.m. KCDT, KUID; 10 a.m. KSPS. One of TV’s best shows, albeit for a quite-young audience, starts its 39th season, with actor Jack Black and Feist as guests.

There’s more emphasis on verbalizing math concepts this year. That starts with an adventure search for “The Golden Triangle of Destiny.”

Also new: a character named Leela and animated adventures with Bert and Ernie.

Other choices include

More Olympics, on cable. That includes 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. today on USA; 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. on MSNBC; and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on CNBC. Also Oxygen starts its show (6-8 p.m. for five days) focusing heavily on gymnastics.

“The Big Bang Theory,” 8 p.m., CBS. In a hilarious episode, the guys’ attempt to lie to Penny goes wildly out of control.

Football, 5 p.m. on ESPN, or “Radio” (2003), FX, 8 p.m. Football and emotion entwine. “Monday Night Football” catches the Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay, where the Packers launch their post-Favre era. “Radio” is based on the true story of a mentally challenged man (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and the coach (Ed Harris) who befriended him.

“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” 9 p.m., Fox. In a strong rerun, Sarah meets gang members to get fake IDs.

“The Closer,” 9 p.m., TNT. A sting operation works perfectly - except the car with the evidence has been stolen. Brenda has 48 hours to get it back.

“Saving Grace,” 10 p.m., TNT. When Grace’s old Porsche is in an accident, people find thousands of dollars hidden in it. Now she must question its previous owners - including football coach Barry Switzer, playing himself.