Katie Ledecky, of the United States, reacts after winning the women’s 1500-meters freestyle final. (AP Photo/ Matthias Schrader)

OLYMPICS ON TV THURSDAY, JULY 29 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts BASKETBALL 8:10 a.m. NBCSN — Men’s Basketball (Group C): Spain vs. Argentina 12:30 a.m. (Friday) USA — Women’s Basketball (Group B): U.S. vs. Japan 8 p.m. CNBC — Women’s Beach Volleyball LEDECKY WINS GOLD, BILES (Pool B): U.S. vs. Netherlands BMX RACING DROPS OUT OF ALL-AROUND 10 p.m. CNBC — Men’s and Women’s BMX By JOSH DUBOW BOUNCE BACK Racing (Finals) AP Sports Writer Damian Lillard scored 21 points DIVING atie Ledecky got her and the U.S. men’s basketball team 2:30 a.m. (Friday) first gold medal of these rebounded from an opening loss USA — Women’s Diving (Springboard Olympics, while Simone with their first victory of these Quarterfinal) KBiles pulled out of another event Olympics, romping past Iran 120- FENCING she came into the Games favored 66. 5:30 a.m. to win. Devin Booker scored 16 points NBCSN — Women’s Fencing (Team Ledecky bounced back from and Jayson Tatum had 14 for the Foil Gold And Bronze Medal Games) losses in her first two events in To- Americans, who had their 25- game Olympic winning streak GOLF kyo to win the inaugural 1,500-me- 6:30 p.m. ter freestyle for women by more snapped with an 83-76 loss to GOLF — Men’s Golf (Round 2) than 4 seconds on Wednesday. France on Sunday. The victory came about af- The U.S. not only bounced back GYMNASTICS 8 p.m. ter Ledecky finished fifth in the with a win but did it in a Dream NBC — Women’s Gymnastics (All- 200-meter freestyle for her worst (Pool Photo via AP/Charlie Neibergall) Team-type performance against an United States’ Damian Lillard (6) shoots over Iran’s Mohammadsina Vahedi (3) during Around Event) finish ever at an Olympics. Le- overmatched opponent, racing out a men’s basketball preliminary round game. 1 a.m. (Friday) decky came into the Games with for transition dunks and stepping back to knock down 3-pointers. CNBC — Women’s Trampoline (Final) five gold medals but finished sec- five-medal haul in Rio de Janeiro points early to help the Ameri- ond to Australia’s Ariarne Titmus GOLDEN SLAM ROWING in 2016. cans take the lead, and they held 9 p.m. in the 400 free and then failed to Jade Carey, who finished ninth on for an 18-15 win over the team Tennis star Novak Djokovic medal in the 200 that Titmus also CNBC — Men’s & Women’s Rowing in qualifying, will take Biles’ place representing the Russian Olympic moved one step closer to winning (Eights, Singles Finals) won. in the all-around. Committee. the Golden Slam. “I think people maybe feel bad Latvia beat Russia for the gold The top-ranked Serb beat train- RUGBY JAPANESE THREE-PEAT 9 p.m. for me that I’m not winning ev- in the men’s event. ing partner Alejandro Davidovich erything and whatever, but I want Japanese teenager Daiki Fokina of Spain 6-3, 6-1 to reach CNBC — Women’s Rugby: U.S. vs. people to be more concerned Hashimoto won a gold medal in HISTORIC RACE the quarterfinals of the Tokyo ten- Australia about other things going on in the men’s all-around. Britain has won the men’s nis tournament. 3:30 a.m. world, people that are truly suffer- The 19-year-old Hashimoto 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the Djokovic is attempting to be- USA — Women’s Rugby (Group Play) ing,” Ledecky said. “I’m just proud used a thrilling high bar routine Olympics for the first time since come the first man to achieve a 4:30 a.m. (Friday) to bring home a gold medal to during the final rotation to edge 1908, but just missed a world re- Golden Slam by winning all four USA — Women’s Rugby (Quarterfi- Team USA.” Xiao Ruoteng of China and reign- cord. Grand Slam tournaments and nals) Biles, the American gymnastics ing world champion Nikita Na- With a powerhouse group that Olympic gold in the same calen- gornyy. SOCCER superstar, withdrew from Thu