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ERICRISBERG—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Embarrassing as it was, the U.S. Olympic Committee won't necessarily be remembered for its ungainly dumping of Boston as a bid city for the 2024Olympics. ByEddiePells TheAssociatedPress Embarrassingasthedebaclein Boston may have been, chances are it will be nothing more than a distant memory when the vote for the 2024 Olympics finally rolls around. That's still more than two years away, and the U.S. Olympic Com- mittee has seven weeks to replace Boston with a more willing can- didate — one that shows more en- thusiasm for hosting the games, and can withstand the criticism and questions that will invariably come in a contest against Paris, Rome, Budapest and others. Odds are that city would be Los Angeles, where Mayor Eric Garcetti has already expressed a willingness to listen if the USOC does call. San Francisco and Washington were also on the short list of the USOC's group of domestic candidates. "We live in an age where people have pretty short memories," said Chuck Wielgus, the executive di- rector of USA Swimming. "I think there's a great desire among peo- ple within international sport to see the Olympics come back to the U.S." Putting a U.S. city in play still seemed like a popular idea among those gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where international Olympic leaders were meeting to vote on where to hold the 2022 Winter Games. Because the offi- cial deadline to enter a city for the 2024 Games isn't until Sept. 15, the news about Boston wasn't taken as a sign the U.S. was out of the game. "We always would welcome a bid from the States. It's been a long time since they had a good candidate," said IOC executive board member Juan Antonio Sa- maranch Jr., of Spain. The last two candidates have faltered under the weight of their own missteps, combined with the USOC's sometimes-toxic relation- OLYMPICS Bostondebaclecouldbeforgotten The USOC has seven weeks to get another city on board — and it could be Los Angeles. By Bob Baum The Associated Press TEMPE, ARIZ. Jen Welter accepts the title of trailblazer, embraces the chance to be a role model for girls and, perhaps most of all, can't wait to get beyond the hype and on to work when the Arizona Cardinals open training camp this weekend. It's only a six-week internship coaching inside linebackers for the Cardinals, through training camp and the four preseason games. Nonetheless, it marks another bar- rier broken for women in sports. Welter said she never dared en- tertain the thought of coaching in the NFL. "I didn't even dream that it was possible," she said at news con- ference at Cardinals headquar- ters Tuesday. "I think the beauty of this is that, though it's a dream I never could have had, now it's a dream other girls can grow up and have. So I guess if that makes me a trailblazer, then." Cardinals coach Bruce Arians finished her sentence. NFL 'Dr. Jen' embraces role with Arizona By Tom Withers The Associated Press CLEVELAND Back in college, Ben Zobrist once kicked Ned Yost out of his apartment. He'll now play for Kansas City's manager. The Royals made another big addition for the season's stretch run on Tuesday, acquiring the ver- satile Zobrist and nearly $2.6 mil- lion from the Oakland Athletics for right-hander Aaron Brooks and minor league left-hander Sean Manaea. The 34-year-old Zobrist, an in- fielder and outfielder, batted .268 with six home runs and 33 RBIs in 67 games for the A's, who are in last place in the AL West af- ter three straight playoff seasons. He joins a Royals team that leads the AL in wins and has an eye on winning the World Series after losing in seven games to the San Francisco Giants last Octo- ber. Just like that, Zobrist went from a 56-loss team to a title con- MLB Royals acquire versatile Ben Zobrist from A's San Francisco Giants look to close the three game se- ries against the Milwaukee Brewers on a possitive note tonight. BASEBALL Cain,Giantsstruggle against Milwaukee By Barry Wilner The Associated Press NEW YORK The commissioner pointed to concealed evidence. The team described it as a folly. And the agent added sham to the lexicon of "Deflategate." Then the players' union said it would take it all to court. Tom Brady's four-game suspen- sion for his role in using under- inflated footballs during the AFC championship game was upheld Tuesday by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Goodell said the New England quarterback told an assistant to destroy Brady's cellphone on or just before March 6. Brady met with independent investigator Ted Wells on that day. "He did so even though he was aware that the investigators had requested access to text mes- sages and other electronic infor- mation that had been stored on that phone," Goodell said in his decision. "During the four months that the cellphone was in use, Brady had exchanged nearly 10,000 text messages, none of which can now be retrieved from that device." Calling the appeal process "a sham," Brady's agent, Don Yee, said Goodell "failed to ensure a fair process" in upholding the quarterback's four-game suspen- sion. The Patriots used the words "folly" and "incomprehensible" in their statement, then said they "unequivocally believe in and sup- port Tom Brady." Brady acknowledged in his tes- timony he was aware of investiga- tors' request for information from the cellphone before he had it de- stroyed, the appeal decision said. After releasing the report in May, Wells said he had told Brady and Yee he did not need to see his phone and would have accepted a list of communications. Wells' investigation had no sub- poena power and Brady was un- NFL GOODELL UPHOLDS BRADY'S SUSPENSION Patriots QB to miss first 4 games of the season DAVID ZALUBOWSKI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Tom Brady, the four-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, was suspended by NFL executive Troy Vincent in May following the a report by independent investigator Ted Wells. MATT SLOCUM — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Tom Brady's four-game suspension for his role in using under-inflated footballs during the AFC championship game last season has been upheld by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The league announced the decision Tuesday. "The NFL resorted to a nebulous standard of 'general awareness' to predicate a legally unjustified punishment." – The NFL Players Association statement The Spartans will begin practice Aug. 5: Varsity at 7a.m., Junior Varsity and Frosh 7a.m. to noon, with a team meeting in the Spartan Stadium at 7. Store open Aug. 3-4for player clearance. FOOTBALL Red Bluff Spartans to begin practice Aug. 5 A computer will call balls and strikes as the home plate umpire handles all of his other regular duties this week in a pair of Northern California independent league games in San Rafael. BASEBALL Computer to call balls and strikes in games OLYMPICS PAGE 2 BRADY PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 WELTER PAGE 2 Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, 7Little Words and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the latest advice doled out by Amy Dickinson. 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