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TheAssociatedPress ATLANTA A little heat and hu- midity was not going to discour- age Jake Peavy and the San Fran- cisco Giants. Peavy threw six solid innings and Hunter Pence hit a tie-break- ing three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Giants bounced back from a deflating loss with an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. "I love the humidity," said Peavy, who is from Mobile, Ala. "Certainly I've gotten away from it, but when I come home, I feel good. I've pitched in this weather all my life. I love it." Peavy gave up one run and five hits in six innings as he contin- ues to pitch at a high level since returning from the disabled list. Peavy struck out a season-high eight and walked one while throw- ing a season-high 106 pitches on a 94-degree night. Peavy has a 2.63 ERA in six starts since recovering from back and hip injuries. "Certainly I expect to make a difference and expect to win on my day," said Peavy, who missed all of May and June. "We've done that the four times out of the (All- Star) break and I am extremely BASEBALL Pence,GiantstopAtlanta Pence's three-run homer li s San Francisco to 8-3 win over Braves DAVIDGOLDMAN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence watches his three- run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday in Atlanta. GIANTS8,BRAVES3 Up Next: Giants at Atlanta When: Wednesday, 4:10 p.m. TV/Radio: CSN/680 AM THESCORE "Certainly I expect to make a difference and expect to win on my day." – Jake Peavy, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher By Nesha Starcevic The Associated Press FRANKFURT, GERMANY The rul- ing body of world athletics has strongly rejected suggestions that it failed to follow up on suspicious blood test results involving thou- sands of athletes over more than a decade. The International Association of Athletics Federations said on Tuesday that allegations that it was negligent in following up the suspicious results were "sim- ply false." "The published allegations were sensationalist and confus- ing: the results referred to were not positive tests," the IAAF said in a lengthy statement The statement came after Ger- man broadcaster ARD and The Sunday Times newspaper in Brit- ain said last weekend that they had obtained access to the results of 12,000 blood tests involving 5,000 athletes. The leaked files came from the IAAF database. The reports said that 146 med- als — including 55 golds — in dis- ciplines ranging from the 800 me- ters to the marathon at the Olym- pics and world championships were won by athletes who have DOPING IAAF denies allegations of not following up suspicious tests By Stephen Wade The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO The head of the governing body of world rowing says he will ask for viral testing at the rowing venue for next year's Rio Olympics, and says he expects all other water sports in Rio to follow suit. The move comes after an As- sociated Press investigation last week showed a serious health risk to about 1,400 Olympic athletes who will compete at water ven- ues around Rio that are rife with human waste and sewage. Matt Smith, the CEO of World Rowing, told the AP on Tuesday that "we will ask that viral test- ing is done." Following AP's study, the World Health Organization advised the International Olympic Commit- tee to analyze virus levels in Rio waters. Smith said he expects federa- tions for canoeing, swimming and triathlon to also seek viral tests. OLYMPICS Wo rl d Ro wi ng to seek viral testing in Rio Olympic waters The National Baseball Con- gress suspended using bat- boys and girls during its World Series games in Kansas fol- lowing the death of a 9-year- old boy who was accidentally hit in the head with a bat. BASEBALL Useofbatboysandgirls suspended a er death FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 By Cam Inman Bay Area News Group SANTA CLARA The San Fran- cisco 49ers offensive line bears little resemblance to the once- heralded unit that served as a backbone for playoff runs. How fast the line galvanizes will impact the progress of Co- lin Kaepernick & Co. So far, the signs aren't encouraging, and the next month promises more growing pains on that once-re- liable line. "I do not have any concern right now," coach Jim Tomsula said. "Are there things we're looking at? Yeah. Am I excited about the (interior) guys in the mix? Yeah." Compared to last season's opener, only left tackle Joe Staley might be in the same spot. Alex Boone, for now, has moved next to him at left guard, after starting the previous three years at right guard. Staley and Boone fared OK in Tuesday's first contact drills of training camp, at least when matched up against Aldon Smith and Quinton Dial on consecu- tive snaps in a breakout session. More problematic is the line's right side. Marcus Martin and Brandon Thomas struggled again Tuesday at right guard. "There has been some mis- communication and things like that, but we're cleaning it up and it's part of the process," Boone said of his linemates. Right tackle could be a flash- point of trouble, seeing how An- thony Davis announced in June he wasn't returning this year. Erik Pears, a 10th-year vet- eran, is being pushed for the starting job by a 2015 seventh- round draft pick, Trent Brown. Boone said he hasn't asked to play right tackle, and instead he's adjusting to left guard, where Mike Iupati starred un- til leaving in free agency for Ar- izona. Yes, different players are in different spots with different blocking schemes. Even waist sizes are different. "You don't see a lot of fat guys walking around here anymore. That's for a reason," Boone said. That reason is the offense's faster tempo, which happens to coincide with the implemen- tation of new linemen in new zone-blocking techniques. Boone endorsed the offense's up-tempo approach and quest to fix time-management issues. "Obviously we're not used to anything like that," Boone said. "We took a long time last year to get plays off. That was a problem and everybody knew that. "It pissed a lot of people off, including the offensive line." Kaepernick got sacked 52 times last season, more than any quarterback in 49ers his- tory. This camp's offensive line hasn't shown it can better pro- tect him. Position assignments and depth charts are, in a word, "fluid," said new offensive coor- dinator Geep Chryst. Complicating matters is the lack of center Daniel Kilgore, who is on crutches after follow- up surgery from last season's an- kle fracture. Joe Looney is work- ing as the first-team center, and he's backed up by Dillon Farrell. Another center, Ben Gottschalk, underwent foot surgery Tuesday, Tomsula said. "It is kind of neat," Tomsula said. "It's enough youth and competition right there to put a little edge to things." • Running back Jarryd Hayne, the former Australian rugby-league star, impressed in his first action in pads. "He did a nice job there. I didn't know what to expect," running backs coach Tom Rath- man said. "The first time he hit the (blocking) sled, I thought, 'Oh gosh, you've got to be kid- ding.' Then he figured it out, and the second time got better, and the third time got better." Hayne's first collision in pass- protection drills came against hard-charging linebacker Nick 49ERS TRAINING CAMP OFFENSIVE LINE HAS SOME ISSUES PHOTOS BY JEFF CHIU — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco 49ers offensive linemen Joe Staley, from le , Alex Boone and Trent Brown stretch during the team's NFL football training camp in Santa Clara, Saturday. Australia dominated the 100-meter backstroke events at the world swimming cham- pionships Tuesday, winning the men's title and going 1-2 in the women's final, and two more world records fell. SWIMMING Aussies dominate podium at worlds The Courage Triathlon Law Enforcement Challenge will be a no-swim triathlon on the west shore of Lake Almanor in the Chester area on Aug. 22. For information, visit www. couragerun.org/triathlon. 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