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BENMARGOT—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Bary Bonds said he feels a huge sense of relief since federal prosecutors dropped what was le of their criminal case against him a er a nearly decade-long steroids prosecution. ByJanieMcCauley The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Legally cleared at last, Barry Bonds is unconcerned with everybody else's thoughts on his career or credentials: He's a Hall of Famer. Hands down. "I don't even justify that. There's no need," he said Thursday night at AT&T Park. "That's without saying." The 51-year-old home run king said he feels a huge sense of relief since federal prosecutors dropped what was left of their criminal case against him last month after a nearly decade-long steroids prosecution. "I can say yes, there's a lot. Because it'd be not true if I said there wasn't some weight lifted off my shoulders," Bonds said in an interview with The Associated Press, his first since the government announcement. "I've never been much of a talker. That's never been my game. I don't have time to put people down, I don't have time to do all that stuff. I don't care to. If people want to say negative things, that's their opinion," the for- mer San Francisco Giants star said. The government's pursuit of Bonds ended July 21 with a one-paragraph motion by the U.S. Department of Justice announcing Solicitor Gen- eral Donald B. Verrilli Jr. would not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to re- view the appellate decision that over- turned Bonds' obstruction of justice conviction. "That's why I say God is good. Ev- ery player who's ever played against me knows my ability, and that's something I will never, ever have to explain," Bonds said. "I'm not insulted by anything. I don't hold grudges. I'm not going to hold a grudge. I know what I brought to the game. I'm proud of that. That's all, I'm proud of that." Bonds, the seven-time NL MVP, broke Hank Aaron's career home re- cord of 755 on Aug. 7, 2007, in the last of the slugger's 22 big league seasons. Bonds hit 762 homers in all. In his third year on the Hall ballot in 2015, Bonds received 202 votes for BASEBALL Bondsrelievedcasedropped Homerunking,now51, feels 'weight li ed off my shoulders' since it ended ORIOLES 8, ATHLETICS 6 (13 INN.) Up next: Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles, 4:05p.m. today, TV on CSNCA. THESCORE By David Ginsburg The Associated Press BALTIMORE Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the 13th in- ning, and the Baltimore Orioles also got home runs from Adam Jones and Chris Davis in an 8-6 victory over the Oakland Athlet- ics on Friday night. Caleb Joseph doubled with one out in the 13th against Drew Pomeranz (4-5), who left after being visited on the mound by the team trainer. Aaron Brooks entered, and Machado sent the right-hander's second pitch into the seats in left field. That enabled the Orioles to avoid a third straight defeat, which would have dropped them to .500 for the first time since July 27. The defending AL East cham- pions are in third place in the di- BASEBALL Machado homers in 13th to defeat A's By Noah Trister The Associated Press BROOKLYN, MICH. NASCAR is sticking with its original 2015 rules package for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's ex- ecutive vice president and chief racing development officer, an- nounced the decision Friday after a meeting with drivers at Michi- gan International Speedway. This choice comes after NASCAR put track-specific packages in place for a handful of races recently — including this weekend at Mich- igan. But when the 10-race Chase be- gins Sept. 20 at Chicagoland, the original rules will be used. "We've seen some good things with that package," O'Donnell said. "A lot of work has been done by the race teams already, lead- ing up to the final 10 races. We feel like that's the best decision for the sport." A special high-drag aerody- namic package was used at Indi- SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR stays with original rules in Chase Rocky Morales is watching his small Louisiana town of Delac- roix slowly melt into the water. The woods where he played hide-and-seek as a boy are gone. It's all water and mud back there now. RISING SEAS Gulfchewsatcoast outside New Orleans FULL STORY ON PAGE B7 By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press SHEBOYGAN, WIS. Hiroshi Iwata tied a major championship record with a 63. Jordan Spieth put him- self into the mix for another major. John Daly lost his cool and a golf club when he heaved it into Lake Michigan. The second round of the PGA Championship had just about every- thing Friday. Except a conclusion. Jason Day ran off three straight birdies and was tied for the lead with Matt Jones at 9-under par when a vicious thunderstorm pack- ing 40 mph wind caused the second round to be suspended until Satur- day morning. The storm toppled the main scoreboard at the entrance and flags atop some grandstands were ripped off their poles. Justin Rose pulled within one shot of the lead with back-to-back birdies and was headed to the 18th tee, relieved to finish his round. "I opened my big mouth to the boys playing with us," Rose said. "I said, 'The end is in sight.' And 30 seconds later, they blew the horn. So my name is mud all over here." Tiger Woods, for all his struggles in the majors this year, can at least say he made it to the weekend in three of them. He made the cut at the Masters. He missed the cut on Saturday at the wind-delayed Brit- ish Open. There was still hope at the PGA Championship, though he was 4 over with five holes to play, two shots away from the projected cut. The leaderboard was as clouded as the sky over Whistling Straits. Seven players had at least a share of the lead at some point Fri- day, when a strong breeze in the morning gave way to steamy sun- shine and virtually no wind until the storms moved in. When play- ers were evacuated from the course, 11 players were separated by three shots. David Lingmerth of Sweden PGA CHAMPIONSHIP DAY, JONES TIED AS STORM HALTS PLAY Second round suspended a er Iwata ties major record with 63, Spieth gets in mix, Daly loses cool JAE HONG — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jason Day, of Australia, hits on the second hole during the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday at Whistling Straits. CHRIS CARLSON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hiroshi Iwata, of Japan, hits on the 18th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. A prayer procession through downtown Red Bluff is sched- uled for 10a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. The starting point will be the First Baptist Church at 601Pine St. RED BLUFF Prayer procession set Aug. 22 in downtown FULL STORY ON PAGE B6 The San Francisco Giants got into the mix for Chase Utley, making a trade offer to the Philadelphia Phillies a er the second baseman cleared waivers this week. Several other teams are interested. BASEBALL Giants get in the mix for Phillies' Chase Utley The Corning High School Cardinals volleyball team has an away, nonconference match at the Los Molinos High School Bulldogs scheduled for 6:30p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27. VOLLEYBALL Corning set to open at Los Molinos Aug. 27 BONDS PAGE 2 NASCAR PAGE 2 GOLF PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, August 15, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1