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ByJanieMccauley TheAssociatedPress SANTA CLARA Jim Tomsula won't tolerate fighting from his San Francisco players when they take the field with the Broncos this week for a pair of joint prac- tices. Denver coach Gary Kubiak wishes everybody would just play football and quit talking about the tussling. Given the skirmishes around the league so far in such two- team training-camp scenarios, the Niners and Broncos want to keep things classy in the Mile High City. The teams will prac- tice together Wednesday and Thursday before they face off in a preseason game Saturday night. "In terms of what other peo- ple do in these, I'd be extremely disappointed if anything like that happened where we were," Tomsula said. "I don't expect it." Just last week for Dallas, Dez Bryant took a punch to the face in a joint practice with the St. Louis Rams in Oxnard, Califor- nia. Before that, tempers flared between the Texans and Red- skins in multiple sideline-clear- ing brawls that forced coaches to separate practice at the end. Otherwise, it's been a fairly peaceful preseason with oppo- nents sharing a practice field. Part of that is because coaches have spoken out about the con- sequences for their players if it were to happen. "I would like everybody to quit talking about it, to be hon- est with you," Kubiak said last NFL 49 er s, B ro nc os h op e fo r 2 cl ea n pr ac ti ce s TONYAVELAR—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) runs during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Santa Clara, Sunday. The Associated Press NEW YORK Rafael Nadal says the responsibility for his recent struggles rests with himself, not his support team. Coached by his uncle, Toni Nadal, he has won 14 Grand Slam titles. But 2015 has been a rough year in his return from injury. "I have (had) an amazing ca- reer with the team that I have to- day, the same team from the be- ginning," he said Tuesday. "So my feeling is if something's not work- ing well it's not because of your team — it's because of myself. The one thing I have to change is my- self." That means playing more ag- gressively, and Nadal comes into the U.S. Open feeling much more confident in his game even if it hasn't shown in the results. Considering he was publicly voicing self-doubt before the French Open, that is a positive step. "One of my best things during the whole of my career has been my mental strength," he said. "It is something I was not able to find that consistency during this year, but I start to see that I am again with that mentality, with that self-confidence." Nadal is seeded just eighth going into the U.S. Open, which US OPEN 2015 Nadal says his struggles are on him, not team PAUL CHIASSON — THE CANADIAN PRESS, FILE Rafael Nadal was unable to defend his U.S. Open title last year because of injury, and he hasn't looked like the same player since his return. By John Marshall The Associated Press Ryan Dungey never had a prob- lem with training. Keeping physi- cally fit is essential to being a mo- tocross racer and he took it very seriously. The problem was knowing what to do and when to do it since he never really had a trainer. Hooking up with Aldon Baker changed everything for Dungey, laying the foundation for the best season of his career. "There was a lot of incon- sistency and with training you need a lot of switch up, but you also need a plan that consistently flows," Dungey said. "That's some- thing I just didn't know how to do. I was kind of just going on what I had learned, self-taught stuff, but there was a whole other element to the game that I didn't know and he was able to bring through his knowledge and ex- perience." Dungey burst out of the gate in 2010, becoming the first rider to sweep the Supercross and mo- tocross titles as a rookie. He re- mained remarkably consistent in the years since then, winning five combined titles while finishing no worse than second in motocross, MOTORCYCLING Tr ai ner B ak er makes all the diff er enc e for Dungey Usain Bolt returned to the track at world championships Tuesday and eased his way through the preliminary round of his favorite race, the 200 meters. BEIJING UsainBoltadvances in 200 at worlds Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian publicly apologized Tuesday for his drunken appearance at a team rally last weekend, attributing his slurred, profane speech to a combination of alcohol and medication. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Sarkisian apologizes for drunken speech Giants open 3-game homes- tand against red-hot Cubs, a team which currently holds a wild-card spot. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Matt Cain and Giants host the Chicago Cubs By Joseph Shufelberger jshufelberger@chicoer.com @JShufelberger on Twitter GRIDLEY There's a new coach in charge of the Gridley High football program, and the Bull- dogs are hoping he is simply the start of changes to come. Larenzo Garth takes over for John Cooprider, who had been the lead dog since 2009. But the Bulldogs haven't tasted much success of late with two playoff appearances — nei- ther time with a .500 record — in the past eight seasons. Their last postseason victory came in 2006 when Gridley went 10-0 in the regular season and reached the Northern Section Division II championship. Anderson top- pled the top-seeded Bulldogs 7-0 in a foggy final. Since then, three coaches have tried to get them back there. Now, it's Garth's turn. "We're starting over in a good way," said Jack Becker, a senior tackle listed at 6 feet, 6 inches and 310 pounds. "I think the whole entire town is excited to have him here." Last year, a 3-3 start left the Bulldogs with a chance at the postseason but a four-game los- ing streak to end the regular season kept them out of the play- offs once again. Enter Garth, an assistant with stops at Chico High, Or- land and Durham. A Red Bluff High graduate, Garth is install- ing the flex-bone offense that the Orland Trojans have used that helped them win a section title in 2011 and remain a constant contender ever since. Garth was the varsity's offensive coor- dinator there from 2010-'13 and coached Orland's junior varsity to a 10-0 season in 2009 after a winless campaign in 2008 in his lone season at the helm of Las Plumas' program. He was an as- sistant at Durham last season. With Garth in charge, Grid- PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW GRIDLEYLOOKINGTO TAKETHENEXTSTEP Bulldogs look to return to winning ways as Garth takes over program PHOTOS BY EMILY BERTOLINO — ENTERPRISE-RECORD Gridley High football players, from le to right, Angel Santana, Jarren Campos, Eric Vasquez, Taylor Miskin and Steven Edwards look to lead the Bulldogs this season. Gridley High football players, clockwise starting upper le , Eric Vasquez (44), Taylor Miskin, Steve Edwards, Angel Santana and Jarren Campos aim to get the Bulldogs back into the playoffs. GRIDLEY PAGE 2 DUNGEY 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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