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REDDING Five swimmers from Red Bluff swimming with the Chico Aquajets performed well over the weekend at the Sierra Ne- vada Long Course Junior Olym- pics in Redding. The competition was tough as more than 800 of the best swim- mers from 29 teams competed to see who was the fastest. The Ju- nior Olympics has trials and fi- nals so only the top eight swim- mers in each event get to return to the pool at night for finals. The Chico Aquajets placed 4th overall as a team. Leading the way was Jaxon Balken, 14, who brought home gold medals in the 400M IM and the 200M IM with blistering times 4:59.62 AAA and 2:22.13 AAA respectively. Balken finished 2nd in three events as well — the 100M Fly 1:03.88 AA, the 200M Back 2:22.60 AAA and the 100M Back 1:06.03. He also brought home a 6th place medal in the 200M Breast and finished 12th in the 50M Freestyle. Balken fin- ished 2nd in the 13-14 boys overall competition with 42 points. Jordan Brandt, 10, competed in seven events and made finals in both the 50M Fly and 100M Fly. In the 50M Fly Brandt finished in 6th place with a new AAA time of 36.34. In the 100M Fly Brandt dropped a total of 10 seconds on the day to earn a 4th place medal and a new AAA time of 1:23.63. Brandt placed 10th in the 50M Breast with a AA time of 45.64 and 12th in the 200M IM with a time of 3:10.64 Aralynn Winstead, 9, competed in her first ever Junior Olympics and finished 27th with a time of 49.67 in the 50M Breast. Reese Plemons, 8, also experi- SWIMMING BALKENWINSTWICE AT JUNIOR OLYMPICS Pictured,fromle ,areCoachZinniaBalken,JaxonBalken,Reese Plemons, Jordan Brandt, Aralynn Winstead and Julia Brandt. COURTESY PHOTOS Jaxon Balken brought home gold medals in the 200M IM and the 400M IM over the weekend in Redding. By Barry Wilner The Associated Press Peyton Manning is retired. Tom Coughlin is gone. Heck, the Rams no longer are in St. Louis. Upheaval is the buzzword for the NFL as training camps open. At least until big-name players get big-time injuries, or major holdouts end, or tackling and blocking for real begin, the de- partures of a likely Hall of Fame player and coach will be front and center. Not to mention the first shift- ing of an NFL franchise since the Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997. Manning's retirement doesn't exactly leave a void at the top of the quarterback ranks with Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Cam New- ton and, oh yeah, Peyton's little brother Eli still around. It does, however, create a huge chasm to fill in Denver. With Von Miller's messy con- tract situation settled — it got ugly at times — Denver still must deal with the defections of Malik Jackson and Danny Trevathan from the brilliant de- fense via free agency. So change hasn't exactly been positive for the champion Broncos. "Nothing's smooth about what we do," coach Gary Ku- biak has said. "There's always things happening. But the most important thing is what we do out there on that field and how we get ready to play. "So, I think we've done a good job of sorting through distrac- tions and various things that are going on with our football team and staying focused on football." The Giants have a new look on the sideline as the often red- faced Coughlin resigned (before he was forced out) after a dozen seasons. Whether his gesticula- tions or his coaching acumen NFL Peyton? Retired. Coughlin? Resigned. Rams? Peter Sagan of Slovakia, puts on the best sprinter's green jersey on the podium a er winning the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 209kilometers (129.9miles) with start in Moirans- en-Montagne and finish in Bern, Switzerland, Monday. PETER DEJONG — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By Andrew Dampf The Associated Press BERN, SWITZERLAND Peter Sa- gan can win practically any way he chooses: Breakaways, sprints, fearless downhill attacks, and now a bike throw at the line. The world champion from Slova- kia showed off his all-around qual- ities by perfectly timing a sprint to win the 16th stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish on Mon- day. Sagan edged Alexander Kristoff of Norway at the line after the race crossed into Switzerland. Kristoff thought he won and pumped his fist in celebration, only to learn seconds later he hadn't. "I was lucky I threw my bike," Sagan said. "I was certain I would finish second. ... Alexander made his jump very late on the line." Chris Froome held on to the yel- low jersey after a relatively calm day for the overall leader before the race's second and final rest day. Froome got animated when he was asked about Sagan. "Phenomenal rider," Froome said of the long-haired rider with the Tinkoff team. "Most people in the peloton are scared of him, just his abilities. He can do everything. He chooses when he wants to go in the breakaway, how he wants to ride the finish." Froome profited from Sagan's abilities by following him into a breakaway in Stage 11 to gain time on all of the other overall contend- ers. CYCLING Saganwinsanywayhechooses TOUR PAGE 2 BALKEN PAGE 2 RIA-NOVOSTI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Russian President Vladimir Putin, second le , and Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, right, visit a sports center in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. By Eddie Pells The Associated Press A scathing report outlining a state-sanctioned doping system in Russia prompted immediate calls for the nation's entire team to be sidelined from the Summer Games, raising the possibility that the Olympics could go on without a sports superpower for the first time since the 1980s. The investigation released Monday confirmed a scheme run out of the anti-doping lab in Mos- cow that ensnared 28 summer and winter sports, from track to snowboarding to table tennis. It lasted at least four years and in- volved at least 312 positive tests that went unreported at the be- hest of higher-ups in the country's sports ministry. "A mind-blowing level of cor- ruption within both Russian sport and government," said Tra- vis Tygart, the CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. The World Anti-Doping Agency swiftly called for the International Olympic Committee to consider a full ban of the Russian team from the Summer Olympics, which start Aug. 5 in Rio de Janiero. IOC president Thomas Bach said the committee wouldn't hesitate to apply the toughest sanctions available. The IOC executive board will meet Tuesday to begin sorting through options. It's no sure thing the Russians will receive a blanket ban. It's a decision filled with political ram- ifications that involve a key Olym- pic country. It puts the IOC in the position of ruling against against one of its biggest supporters, a na- tion that spent more than $50 bil- lion hosting the Winter Games in Sochi just two years ago. Not since the back-to-back boycotts by the United States in 1980, then the Soviet Union in 1984, have the Olympics been contested without one of its biggest players. Bach has frequently spoken about the fine line between "col- lective responsibility and individ- ual justice." And for every anti- doping agency and athlete group calling for a full ban, there's seem- ingly another sports organization or leader urging restraint. "The right to participate at the games cannot be stolen from OLYMPICS Russia may no t pa rt ic ip at e in Rio a er do pi ng r ep or t NFL PAGE 2 OLYMPICS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, July 19, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1