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ByDougFerguson TheAssociatedPress SPRINGFIELD,N.J. JordanSpieth walked with purpose down the long corridor toward his locker, not stopping to look at the pho- tos and scorecards that cover more than a century of golf his- tory at Baltusrol. Maybe that was just as well. History has proven to be his toughest opponent this year, and it was bound to be a losing battle. Dating to 1934 when the Mas- ters began, Spieth is among 14 players who have won two ma- jors in one year. Only five of those players ever won a single major the following year, and it's an elite group — Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson and Tiger Woods. Woods is the only player to win two majors in consecutive seasons. Spieth is not trying to salvage his season at the PGA Champion- ship. All but four players would love to have his year of two vic- tories and a close call at the Mas- ters. The exceptions are the three major champions and Jason Day, the only three-time winner on the PGA Tour this year. It only seems like a struggle for Spieth because of endless comparisons with last year. That's what led Spieth to try to reason with the media, and perhaps to remind himself, of the reality he is facing. "I think it's been a solid year, and I think had last year not happened I'd be having a lot of positive questions," Spieth said after the British Open. "In- stead, most of the questions I get are comparing to last year and, therefore, negative because it's not to the same standard. So PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Instead of making history, Spieth trying to ignore it By Susan Kanode Contributed CHEYENNE A big arena, notori- ous bucking bulls and a legendary rodeo didn't intimidate bull rider Roscoe Jarboe. Jarboe is competing at his very first Cheyenne Frontier Days Ro- deo and has become the first and only man to ride two bulls; and he did it with style. The New Plym- outh, Idaho, resident is currently in his rookie year of competition in the Professional Rodeo Cow- boys Association where he is sec- ond in those standings. He is also 14th in the world standings. He had his first bull here on Saturday and is currently tied for third. He had an 80-point ride on Dakota Rodeo's Yester- day's Wine. Then he came back on Sunday with an 85 on another bull from Dakota Rodeo, Cross- fire. Jarboe has a total score of 165 which nearly assures him a spot in the finals in one week. In fact, Jarboe's total is one point less than what last year's leader, Aaron Pass, had going into the fi- nals. It's all important for Jarboe to qualify for the Wrangler Na- tional Finals Rodeo and accom- plish his goals, but a win here would be especially gratifying as he lists Cheyenne Frontier Days as being his favorite rodeo. Orin Larsen continued to dom- inate the bareback riding compe- tition. He was 87 points on Satur- day and followed that up with an 82 on Sunday. He leads the over- all standings here with 169 points on two head. Three more sets of bareback riders are still to com- pete at Frontier Park and will have the opportunity to better his scores, but he is also looking good to be back next Sunday. Reigning college champion steer wrestler J.D. Struxness from Appleton, Minn., is the most con- sistent competitor in that event so far. He had a time of 8.9 seconds at the first performance, then came back with an 8.7 on Sun- day. A total time of 17.6 seconds wouldn't qualify for most finals, but here it has a good chance. Last year any steer wrestler who had a total of 23.4 seconds or bet- ter got to nod their head a third time and hope for success. In fact, Struxness's total time would have been fast enough to qualify for the finals in third place at last year's rodeo. The third performance of the RODEO ROOKIE IMPRESSES FANS IN CHEYENNE COURTESYPHOTOBYDANHUBBELL Roscoe Jarboe from New Plymouth, Idaho became the first bull rider to be successful on two head at the 120th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. By Arnie St The Associated Press The NFL says it found no credi- ble evidence that Peyton Manning was provided with human growth hormone or other prohibited sub- stances as alleged in a documen- tary by Al-Jazeera America last year. The league said the quarter- back and his wife, Ashley, fully co- operated in the seven-month in- vestigation, providing interviews and access to all records sought by investigators. The NFL is continuing its in- vestigation into allegations made against other NFL players in the documentary, which the league said involves "different lines of in- quiry and witnesses." Those other players — all of them linebackers — provided the league with sworn affidavits, but the NFL wants to interview them in person. In stark contrast, Manning, who retired a month after Den- ver's 24-10 win over Carolina in Super Bowl 50, welcomed the probe. In December, Al-Jazeera re- ported that an intern at an Indi- anapolis anti-aging clinic was se- cretly recorded suggesting that Manning's wife received deliver- ies of HGH in 2011 while the quar- terback was recovering from neck fusion surgery. The intern, Charles Sly,recantedhisstatements,which were recorded without his knowl- edge. He said they were fabricated in an attempt to impress a poten- tial business partner. Manningangrilydenouncedthe report, calling it "completely fab- ricated, complete trash, garbage," and insisting he never took short- cuts in his return to football after missing 2011 with neck problems. At the time the allegations were levied, both the Broncos and the Colts, whom Manning played for from 1998-2011, issued statements in support of the five-time MVP. Manning said he sought ho- listic treatments such as hyper- baric oxygen and nutrient ther- apy at the Guyer Institute of Mo- lecular Medicine with knowledge and consent of the Colts training and medical staff following his four neck surgeries. He insisted he never used performance-en- hancing substances and never took anything sent to his wife. HGH is banned by professional sports leagues and is only legal to prescribe in a few specific medi- cal conditions. The NFL and players union added human growth hormone testing to the collective bargain- ing agreement signed in 2011, but the sides didn't agree to test- ing terms until 2014. Nobody has tested positive, which would trig- ger a four-game suspension. The Al-Jazeera report alleged other high-profile athletes ob- tained PEDs, including baseball stars Ryan Howard of the Phila- delphia Phillies and Ryan Zimmer- man of the Washington Nationals. The report also named four other prominent NFL players: Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers of the Green Bay Packers, James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steel- ers and free agent Mike Neal. NFL Manning cleared of HGH allegations ROB BAKER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kyle Busch over the weekend became the first NASCAR driver to capture two poles and two wins on the same weekend. He joined Jimmie Johnson as the only back-to-back winners of the Brickyard. By Michael Marot The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Kyle Busch used his first Brickyard 400 victory as a springboard to his first Sprint Cup title. He's trying to make sure it hap- pens again. Another dominant weekend at Indianapolis sent Busch home with a historic sweep, a reputa- tion for having tamed Indianapo- lis' tricky 2.5-mile oval and plenty of momentum heading into the chase. "To come out of here, at a place this hard to race and be able to have two years like this, I think, is really special," team owner and Super Bowl-winning coach Joe Gibbs said. "That's a tribute to him, the team and (crew chief) Adam Stevens." If Busch keeps driving this well, he'll be impossible to catch. He posted the fastest laps in both of Friday's practices, the best speed in two of the three rounds of Cup qualifying Saturday and led a record 149 laps in the double overtime race that went 10 laps longer than the scheduled 160. Busch also won the Xfinity Se- ries race from the pole while lead- ing all but one lap, and the first of two heat races. It's the first time a NASCAR driver has captured two poles and two wins on the same weekend, and he joined Jimmie Johnson as the only back-to-back winners of the Brickyard. Johnson finished third Sunday. Busch was so strong at Indi- anapolis, that he overshadowed Jeff Gordon in his comeback and Tony Stewart in his farewell race on their home track. Now Busch is looking to repli- cate the aftermath of last year's two-race Indy sweep — building off the momentum at Pocono as the title quest nears. "I thought last year the mo- mentum did carry over," he said. "We won this race and then we were running right behind Joey Logano for much of the last stint NASCAR Buschgainingmomentum NASCAR PAGE 2 RODEO PAGE 2 Has to wade through comparisons to last year GOLF PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, July 26, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1