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long history of bad behav- ior and tangling with oth- ers. He has been accused of disruptive pool behav- ior by swimmers — both men and women — from several countries. The Chi- nese team briefly banned him from competing af- ter a raft of disciplinary is- sues, including crashing a friend's Porsche SUV into a bus in 2013 while driving without a license, landing him in jail. Sun has previously said he did not know the med- ication trimetazidine, which he took for chronic heart palpitations, had been placed on the banned list when he tested posi- tive. The 2-meter (6-foot-6- inch) Chinese star burst into tears Sunday after los- ing to Horton, garnering an outpouring of support from Chinese social media users who pilloried Horton on his Facebook page. The Australian was accused of snubbing Sun's attempt to congratulate him on his win immediately after the race, although the two did briefly shake hands later at the podium. "Mack obviously has very strong views about the need for clean sport, as every single one of us does, and he has every right to express his views and his displeasure in that sense," Chiller said. Chinese swim team manager Xu Qi also laid into Horton, saying the Australian had "hurt the feelings between Chinese and Australian swimmers" and showed "a lack of good manners and upbringing," according to the official Xinhua news agency. Sun, who has largely re- frained from firing back at his rival and has called for respect for all athletes, ap- peared to get his swagger back Monday. He told re- porters at an Olympic vil- lage bus stop that he is "the king" in the 1,500-me- ter freestyle event sched- uled for Sunday, when he will again compete against Horton. When prodded, he added that he was "no friend" of Horton's. The spiraling row has generated a shrill response from Chinese media dur- ing what has already been a period of elevated tensions after Australia voiced opposition in recent weeks to Chinese claims of maritime territory. On Monday, Xinhua re- leased a slew of gently critical articles on top- ics ranging from Austra- lian trade policy to Mel- bourne's quality of life. The Global Times tabloid opted for a more blunt ap- proach, referring to Aus- tralia in a commentary as a former British "offshore prison" that is on "the fringes of civilization." "We don't know if it is Horton who is silly or it's the Australian media that is evil, or perhaps Aus- tralia just has a different moral standard," the news- paper said. "No one should be surprised at uncivilized acts emanating from the country." Swimming FROMPAGE1 ily reach the next round. "Neymar is the best player we have right now, he is fan- tastic." Brazil men's coach Rogerio Micale praised Marta and the women's team but downplayed the "Marta" chants at the men's game. "You can't compare wom- en's football with men's foot- ball, but we have to congrat- ulate them," Micale said. "They are going through a great moment, playing a great tournament. We have been watching them. They have already advanced and I hope that the men's team can succeed as well in this first stage." Marta has been con- stantly featured in televi- sion sports shows across Brazil, giving many inter- views and always showing off her broad smile. Neymar, meanwhile, con- tinues to keep to himself, appearing in rare news con- ferences organized by the Brazilian soccer confeder- ation. In a recent one, he got into a discussion with a reporter and said that he should be allowed to go out and party as much as he wants to during his time off. After Sunday's match, he sped past reporters, head down, leaving the younger players to try to explain the team's disappointing per- formance to the media. He entered the team's bus and sat by himself, headphones on. Neymar arrived as the top player at the Olympic soccer tournament and as one of the biggest stars of the Rio de Janeiro Games. The Barcelona striker skipped the Copa Amer- ica to be able to play at the Olympics and try to give Brazil its first soccer gold medal. The 24-year-old Neymar took on the responsibility of trying to restore the na- tion's soccer pride after the recent disappointments, but was criticized by some for spending time on vaca- tion and not arriving for the tournament as prepared as other players. He was far from his best in the first two games, un- able to ignite the scoring power of an attack that also has promising stars Gabriel Jesus and Gabigol, touted as some of the best youngsters in Latin Ameri- can soccer. "Neymar is an experi- enced player," Micale said. "He is gaining rhythm as we play. He obviously re- mains an important player." Brazil is the main fa- vorite to win the Olym- pic tournament, which is played mostly with un- der-23 squads and features very few stars. The Olympic gold is the only trophy the five-time World Cup cham- pions haven't won in men's soccer. Soccer FROM PAGE 1 year ago, Justin Wilson was killed when he was struck in the head by a piece of de- bris during an IndyCar race at Pocono. Clauson himself was involved in a crash just 24 hours before the fatal wreck. After Friday night's crash, he went on Twitter to express his appreciation after the "tough hit" for his safety equipment, his chas- sis manufacturer and his team for getting his car ready to race again. A four-time USAC na- tional champion, Clauson was a three-time winner and the defending cham- pion at Belleville. "Bryan Clauson com- bined his passion and en- thusiasm for grassroots racing with a God-given talent that made him the favorite to win every time he got in a midget or sprint car," IMS president Doug Boles said Monday. "He possessed a humility and character out of the race car that made him a per- son that fellow competitors and fans alike enjoyed be- ing around." Clauson was a Califor- nia native who earned a USAC-IndyCar scholar- ship for winning the 2010 USAC national driver's ti- tle, giving him six Indy Lights starts in 2011 in a car shared with current In- dyCar Series rookie Conor Daly at Sam Schmidt Mo- torsports. Clauson also raced eight times in US- AC's national series, with his best finish, third, com- ing in Iowa in 2011. He won the scholarship award again in 2012, allow- ing him to make his Indi- anapolis 500 debut with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. He returned to the Indy 500 in 2015 with KVSH/Jonathan Byrd's Racing, and this year led his first career laps driv- ing for Dale Coyne. Clauson was a develop- ment driver for Chip Ga- nassi in NASCAR, where he competed in 26 races over the 2007 and 2008 seasons. He also spent several sea- sons driving for Tony Stew- art's sprint car team. "I don't care what hap- pened, no matter how bad his day was, he always found a way to smile with it," Stew- art said after Sunday's NAS- CAR race. "It sucks when it's anybody in racing, it's hard when you lose them, but it's even worse when they're somebody as close to you as Bryan was." Clauson is survived by his parents, Tim and Di, sister Taylor and fiancee, Lauren Stewart. Funeral arrangements were pend- ing. A memorial service in his honor will take place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at a date to be announced. Clauson FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Giants 63 48 .568 _ Los Angeles 62 49 .559 1 Colorado 55 57 .491 81/2 San Diego 48 63 .432 15 Arizona 45 66 .405 18 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Chicago 69 41 .627 _ St. Louis 59 53 .527 11 Pittsburgh 55 54 .505 131/2 Milwaukee 49 61 .445 20 Cincinnati 45 66 .405 241/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 66 45 .595 _ Miami 59 52 .532 7 New York 57 54 .514 9 Philadelphia 52 61 .460 15 Atlanta 42 70 .375 241/2 Sunday's games N.Y. Mets 3, Detroit 1 Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 3 Washington 1, Giants 0 Atlanta 6, St. Louis 3 Chicago Cubs 3, A's 1 Arizona 9, Milwaukee 3 Miami 10, Colorado 7 Philadelphia 6, San Diego 5 L.A. Dodgers 8, Boston 5 Monday's games Giants at Miami, (n.) Atlanta 4, Milwaukee 3, 12 innings St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 4 Texas 4, Colorado 3 Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, (n.) Tuesday's games Texas (Griffin 5-1) at Colorado (Chat- wood 10-7), 12:10 p.m. Cleveland (Bauer 7-5) at Washington (Scherzer 12-6), 4:05 p.m. San Diego (Perdomo 5-5) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 1-0), 4:05 p.m. Arizona (Greinke 10-3) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 8-8), 4:10 p.m. Giants (Moore 7-7) at Miami (Koehler 8-8), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 8-8) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 8-7), 5:05 p.m. Atlanta (Jenkins 1-2) at Milwaukee (Peralta 4-7), 5:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Finnegan 7-8) at St. Louis (Leake 8-9), 5:15 p.m. Philadelphia (Velasquez 8-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 10-7), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday's games Giants at Miami, 9:10 a.m. Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 12:10 p.m. Cleveland at Washington, 1:05 p.m. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Colorado at Texas, 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Nationals 1, Giants 0 (Sunday's game) San Fran Washington AB R H B AB R H B Span cf 4 0 0 0 T.Trner 2b 4 0 0 0 Pagan lf 4 0 1 0 Werth lf 3 0 0 0 Belt 1b 3 0 0 0 D.Mrphy 1b3 0 0 0 Posey c 4 0 1 0 Rendon 3b 3 0 1 0 Crwford ss 4 0 0 0 W.Ramos c 2 1 1 1 E.Nunz 3b 3 0 1 0 Espnosa ss3 0 0 0 Panik 2b 4 0 1 0 Heisey rf 3 0 0 0 G.Blnco rf 2 0 0 0 Revere cf 2 0 0 0 Gllspie ph 1 0 0 0 Roark p 1 0 0 0 Bmgrner p 2 0 1 0 Kelley p 0 0 0 0 Pence ph 1 0 0 0 Difo ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 5 0 25 1 2 1 San Fran 000 000 000 — 0 Washington 000 000 10x — 1 E: D.Murphy (8); DP: Washington 1; LOB: San Francisco 9, Washington 4; 2B: Posey (24), Rendon (24); HR: W.Ramos (18); S: Roark (3). IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Bumgr L,10-7 8 2 1 1 2 7 Washington Roark W,12-6 7 5 0 0 3 5 Kelley 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mlancon S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP: by Bumgarner (Revere), by Roark (Nunez). T: 2:43; A: 32,790 (41,418). AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Texas 66 47 .584 _ Seattle 57 53 .518 71/2 Houston 57 55 .509 81/2 Los Angeles 49 62 .441 16 A's 48 63 .432 17 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 62 47 .569 _ Detroit 61 50 .550 2 Kansas City 53 58 .477 10 Chicago 53 58 .477 10 Minnesota 46 66 .411 171/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 63 47 .573 _ Toronto 64 49 .566 1/2 Boston 60 50 .545 3 New York 56 55 .505 71/2 Tampa Bay 45 66 .405 181/2 Sunday's games N.Y. Yankees 3, Cleveland 2 Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Mets 3, Detroit 1 Baltimore 10, Chicago White Sox 2 Texas 5, Houston 3, 11 innings Kansas City 7, Toronto 1 Chicago Cubs 3, A's 1 Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 1 L.A. Dodgers 8, Boston 5 Monday's games Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 5 Minnesota 3, Houston 1 Texas 4, Colorado 3 Baltimore at A's, (n.) Detroit at Seattle, (n.) Tuesday's games Texas (Griffin 5-1) at Colorado (Chat- wood 10-7), 12:10 p.m. Cleveland (Bauer 7-5) at Washington (Scherzer 12-6), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Smyly 3-11) at Toronto (Estrada 7-4), 4:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Severino 1-6) at Boston (Porcello 14-3), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 8-8) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 8-7), 5:05 p.m. Houston (Fiers 7-5) at Minnesota (San- tiago 10-5), 5:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 14-5) at Kansas City (Volquez 8-10), 5:15 p.m. Baltimore (Miley 7-9) at A's (Neal 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Norris 1-0) at Seattle (LeBlanc 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday's games Cleveland at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Colorado at Texas, 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m. Baltimore at A's, 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 2 B