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BENMARGOT—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) stretches during a training camp open to the public on Wednesday at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. ByJoshDubow TheAssociatedPress SANTACLARA Afterspendingnearly two weeks only lining up against teammates, the San Francisco 49ers are looking forward to the opportu- nity to hit someone else for a change. The Niners will hold a joint prac- tice on Friday with the Houston Tex- ans before the two teams open the exhibition season two days later at Levi's Stadium. While these sessions often come with increased intensity and occa- sional fights, 49ers coach Chip Kelly said he does not believe his players will cross any lines. "They understand that you have to play with emotion, not let emo- tion play with you," Kelly said. "It's the same rules that you have in a game. If you get in a fight in a game, you're not going to be around. So, it's the same thing. We're trying to get a good quality practice. We're not try- ing to turn it into a WWE wrestling match." That has not always been the case. Two years ago, the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys got into a few scuffles in a joint practice in Oxnard that spilled over into the fans on the side of the field. One Raiders fan even tried to hit a Dallas defender with a replica helmet. Niners rookie guard Joshua Gar- nett said it's important to strike a balance between being aggressive and physical, while staying under control. "You hope people are not too sensi- tive," he said. "You're going to go af- ter them and they're going to go af- ter you. You want to be the guy deal- ing the blow and not be that guy who gets caught not going harder than your opponent. You always want to be that guy setting the tempo but keep it under control and play NFL TRAINING CAMP 49ersexcitedforjointpractice Niners will scrimmage with Texans prior to preseason game Sunday NFLPRESEASON Sunday: Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers, 4p.m., TV on KPIX. TUNEIN By Will Graves The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO Simone Biles and Aly Raisman stood side by side in Rio Olympic Arena, clutching each other while waiting for the inevita- ble coronation. When the floor exercise judges validated what Raisman and every other gymnast has known for years — that Biles is the greatest of her generation and perhaps of all time — the U.S. Olympic team captain let her good friend go. Suddenly Biles was alone in the spotlight, the normally giggly teenager fighting back tears as she waved to the family that raised her, the coaches that molded her and the sport she is redefining. The secret out. The pressure is gone. Biles belongs to the world now. And history too. Dynamic on vault. Effortless on beam. Jaw-dropping on floor. Bril- liant as ever. And now, finally, an Olympic champion. Biles soared to the all-around ti- tle on Thursday night, putting the gap between herself and everyone else on full display for the whole world to see. Her total of 62.198 was well clear of Raisman, who finished her remarkable comeback with a sil- ver medal, and Russia's Aliya Mus- tafina. "It doesn't even feel real," Biles said. "To me I'm just the same Sim- one ... But I feel the same. I just feel OLYMPICS: GYMNASTICS BILESSOARS,WINS ALL-AROUND TITLE Becomes 4th straight American woman to take gold, finishes 1-2 with US teammate Raisman DMITRI LOVETSKY — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The United States' Simone Biles bites her gold medal for the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016Summer Olympics on Thursday. DAVID GOLDMAN — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final Thursday at the 2016Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO On a day of firsts for Olympic golf, Marcus Fraser of Australia had the one that mattered — the first-round lead. Fraser ran off four straight birdies before the wind arrived and kept right on going until he had an 8-under 63, giving him a three-shot lead over British Open champion Henrik Sten- son of Sweden and Graham De- Laet of Canada. Better yet? He set an Olympic record Thursday, though that was hardly a surprise consider- ing golf had not been part of the Olympics since 1904. "That's pretty cool," Fraser said. "So hopefully, that lasts all week." There was plenty for golf to celebrate in its return to the Olympics, from the opening tee shot by Adilson da Silva of Bra- zil to the first hole-in-one by Jus- tin Rose, who wasn't even sure his 7-iron from 189 yards on the fourth hole had gone in the cup until he heard the crowd. And yes, it was quite the crowd. No one was quite sure what to expect from the gallery on the first day, in a country with very little golf heritage and with no medals awarded until Sunday. Padraig Harrington was sur- prised to see more than 6,000 spread out across Olympic Golf Course, holding flags along the fairway ropes and sending cheers from all corners. It all started with da Silva, the only Brazilian in the 60- man field, so nervous over that opening shot that "my head was everywhere," he said. His drive OLYMPICS: GOLF Fraser leads with 63 on a day of firsts for golf ORIOLES 9, ATHLETICS 6 Up next: Seattle Mariners at Oakland A's, 7:05p.m. Friday, TV on CSN-CA. THESCORE By John Hickey Bay Area News Group OAKLAND If there is one game that could stand as the personifi- cation of Oakland A's baseball in 2016, Thursday's 9-6 loss to the Baltimore Orioles might be it. It was a loss, to be sure, Oak- land's 64th against only 51 wins. The A's starting pitcher, An- drew Triggs, lasted just four in- nings, the 28th time an A's starter hasn't lasted five innings. The bullpen, addled with a 3.91 ERA for the season, had some trouble, giving up six runs. And while all of those are char- acteristics of the A's this season, so too is this: Down 7-0 after 4½ innings, Oakland rallied to have the bases loaded with Danny Va- lencia standing as the winning run in the ninth inning against the best closer in the game. All-Star Zach Britton, who hadn't allowed an earned run in his previous 38 games, had to sweat out his 35th save, getting it only when inducing Valencia to ground out. The A's didn't win, but they didn't quit. There are many worse things you can say about a team than that. "We kept fighting and got the winning run to the plate against a guy who's going to set records for the lowest ERA," catcher Stephen Vogt said. "We gave ourselves a chance to win." The A's haven't capitalize on their chances nearly enough this year, but even at 16½ games out of first place in the American League West, they haven't given up or given in. Are they learning how to win even while suffering through a losing season? Maybe. The A's won 3-2, 2-1 and 1-0 games Monday through Wednes- day against the Orioles, the team that has hit the most home runs in the big leagues this year. "We came back to make a game of it, scored some runs and had a chance to win the game in the ninth," manager Bob Melvin said. "We showed good fight I think as much as anything over the whole series. Certainly we won some close games to begin with. But to be able to come back, know- ing that their best relievers are go- ing to come in the game late, we never quit. "It's easy to let down when you're down by seven runs at one point, but that wasn't the case. We continued to fight. We had Danny Valencia up with the bases loaded in the last inning." Oakland is 13-13 since the All- Star break. Of the 13 wins, nine have been by one run, including the first three games against the Orioles, who came into the series as the American League East Di- vision leader. They have 19 one- run wins for the season, so clearly BASEBALL A's rally comes up short in 9-6 loss 49ERS PAGE 2 GOLF PAGE 2 GYMNASTS PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, August 12, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1