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2B Daily News– Wednesday, August 8, 2012 49ERS Crabtree eyes preseason SANTA CLARA (AP) — Michael Crabtree smiled, took a breath and tried to explain how his latest injury happened. After a few silent seconds, the San Fran- cisco 49ers wide receiver finally gave up. ''I don't know too much about injuries, bro. You would think I would know,'' he said, laughing. Maybe nobody with San Francisco should know more. body go through stuff. It was just my calf, and I had to stay off of it. I didn't want nothing serious to happen to it. Like I said, it was all the training staff and coaches did that stuff for me. When they say I'm going, I'm going.'' This training camp has followed a simi- lar pattern to Crabtree's career. Courtesy photo Jaxon Balken swims at the Far Western Championships in San Jose. ZONE (Continued from page 1B) meter butterfly, 39th in the 200-meter freestyle, 44th in the 100-meter breaststroke and 45th in the 50-meter breast. Julia's individual fin- ishes included 25th in USA (Continued from page 1B) tiple beach volleyball medals for the fourth time in five Olympiads since it became a recog- nized sport in 1996. Already the most- decorated team in the brief history of Olympic beach volleyball, Walsh Jennings and May-Tre- anor are guaranteed at least a silver medal. No one — man or woman — had ever won two beach volleyball gold medals before they became repeat champi- ons in Beijing, and until now, no woman had won three Olympic medals of any color. "I had a picture in my head at the beginning of the season of how I wanted us to play, and we're living that pic- ture," Walsh Jennings said. "But it's not over yet." the 50-meter breast, 31st in the 50 fly, 32nd in the 100 and 200 breast, 41st in the 100 free and 43rd in the 100 fly. Jayne finished 20th in the 50-meter breast, 26th in the 50 and 100 breast, 35th in the 100 back, 36th in the 200 IM, 37th in the 100 free, the Netherlands and Germany. May-Treanor won gold medals in Athens and Beijing without ever losing a match — in their first two Olympics, they never even lost a set — and they ran their unbeaten streak to 20 in a row with a victory Tuesday. But they gave up the first three points of the semifinal and fell behind 13-7 in the first set. Walsh Jennings and China saved two set points before Xue put one into the net tape to give the first set to the Americans. Earlier Tuesday, Brazil's Emanuel and Alison defeated Latvia to advance to the men's gold medal game. They will meet the winner of the last match, between GOLD (Continued from page 1B) after Deng Linlin won balance beam and Feng Zhe claimed the title on parallel bars. Epke Zon- derland won gold on high bar, the first medal for a Dutch man and only the second Olympic medal overall for the Netherlands in the sport. As for Raisman, it seems only fitting that she leaves London with the most medals of the Americans. The 18-year-old has long been overlooked. She doesn't have Dou- glas' bubbly personality or her bright smile, and she seems almost mechanical in compari- son. Raisman doesn't have Wieber's resume, either. U.S. coach John Geddert joked that he was going to nickname her "Four" for all the times she's just missed the podium. But her steadiness and reliability have made her a favorite of national team coordina- tor Martha Karolyi, and that consistency paid off big in London. "She's a very hard The Americans held a slim lead most of the second, but China took the lead 17-16 and forced the Americans to take a timeout. Trailing 19-18, May-Treanor ran far behind the end line to retrieve an errant pass and bumped it toward the net — too close — forcing Walsh Jennings to slide under the net, delicately bumping the ball over and to an unoc- cupied area on the Chi- nese portion of the court. "They're a great team. last week's all-around competition. She and Aliya Mustafina fin- ished with the same score, but the Russian got the bronze on a tiebreak. So it was more than a little satisfying to wind up on the right end of the rules Tuesday, bumping Catalina Ponor out of the bronze on bal- ance beam. Raisman was dis- mayed at falling just short of the podium in worker. She's a very, very hard worker," coach Mihai Brestyan said. "She's the most consistent gymnast we have for the last three years. ... She's not all- over perfect like Gabby except on her good days, but I think she gets what she deserves on the events." "A gold medal is a gold medal, but I defi- nitely felt like (beam) was redemption from the other night in the all- around," Raisman said. "I was in the same exact position, but it went in my favor this time." Raisman initially fin- ished fourth with a score of 14.966. But she ques- tioned it, and judges added an extra tenth to her routine's difficulty after a review. That gave her and Ponor identical scores of 15.066, but Raisman got the bronze because her execution score was higher — 8.766 to Ponor's 8.466. "It's a huge payback," Brestyan said. "She was a little bit disappointed after the all around. It takes us two days to put her head back and it was hard work, but she stood up and today it was exactly what she was waiting for." And it freed her to let loose on floor exercise, her best event. "I felt like I had noth- ing to lose," Raisman said. "It was going to be my last memory for London, so I just wanted to make it count and enjoy it." Her tumbling passes were some of the most 39th in the 100 fly and 41st in the 50 free. ——— Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached a 527-2151, ext. 111 or sports@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TehamaS- ports They make you do crazy stuff like that," Walsh Jennings said. "That was just funky. Misty ran down the ball and I think I got a little lucky on that one. But you need luck and I think you create your own luck, and that's what you get when you don't give up. But I can't take real credit for that. That's not skill." The Americans saved one set point, but May- Treanor fisted one to the back line to set up a match point, then Walsh Jennings' block fell to the sand and she leapt into the air to celebrate. semifinal, the reigning world champions from Brazil beat Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins 21-15, 22-20 to clinch no worse than sil- ver. It is Emanuel's third straight medal, but a first for Alison. In the early men's "I have been dream- ing about this since I was a child," Alison said. "Today I can final- ly say I am an Olympic athlete with a medal. But I am still dreaming about the gold." difficult, and she reached such great height that high-jumpers would be envious. Her landings were not only secure, one was so pow- erful it all but shook the floor. Brestyan was hop- ping up and down and pumping his fist as she finished, and even Rais- man was impressed with herself, mouthing "wow" after she saluted the judges. 15.6, was posted, team- mate McKayla Maroney yelled "whoa!" so loudly from the stands it could be heard across the arena. Five gymnasts fol- When her score, a Speaking publicly for the first time since January's NFC championship game, Crabtree said Tuesday that his strained right calf — an injury that had been a mys- tery to everybody outside the 49ers locker room — won't sideline him for San Francis- co's preseason opener Friday night against the Minnesota Vikings at Candlestick Park. Whether he actually plays is unclear. ''I don't think the 1s are going that much,'' he said about the first-team offense. The wide receiver also said that his latest limited offseason will not slow down his development. He pronounced himself pain free — at least for now — and participated in all team drills except the 2-minute offense for the first time this training camp in Tuesday's afternoon practice after doing individual drills the last few days. ''It's always something different in football,'' Crabtree said. ''I'm sure every- INJURY (Continued from page 1B) still upset when talking to reporters after prac- tice. ''I texted him already and told him that I'm praying for him, that I'm sorry and I didn't mean to do it,'' Wheeler said. ''I thought he was going to get up. I didn't think he was that bad off until he said ... that he could- n't get up. That's when I knew he was pretty bad. ''It was just a bang- bang play. I'm just going to pray for him. I didn't mean to do it. I didn't mean to hurt him.'' Several players, including injured run- ning back Taiwan Jones SOAR (Continued from page 1B) tent with four second- place finishes in the 100 free, 50 free, 25 fly, and 25 back. Jordan also earned third place in the 25 free. all catching up with her. "I'm definitely not going to lie. It was defi- nitely hard to regain your focus," Douglas said. "You're like, 'Yes, I'm the Olympic cham- pion. I'm a world cham- pion.' It's definitely kind of hard to turn the chap- ter for event finals." energy that cost her Tuesday — it was a mis- placed foot. Her right foot could only brush the beam as she landed on a leap, and she had no chance to save her- self. As the crowd gasped, she fell onto the beam in a straddle, It wasn't a lack of lowed her, but none came close. When reign- ing Olympic champion Sandra Izbasa landed her final tumbling run on her head, Raisman let herself exhale. And smile. "It was definitely the best floor routine that I've ever done," she said. "To have it be at the Olympic Games, in the finals, is just really amazing and just a dream come true. That's what you work for your whole life." For Douglas, the end of the Olympics wasn't nearly as successful as the start. No surprise, really, after the whirl- wind her life has become. the world want a piece of her, and celebs have been flooding her Twit- ter timeline, eager to be her new BFF. Media from all over MLB West Division Texas American League WL Pct GB Angels 59 51 .536 5.5 A's 64 45 .587 — 58 51 .532 6 Seattle 51 60 .459 14 East Division WL Pct GB New York 63 46 .578 — Baltimore 58 51 .532 5 Tampa Bay 57 52 .523 6 Boston 55 56 .495 9 Toronto 53 56 .486 10 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 60 49 .550 — Detroit 60 50 .545 .5 Cleveland 50 60 .455 10.5 Minnesota 49 61 .445 11.5 Kansas City46 63 .422 14 ------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday's results Minnesota 7, Cleveland 5 Detroit 6, N.Y.Yankees 5 Texas 6, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1 Kansas City 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Seattle at Baltimore, late L.A. Angels at Oakland, late Today's Games Minnesota (Duensing 2-6) at Cleveland (Masterson 7-10), 9:05 a.m. Texas (M.Harrison 13-6) at Boston (Beckett 5-9), 10:35 a.m. L.A. Angels (Greinke 0-1) at Oakland (Straily 0-0), 12:35 p.m. N.Y.Yankees (Sabathia 11-3) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 1-1), 4:05 p.m. Seattle (Millwood 4-9) at Baltimore (Tom.Hunter 4-7), 4:05 p.m. Toronto (Villanueva 6-1) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 5-8), 4:10 p.m. She admitted after Monday's lackluster showing on bars — she was last — that it was Kansas City (Guthrie 0-3) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 4-1), 5:10 p.m. Thursday's games N.Y.Yankees at Detroit, 10:05 a.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m. Boston at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Crabtree has missed all 12 preseason games the last three seasons because of two foot surgeries, a neck injury and a lengthy contract holdout after San Francisco draft- ed the Texas Tech wide receiver 10th over- all in 2009. He injured his calf on the first day of training camp this year and is still sporting a black sleeve over it. Crabtree caught 72 passes for 874 yards and four touchdowns last season in San Francisco's tight end-friendly offense. He has 175 receptions for 2,240 yards and 12 touchdowns in his career. different. This offseason was supposed to be The 49ers signed free agent receivers Randy Moss, Mario Manningham and drafted A.J. Jenkins 30th overall out of Illi- nois with the team's only first-round pick. With quarterback Alex Smith coming off a breakout season behind NFL Coach of the Year Jim Harbaugh, the returning staff finally offers some continuity on offense. and wide receiver Denarius Moore, kneeled beside Goodson before emergency per- sonnel arrived. Pro Bowl defensive tackle Richard Seymour later walked over to check on Good- son, as did Raiders gen- eral manager Reggie McKenzie. ''When you're down there and you're hearing the ambulance coming, you could start to panic and think the worst,'' Jones said. ''I just tried to stay by his side and reassure him that every- thing's going to be fine.'' Goodson, acquired by the Raiders in a trade with Carolina, has been competing with Jones for the backup spot Ellie Fletcher just missed a high point tro- phy but breast and getting a new "A" time of 37.37. She also placed second in the 100 IM, seventh in the 50 free, eighth in the 50 back, 100 free and 200 free. In the 50 fly, won the 50 behind running back Darren McFadden. He had gotten into a scuffle with free agent safety Brandon Underwood earlier Tuesday. Goodson was taken to a hospital for further observation. The play was reminis- cent of one in 2000 when Raiders running back Randy Jordan was taken away from training camp with a neck injury following a collision with a pair of team- mates. ''You know at that position you're going to take a lot of hits,'' McFadden said. ''It's football. You're going to get hit hard, so you just have to get up and get ready for the next play.'' Fletcher was 11th. Sophie Fletcher raced to second place in the 50 back, sixth in the 50 breast, ninth in the 100 free, 12th in the 50 free and 13th in the 50 fly. enjoyed a fun and suc- cessful season. hanging on tight as she swung partly under- neath. Douglas knew she had no shot at a medal, and she looked dejected as she sat on the side- lines. Still, she leaves the Olympics without com- plaint. "Overall, it was very MLB West Division National League WL Pct GB GIANTS 60 50 .545 — Dodgers 59 51 .536 1 Arizona 56 54 .509 4 San Diego 47 64 .423 13.5 Colorado 39 68 .364 19.5 East Division WL Pct GB Washington 66 43 .606 — Atlanta 63 47 .573 3.5 New York 53 57 .482 13.5 Miami 50 60 .455 16.5 Phillies 50 60 .455 16.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 66 44 .600 — Pittsburgh 62 47 .569 3.5 St. Louis 60 50 .545 6 Milwaukee 50 59 .459 15.5 Chicago 43 64 .402 21.5 Houston 36 74 .327 30 ------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday's results Arizona 10, Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 0 Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Washington at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 1 San Francisco 4, St. Louis 2 Chicago Cubs at San Diego, late Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, late Today's games Cincinnati (Latos 10-3) at Milwaukee (Wolf 3-8), 11:10 a.m. Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 7-9) at San Diego (Richard 8-11), 3:35 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 10-8) at Pittsburgh (Correia 8-6), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 11-4) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 4-9), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Eovaldi 2-7) at N.Y. Mets (C.Young 3-5), 4:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 13-6) at Hous- ton (Galarraga 0-1), 5:05 p.m. San Francisco (Vogelsong 9-5) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 2-4), 5:15 p.m. Colorado (Francis 3-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 7-9), 7:10 p.m. Thursday's games Miami at N.Y. Mets, 9:10 a.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 10:45 a.m. Arizona at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Washington at Houston, 5:05 p.m. The swimmers good," Douglas said. "Olympic all-around champion is going to be attached to my name." LONDON 2012 Medal Tracker 200 of 302 total medal events Nation G S B Tot China U.S. 34 21 18 73 30 19 21 70 Britain 22 13 13 48 S. Korea 12 5 6 23 Russia 10 18 20 48 France 8 9 11 28 Italy 7 6 4 17 Germany 6 14 7 27 Kazakhstan 6 0 1 7 Netherlands 5 3 6 14 Australia 4 12 9 25 Iran 4 3 1 8 Hungary 4 2 3 9 North Korea 4 0 1 5 Cuba 3 3 1 7 Belarus 3 2 3 8 N. Zealand 3 1 5 9 S. Africa 3 1 0 4 Ukraine 3 0 6 9 Japan Romania 2 5 2 9 Denmark 2 4 2 8 Brazil 2 1 5 8 Poland 2 1 5 8 Jamaica 2 1 1 4 Croatia 2 1 0 3 Ethiopia 2 0 2 4 Spain 1 4 1 6 Canada 1 3 7 11 Sweden 1 3 3 7 Czech Rep. 1 3 1 5 Kenya 1 2 2 5 Slovenia 1 1 2 4 Georgia 1 1 1 3 Dom. Rep. 1 1 0 2 Switzerland 1 1 0 2 Lithuania 1 0 1 2 Algeria 1 0 0 1 Grenada 1 0 0 1 Venezuela 1 0 0 1 Mexico 0 3 2 5 Colombia 0 3 1 4 Egypt 0 2 0 2 Slovakia 0 1 3 4 Armenia 0 1 2 3 Azerbaijan 0 1 2 3 Belgium 0 1 2 3 India 0 1 2 3 Estonia 0 1 1 2 Indonesia 0 1 1 2 Mongolia 0 1 1 2 Norway 0 1 1 2 Serbia 0 1 1 2 Tunisia 0 1 1 2 Cyprus 0 1 0 1 Finland 0 1 0 1 Guatemala 0 1 0 1 Malaysia 0 1 0 1 Taiwan 0 1 0 1 Thailand 0 1 0 1 Greece 0 0 2 2 Moldova 0 0 2 2 Qatar 0 0 2 2 Singapore 0 0 2 2 Argentina 0 0 1 1 Hong Kong 0 0 1 1 Kuwait 0 0 1 1 Morocco 0 0 1 1 Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia0 0 1 1 Trin. & Tob. 0 0 1 1 Turkey 0 0 1 1 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1 2 13 14 29