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Online trolls continue to attack him but Olympic champion Mack Horton says he has no regrets over his controversial Rio Games campaign.Horton revealed he was still copping hate on social media after branding Sun Yang a drug cheat at Rio before triumphing over his Chinese rival to claim 400m freestyle gold.And the 20-year-old did not expect it to go away any time soon as he prepared to return to the pool at this weeks national short course titles in Brisbane.Asked if he would have done anything differently at Rio in hindsight, Horton told AAP: Not a thing.I would do everything exactly the same.I liked the way it all turned out.Horton was still adamant he had helped champion the need for clean sport in Rio by targeting Sun, who had served a secret three-month ban in 2014 for a banned stimulant.But clearly it came at a cost.Horton was provided a not so subtle reminder that Suns outraged fans still had it in for him recently.Horton was inundated by vile responses when he revealed he had a cancerous mole removed from his chest thanks to a tip from an eagle-eyed fan.Horton copped it after using Twitter and Instagram to thank the fan who had emailed the swim team doctor to say the Olympic champ should get the mole checked.It was pretty crazy. I knew I had to eventually get it checked out because I had noticed it grow, but this person saying I should do it really made me finally go out and check it, Horton said of his recent surgery.The social media flak? It doesnt really bother me.I am still on Twitter and Instagram and still copping hate but I guess I am used to it now.I am pretty addicted to it (social media), but I dont even see that (trolling) any more.Horton had plenty of time to grasp what he had achieved in Rio on a five-week European holiday with his girlfriend.But Horton reckoned he may never fully comprehend the fact he claimed 400m gold on Olympic debut.I am not even close to getting my head around it, he said.Especially now because I havent swum for a while.I dont think I will realise until I finish swimming. Cheap Air Max 95 China . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Yeezy Store China Website . 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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Reggie McKenzie took a methodical approach to rebuilding the Oakland Raiders when he was hired as general manager in 2012.He spent most of his first two seasons dismantling the roster to get the salary cap in order after years of mismanagement by late owner Al Davis before building the team back up again starting with the 2014 draft that netted franchise quarterback Derek Carr, elite pass rusher Khalil Mack and other key pieces.The process has paid off handsomely. McKenzies Raiders are off to a 9-2 start this season and stand in first place in the AFC West and tied for the top record in the conference with New England. Oakland is assured of its first winning record since 2002 and is closing in on clinching a playoff berth for the first time since that season, when the team went to the Super Bowl.We feel good about where we are, McKenzie said Thursday. We think we built this thing to last.But the speed of the turnaround from an 0-10 start in 2014 to possible Super Bowl contender two years later is somewhat staggering and a credit to the job McKenzie did building a roster and hiring Jack Del Rio as coach in 2015.All but three of the teams starters were added since 2014 with McKenzie using successful high draft picks like Carr, Mack and Amari Cooper, key free agents like Michael Crabtree, Donald Penn, Rodney Hudson, Kelechi Osemele, Bruce Irvin and Sean Smith, and numerous finds late in the draft and off the street like David Amerson, Seth Roberts, Jalen Richard and Perry Riley Jr., to build a team able to compete with just about anybody.We knew we had some pieces to develop and if we could just add on that, we felt like wed win some ballgames, McKenzie said. We had those guys in 2014, they were young, being 0-10 is no fun, but we were 3-3 at the end of that stretch and we were moving in the right direction.It has all paid off this season as a franchise that seemed to always find a way to lose is pulling out close games. Carr has led five fourth-quarter comebacks already this season as the players and management are confident each week that they will find a way to win.McKenzie said that started when Del Rio decided to go for a 2-point conversion and a win instead of playing for overtime in a season-opening 35-34 win at New Orleanns.dddddddddddd.As many heart attacks as Ive had, absolutely, McKenzie said. It goes without saying, the players, you can feel it. They have an air about them that they know theyre going to win and its good to be around.The next step for McKenzie will be figuring out a way to keep all his young stars. He has structured most of his free-agent contracts with a pay-as-you-go philosophy meaning that the salary cap shouldnt hinder the teams chances of retaining Carr, Mack and Cooper. Carr can negotiate an extension this offseason and become a free agent in 2018, while Mack wont hit free agency until the following year and Cooper in 2020.The premiere players will get paid and we try to keep everything intact as much as we can, McKenzie said. But thats what happens when youre talented players, play well and their contract comes up a certain time to where they can benefit from it, thats what free agency is all about.In other topics, McKenzie said defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. resumed workouts on the field Thursday for the first time since injuring his hip in the preseason opener on Aug. 12.Edwards was placed on injured reserve with hopes that he would be able to come back after about eight weeks but the injury has taken longer to heal than originally thought. The next step will be to see how Edwards responds to the workout before deciding whether to allow him back to practice.Its a day to day thing for him now, McKenzie said. See how he comes in in the morning after he did some work today. Hes been working out. Hes had a good week.McKenzie also had no update on the status of suspended pass rusher Aldon Smith, who is waiting to be reinstated by the league after serving a one-year suspension for violating the substance-abuse policy.Theyll let us know in due time, McKenzie said. Im sure theyre in communication with each other with that. But they dont fill us in on anything in that process.McKenzie still believes Smith could contribute this season despite being out so long as long as he is in good shape physically and in a good state of mind.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '