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MOSCOW -- Russian long jumper Daria Klishina is facing a barrage of criticism at home for agreeing to compete under a neutral flag.Because Russian track and field athletes were suspended globally following state-sponsored doping, the U.S.-based Klishina was given permission by the IAAF over the weekend to compete as a neutral athlete because she met exceptional eligibility criteria.But that enraged some Russians, who called her a traitor, and pointed out she lives and trains abroad.One social media account published her picture in a leaflet that was reminiscent of Nazi propaganda that encouraged collaboration in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union.Russian athletes, the only thing you have to do in order to compete in the Olympics is to give up the banner of your country, the leaflet said. Do give up the shameful Russian flag!Even the typically bland state-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta published an opinion piece lambasting Klishina.Theyve allowed only one Russian, the long jumper Daria Klishina, to compete at the Olympics only because she trains in the United States, veteran sports journalist Nikolai Dolgopolov wrote. How silly is that?Klishina dismissed the criticism in a piece published by the All-Russia Athletic Federation, and said she hopes other Russians will be cleared.It is not like I started training in the United States with an American trainer a month ago, she said. I have been there for three years now, that is why I think it is wrong to accuse me and call me a traitor of the motherland. I still hope that it wont be just me who gets to go to Rio.More than 80 Russian athletes have applied for clearance from the IAAF, and only Klishina and doping whistleblower Yulia Stepanova have had their requests accepted.The IOC has yet to allow them to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Games.Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, sought to lower the tensions on Monday.Its not the right time for emotions, its time for legal actions that we are undertaking, Peskov said. Court decisions are pending. Russian athletes and those who represent them will use all legal means at their disposal and fight till the bitter end. Nick Bosa Super Bowl Jersey . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. 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The veteran safety was a starter for the Bengals from 2008-2012. He totaled 41 tackles and three interceptions while starting all but four of the 13 games he played last season. Dale Earnhardt Jr.?said he plans to race again. When that will happen, he doesnt know.On his weekly The Dale Jr. Download podcast Monday, Earnhardt gave no timetable for his return as he continues to battle balance problems that doctors have told him are from a concussion suffered June 12 at Michigan International Speedway.Earnhardt said his main issue is gaze stability -- the ability to focus on an object while he moves his head. He will meet with five specialists on Tuesday, and he plans to see doctors every few weeks.While he doesnt know when he will return, the 41-year-old Earnhardt vowed he will do everything possible to return -- as long as his doctors will let him.Id love to race more, Earnhardt said on his Dirty Mo Radio internet network. In my mind, my plan is to race more. I have plans to keep going. Ill worry about that when Im well.Ill talk to my doctors and say, What do I have left as far as the racing? My doctors are confident that they can make me stronger than I was before this event.Earnhardt has missed three races since the July 9 event at Kentucky Speedway because of the balance and nausea issues. He said the symptoms have plateaued recently.You go to bed at night hoping that when you wake up the next morning, youre going to be able to tell the difference, he said. That drives you absolutely crazy because you wake up the next day and dont feel anything.You wake up, you open your eyes, you sit up, you walk to bathroom and you know immediately that nothing is different, nothing is better, nothing is worse.Hendrick Motorsports has not announced who would drive in place of Earnhardt this weekend at Watkins Glen, but Jeff Gordon, who has driven the No. 88 Chevrolet the past two events, said Friday he would race as long as needed.Earnhardt, who missed two races in 2012 because of two concussions within six weeks, said Lyme disease and other possible causes have been ruled out and that doctors believe the hit at Michigan -- where he slapped the wall with the passengers side of the car -- resulted in a concussion even though he didnt feel the symptoms until about four weeks later.Earnhardt also had his car knocked side to side a little July 2 at Daytona, but he was able to continue in that race. The symptoms came on gradually following that event, and Earnhardt at first thought it was an inner-ear infection.ddddddddddddIve never had a concussion that came on weeks after the event, Earnhardt said. Most of them, you feel it immediately and then they sort of get better over time. ... This has been the opposite.This is scary for me because of the way its been different in Im having balance issues. I never had balance issues before. The eye issues with the stability, I never had it before.Because he hasnt dealt with these issues before, Earnhardt cant figure out how long it will take him to recover.I dont know what [my situation] tells me about how long this process is going to be, Earnhardt said. I felt like I had a good understanding of dealing with concussions in the past, but this certainly is a new one.Being treated by doctors from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program, Earnhardt said his doctors want him in situations in which his mind is stimulated. So he is going to restaurants, the race shops, and the grocery store -- places that often often give him anxiety, and those symptoms ramp up for 15 to 20 minutes, he said. If he starts feeling nauseous to the point of sickness, he has to get out of the situation.When I sit on the couch, I feel really good, Earnhardt said. But when I leave that environment and go somewhere -- especially somewhere unfamiliar ... that drives the symptoms pretty heavily.But after an hour or two of being in those environments, your brain calms down and sort of regroups and gets hold of the situation.Earnhardt has 26 victories in 595 career starts. He was in position to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup this year before he had to step out of the car.Earnhardt, who is engaged to Amy Reimann and expects to get married in the offseason, said he is keeping his priorities in order.For people that do have kids, you can look at those kids and it registers right away whats most important, Earnhardt said. But for someone like me or a young race car driver thats not in that situation, the only thing that matters is racing.Its hard to put your priorities in order. ... Thats how I was 10-15 years ago but, man, after a few episodes and having some pretty serious symptoms in a couple of those episodes, its a wake-up call. ' ' '