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THEASSOCIATEDPRESS The Oakland Athletics' Derek Norris (front) looks back at the dugout a er a strike call in his at-bat aagainst the Texas Rangers in the ninth inning Friday in Arlington, Texas. TheAssociatedPress ARLINGTON,TEXAS JeromeWilliams pitched six solid innings while be- coming the team-record 31st pitcher used this season by the Texas Rang- ers, and they beat AL West-leading Oakland 4-1 on Friday night. Elvis Andrus had a triple among his two hits and scored twice for the Rangers, who had lost their seven previous home games in July and were coming off a 2-5 road trip out of the All-Star break. Neftali Feliz, back in the closer role after Joakim Soria was traded to Detroit earlier this week, worked a scoreless ninth while giving up a hit and a walk for his first regular-sea- son save since 2011. His last oppor- tunity, before moving to the rotation and then getting hurt, was a blown save in Game 6 of the 2011 World Se- ries against St. Louis. The Athletics still have the best re- cord in the majors at 63-39, and they have a 22 -game division lead over last-place Texas, which has won only six of its last 33 games. Williams (2-4) allowed one run while striking out four without a walk. The 32-year-old right-hander was released by Houston earlier this month and signed to a minor league deal with the Rangers two weeks ago. Texas purchased Williams' con- tract from Triple-A Round Rock as planned Friday to start in place of Nick Tepesch, who pitched in relief in the Rangers' 14-inning loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. Tepesch is scheduled to start tonight. The Rangers have used a majors- high 52 players, three short of the club record. But 31 pitchers broke the previous mark, and they still have re- liever Nate Adcock waiting for his season debut after coming up from Round Rock on Thursday. Texas led for good on J.P. Arenci- BASEBALL Rangers,WilliamsdefeatA's Oakland still has best record in majors at 63-39 despite 4-1 setback RANGERS4,ATHLETICS1 Up next: Today, A's at Texas Rangers, 5:05p.m., TV on CSN. THESCORE By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Michael Guerreri wanted to try human growth hor- mones so he could look like a pro wrestler. Joe Badalanato hoped HGH would help him become a better football player. James O'Brien figured the drug would improve his fastball. The three 18-year-olds from suburban Philadelphia told The Associated Press this week that they bought bottles of HGH on- line in the past year. Turns out, what they bought was fake. Their experiences are part of a growing trend. Experimentation with human growth hormones by America's teens more than doubled in the past year, according to a national survey released Wednesday by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. "I would say at least 20-25 per- cent use anabolic steroids," said Frank Trumbetti, owner of Rock Bottom Nutrition and Fitness Center in Cherry Hill, New Jer- sey. "As for HGH, there is such PREP SPORTS Survey: Teens' use of HGH on the rise By Cam Inman cinman@bayareanewsgroup.com SANTA CLARA All four defensive backs who started Super Bowl XL- VII are gone, magnifying just how different the 49ers secondary will look in 2014. So what style will define that unit? "If we can be smart, play ag- gressive and play together, those are the attributes of a great sec- ondary," safety Antoine Bethea said Thursday at training camp. Bethea enters the mix after eight years with the Indianapo- lis Colts. He'll be paired at safety with Eric Reid, last year's first- round draft pick who made the Pro Bowl. Cornerback, however, is where the 49ers' greatest mystery will unfold in training camp, specifi- cally on the right side and in the slot. Defensive coordinator Vic Fan- gio likes what he sees from two potential new starters: Chris Cul- liver, who's coming off last train- NFL TRAINING CAMP 49ers' DBs feature new starting look Aviation experts, criminal investigators and soldiers began converging Friday on an isolated patch of restive Mali to search for clues that might explain why an Air Algerie jetliner fell from the sky. ALGERIA FLIGHT Teamsconvergeonsite to probe plane crash FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 Prep coaches who would like to announce the meeting place and times for their up- coming season practices feel free to email the information to sports@redbluffdailynews. com and we'll get it out. ANNOUNCEMENTS Prep coaches need to announce practice? Mercy High School will host its annual volleyball camps for sixth- through ninth-graders July 28-31. The cost is $40 and includes a shirt. For more information email ckeller@ mercy-high.org. YOUTH VOLLEYBALL Mercy Lady Warriors hosting camp The Associated Press NAPA The start of training camp is a time for optimism all around the NFL — even for a team that has gone 11 straight seasons without a winning season. That was no different for the Oakland Raiders, who held their first training camp practice on Fri- day with the goal of ending the lon- gest run of futility in franchise his- tory. To change that recent past that includes back-to-back four-win sea- sons under general manager Reggie McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen, the Raiders spent much of their off- season adding veteran players with a winning pedigree. While adding players in their 30s is not the usual path for a re- building team, the Raiders believe it can be a winning formula in Oak- land where teaching players how to win was almost as needed as add- ing talent. "We've got a lot of talent on this team," defensive end Justin Tuck said. "We've got to put it together, obviously, and we've got to exorcise some demons that have been here, some thought processes of some guys that are used to having 4-12 seasons. The mindset has to change. We hear it. I hear all the things that people say and I'm in the business of proving people wrong." Tuck was one of the several new- comers who arrive with Super Bowl experience, joining defensive line- men LaMarr Woodley and Anto- nio Smith, cornerbacks Carlos Rog- ers and Tarell Brown and receiver James Jones. Along with adding Donald Penn, Austin Howard and Kevin Boothe to the offensive line and running back Maurice Jones-Drew to the backfield, the Raiders have more talent than they have had in the first two years of this regime. "I feel as good as I've felt coming into a season," Allen said. "I think we've got more depth on our foot- NFL TRAINING CAMP RAIDERS BRIMMING WITH OPTIMISM Oakland looking to end streak of 11 straight years without a winning season by adding more depth ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO Oakland Raiders quarterback Matt Schaub throws the ball during training camp Friday in Napa. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden carries the ball in a drill during training camp on Friday. The battle started when a government-hired crew tore down the metal cross atop a one-room church in a village surrounded by rice paddies last month. The next day, a church member put it back. WORLD Toppled crosses in China spur defiance FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 STEROIDS PAGE 2 49ERS PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 RAIDERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, July 26, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1

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