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ByDougFerguson TheAssociatedPress BETHESDA,MD. Abouttwodozen photographers lined up in a row on the range Tuesday at Con- gressional, a reminder that golf is different when Tiger Woods is around. And that was before Woods even arrived to hit balls for 35 minutes. He was last seen wearing golf shoes on March 9, when he walked gingerly off the golf course at Doral with back pain that had been bothering him off and on since August 2012 and finally reached a point that he chose sur- gery over playing two majors. Woods returns at the Quicken Loans National with big hopes and realistic expectations — and with no pain. Asked for an opening comment on where he is with his recovery, Woods smiled and said, "I'm right here." "It's been an interesting road," Woods said. "This has been quite a tedious little process, but been one where I got to a point where I can play competitive golf again. And it's pretty exciting." Dressed in black, with shoes the company colors of his new endorsement deal (MusclePh- arm), Woods turned the routine into news. After each booming tee shot, he casually walked forward a few paces, stooped to pick up his tee and to reload for the next shot. Woods, who had back sur- gery on March 31, said the Brit- ish Open was his target all along. He was candid in saying he might not be playing the Quicken Loans National — this is the first year for a new title sponsor — if it did not benefit his foundation. GOLF Woods says he's ahead of schedule NICKWASS—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Tiger Woods smiles on the driving range during a practice round for the Quicken Loans National golf tournament on Tuesday in Bethesda, Md. COURTESY The Red Bluff Spartans football recently attended a camp held at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. Coach Corey Hein on behalf of the team extends thank yous to the Red Bluff High Booster Club, Dudley Excavating and Lassen Transit for helping the Spartans attend the camp. Hein said the camp went very well and the entire team is looking forward to the 2014season. The season begins Aug. 29at Central Valley. SPARTANS SPARTANS PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON IN OREGON Replays showed Suarez appar- ently bite the shoulder of Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini as the pair clashed in the Italian penalty area. 2014 WORLD CUP Uruguaybeats Italy to advance FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 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 Red Bluff Bulls U-17 American Legion baseball team hosts Roseville-Bear River for a 5p.m. doubleheader today at Red Bluff Union High School. AMERICAN LEGION Bulls to host Roseville-Bear River Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, 7Little Words and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the latest advice dolled out by Carolyn Hax. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today PAGE B3 KATHY WILLENS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Scott Kazmir delivers in the first inning against the New York Mets on Tuesday. By Howie Rumberg The Associated Press NEW YORK Slumping outfielder Chris Young homered twice, Tra- vis d'Arnaud hit a three-run shot in his return from a demotion and the towel-waving New York Mets roughed up Scott Kazmir and the Oakland Athletics 10-1 on Tuesday night Bartolo Colon (8-5) shut down the team that didn't want him back this year despite an 18-win season, pitch- ing four-hit ball for eight innings against the AL West leaders. Curtis Granderson homered, he and David Wright had RBI ground- outs, and Daniel Murphy added a run-scoring single for the Mets, who scored at least 10 runs in consecutive games for the first time since June 28-29, 2011, in Detroit. They beat Mi- ami 11-5 on Sunday, the first game the team followed Granderson's lead and widely used the rally towels. Young homered off Kazmir (9-3) in the second, four pitches after Grand- erson hit a two-run drive for the Mets first back-to back homers since Sept. 14. Young connected off failed closer Jim Johnson in the fifth for only the Mets' fifth four-homer game at Citi Field since it opened in 2009, accord- ing to STATS. Manager Terry Collins earlier Tuesday said he has been talking with Young about his role and get- ting him on track amid rumors that Young, batting .201 coming in, was close to being cut despite having signed a one-year, $7.25 million con- tract in the offseason. By the fifth inning, Young had twice trotted through the Mets new- est team cheer: two parallel lines of white towel-flailing teammates in the dugout. A first-round draft pick by New York in 2002 but sent to Tampa Bay in a very unpopular trade two years later, Kazmir flopped in his first start ever in Queens. He entered with the AL's best ERA (2.08) and on a four-game winning streak, but was out after just three in- nings and a season-high eight runs. His ERA rose to 2.66. Kazmir went 22 starts without giving up more than one homer in a game since Aug. 8, with Cleveland. Signed by the Mets 10 days after the A's inked Kazmir in December, MLB MetsroughupAthletics10-1 Staff Report ARCATA The Red Bluff Bulls were able to salvage the last game of a three-game series against the North Humboldt Giants Sunday. The Bulls dropped a pair of heart-breaking one-run games on Saturday, but bounced back Sun- day with an 8-5 win. REDBLUFF8,NORTHHUMBOLDT5 Red Bluff rallied back from a 5-2 deficit for the win. Will Macdonald drove in two runs and Eric Schreter pitched seven complete innings, striking out six, for the win. Schreter struck out six batters. The Bulls struck for two runs in the first inning as Sam Hendricks led off the game with a single. AMERICAN LEGION Bulls avoid sweep in Arcata WOODS PAGE 2 BULLS PAGE 2 A'S PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, June 25, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1