Harrison stole an unfair edge with HGH.
Byline: Rich Garven COLUMN: NFL NOTES So you know, that you're over the hill, When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill -Little Feat Fascinating. That was my first thought Friday night when Rodney...

Buchholz has relief in future; No-hit kid is Player of Week.
Byline: Paul Jarvey COLUMN: RED SOX NOTES BOSTON - Clay Buchholz is the American League's Player of the Week, but he won't be another Johnny Vander Meer. Vander Meer was 23 years old, same age as Buchholz, when he pitched no-hitters four days...

Ex-Duck goes north to find his old form.
Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard Akili Smith was done. And he was OK with that. Content to put his tumultuous professional football career behind him, Smith returned home to San Diego two years ago following another failed comeback attempt. For the former Oregon quarterback, retirement...

James a reliable veteran; Cornerback adds needed depth in secondary.
Byline: Jennifer Toland COLUMN: PATRIOTS NOTES FOXBORO - Tory James has started every game over the last four seasons, and the Patriots will be depending on his dependability in 2007. Five days into training camp and the Patriots are down one cornerback (the...

Beavers take games to Thursday.
Byline: Bob Rodman The Register-Guard CORVALLIS - Two of Oregon State's three 2007 nonconference, regular-season football games will be played on Thursdays and against first-time opponents. The Beavers open coach Mike Riley's seventh overall season by hosting Utah at Reser Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 30....

Museum memo.
What's new in museums around the country? Among the more interesting exhibitions on view are: Schindler, Cincinnati National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, May 5-Aug. 15. Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945, New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum and Study Center, Albuquerque, through June 16. ...

Kroger Board Declares Quarterly Dividend.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-22 January 2007-Kroger Board Declares Quarterly Dividend(C)2007 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Kroger Co. announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.065 per share to be paid to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2007....

Bariatric surgery in teens normalizes heart size.
ORLANDO -- Abnormalities in cardiac size and shape significantly improved after gastric bypass surgery and weight loss in a series of 33 morbidly obese adolescents. This finding suggests that early intervention with bariatric surgery may be particularly beneficial in obese adolescents because it can normalize cardiac abnormalities...

Ralphs to Open Supermarket in Downtown Los Angeles.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-19 July 2007-Ralphs to Open Supermarket in Downtown Los Angeles(C)2007 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Ralphs Grocery Company announced the opening of downtown Los Angeles' first modern, full-service supermarket on Friday, July 20. The store, featuring Ralphs' popular upscale Fresh Fare design, is...

COMMUNITY SPORTS.
Byline: The Register-Guard NOTES & ANNOUNCEMENTS To submit events The deadline for community sports notes and announcements is Thursday at noon. Due to the volume of requests, announcements may appear only once. Submit listings to: Gil Hulin, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene OR 97440,...