Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: Mike Shildt has pushed all the right buttons for surging Padres By Nick Canepa August 25, 2024 at 11:24 p.m. The comebacks. The clutch hitting. Winning close games. Why did all this escape his predecessor?
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Del Mar chaplain Eli Hernandez sees people in the racing shadows By Bryce Miller August 24, 2024 at 10:58 a.m. Eli Hernandez endured his own heartbreak before seeing a broader path to help others
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Padres’ bench mix of old, new shows promise as stretch run nears By Bryce Miller August 21, 2024 at 7:45 p.m. Veterans Donovan Solano, David Peralta, Tyler Wade anchor group plugging holes during successful run
Soccer | Bryce Miller: Interim coach Landon Donovan ‘open to anything’ with San Diego Wave FC By Bryce Miller August 19, 2024 at 3:11 p.m. U.S. men's star takes over a team that struggled a season after topping NWSL
Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: 24 thoughts on this summer’s Olympics, from the torch-lighting to closing ceremony By Nick Canepa August 17, 2024 at 4:24 p.m. The City of Light, dazzled, and even the Seine looked good (on the surface)
Soccer | Bryce Miller: San Diego Wave’s selection of Landon Donovan as interim coach is a no-brainer By Bryce Miller August 17, 2024 at 12:03 p.m. U.S. men's soccer icon's experience, accomplishments will benefit club hunting stability in the National Women's...
Sports Columnists | Tom Krasovic: AJ Preller has turned Padres’ payroll crunch into World Series contention By Tom Krasovic August 15, 2024 at 7:09 p.m. Padres' President of Baseball Operations has found enough 'baseball helium' to float a blimp
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Temecula man overcame horrific crash, heart attack, transplants; Sunday, he’ll line up for 5K By Bryce Miller August 17, 2024 at 4:59 p.m. Jose 'Zeek' Fendrick will take part in America's Finest City Half Marathon and 5K; nobody...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Former Rookie of the Year Fred Lynn says it’s Padres’ Jackson Merrill ‘by a mile’ By Bryce Miller August 13, 2024 at 8:13 a.m. Top rookie and MVP for Red Sox in 1975 says everyday impact pushes Padres star...
Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: Want better games on Sundays? Exclude QBs from NFL salary cap By Nick Canepa August 11, 2024 at 11:37 a.m. For NFL play to have a chance to be great again, it has to separate...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Olympic sharpshooter ‘made a name for his country’ 100 years ago, then called Lemon Grove home By Bryce Miller August 10, 2024 at 2:57 p.m. Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is home to one of the most decorated and anonymous Olympians...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Aztecs football coach Sean Lewis cranks up rebuild By Bryce Miller August 9, 2024 at 7:15 p.m. Things sound very different at San Diego State as program shifts gears for 2024 season
Sports Columnists | Tom Krasovic: AJ Preller has gotten much better at trading away Padres prospects By Tom Krasovic August 6, 2024 at 5:16 p.m. AJ Preller's trades of minor leaguers helped the Padres make the 2022 NLCS and has...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Padres’ deadline arm-grab works on paper, in person By Bryce Miller August 5, 2024 at 4:51 p.m. Additions of pitchers Jason Adam, Martin Perez, Tanner Scott bring accomplishment, connections
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Padres find long-awaited consistency during post All-Star surge By Bryce Miller August 4, 2024 at 5:37 p.m. Widespread production has pushed the team to 11-3 since the break as wild-card status becomes...
Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: Baseball’s trade deadline makes rich richer — and encourages quitting By Nick Canepa August 4, 2024 at 6:48 a.m. Padres GM A.J. Preller shook his top prospect tree and basically emptied it. Good.
Sports Columnists | Mark Zeigler: Boxing’s gender gray area steps into the ring at Paris Olympics By Mark Zeigler August 5, 2024 at 5:14 a.m. Algeria’s Imane Khelif's win over Italy Angel Carini has made international headlines
Sports Columnists | Tom Krasovic: Deadline moves mean Padres can not only make the playoffs but make a run, too By Tom Krasovic August 2, 2024 at 2:29 p.m. The Padres' standout starting pitchers are complemented by an upgraded bullpen that’s about as high-octane...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Jason Adam pickup solid, but Padres desperately need a starting pitcher By Bryce Miller July 28, 2024 at 3:39 p.m. There's more work to do by Tuesday's trade deadline to fill innings
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Padres reinforce ‘road warrior’ status with another win against Orioles By Bryce Miller July 28, 2024 at 1:18 p.m. In the last 15 games on the road, they're 12-3
Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: Olympics bloated, cumbersome and worth making better By Nick Canepa July 27, 2024 at 7:59 p.m. Olympics have become an alarmingly expensive moveable feast resulting in an enormous waistline
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Padres use ‘Petco Park hitting’ philosophy to spark hot second half By Bryce Miller July 27, 2024 at 6:07 p.m. A 13-hit attack stops AL East-leading Orioles 6-4 on Friday as the Padres continue out-hitting...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Wildly improbable play protects Dylan Cease no-hitter for Padres By Bryce Miller July 26, 2024 at 6:29 p.m. Xander Bogaerts and Jackson Merrill combined to fight off what appeared to be a sure...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Padres need to consider trading an infielder, but not Ha-Seong Kim By Bryce Miller July 25, 2024 at 12:54 p.m. The appeal of Ha-Sepng Kim is lessened as a glove-first rental, but versatile hitter Donovan...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Randy Vásquez stacks up another stellar start for Padres, who win third straight By Bryce Miller July 23, 2024 at 7:17 p.m. Team continues to mine starting pitching gems, easing the losses of Yu Darvish and Joe...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Point Loma Nazarene’s title-winning White House visit includes slice of history By Bryce Miller July 23, 2024 at 9:33 a.m. The Sea Lions, who won the NCAA Division II women's soccer championship in December, were...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Padres GM A.J. Preller has no regrets over Juan Soto trade that altered 2 franchises By Bryce Miller July 22, 2024 at 3:08 p.m. As teams begin 3-game series in D.C., Nationals players express respect for Padres going all-in
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: June dust-up with Profar, Padres a thing of the past for Nationals By Bryce Miller July 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. MacKenzie Gore, Keibert Ruiz and manager Dave Martinez address two-game fireworks at Petco Park
Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: Hard to believe AJ Preller’s on the hot seat given the work he put into ’24 club By Nick Canepa July 21, 2024 at 7:11 a.m. The Padres are fighting for a playoff spot with many of their best players hurt...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Ball? Strike? Padres dip toes into ‘robo ump’ discussion, inevitable changes By Bryce Miller July 20, 2024 at 5:04 p.m. Xander Bogaerts already experienced the challenge system, which could reach the Major Leagues by 2026
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Guardians show Padres what it takes to get over hump in post-break opener By Bryce Miller July 20, 2024 at 6:07 p.m. Cleveland blows open a tight game with six-run burst in the eighth inning of 7-0...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Japanese blur Kazushi Kimura thunders into Del Mar By Bryce Miller July 19, 2024 at 4:58 a.m. The 24-year-old who has produced more than $36.1 million in earnings will race at Del...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Manny Machado, Dylan Cease keys to Padres making a playoff run By Bryce Miller July 17, 2024 at 8:20 p.m. Slugger needs to find another gear and starting pitcher must hold together a beleaguered rotation...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Aztecs supporter Al Schaffer, 90, reflects on game that shaped his life By Bryce Miller August 8, 2024 at 4:37 p.m. Longtime high school basketball coach in Michigan and California became ferocious fundraiser and Aztecs backer
Sports Columnists | Tom Krasovic: Fan enthusiasm reigns at Petco Park, regardless of results By Tom Krasovic July 15, 2024 at 9:20 a.m. Padres games have become a happening
Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: Padres star Manny Machado remains a mystery well worth reading By Nick Canepa July 13, 2024 at 4:42 p.m. Do we want to understand Manny? Better yet, does Manny want us to understand Manny?
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Members of 1984 Padres say current club’s makeup, approach is music to their ears By Bryce Miller July 10, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Garry Templeton, Terry Kennedy and Tim Flannery among those weighing in on team four decades...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Supporting characters elevate Padres when waters turn choppy By Bryce Miller July 8, 2024 at 3:02 p.m. Players like Kyle Higashioka, Donovan Solano, David Peralta and Jeremiah Estrada anchor group helping team...
Sports Columnists | Tom Krasovic: Absent a star QB, Raiders will settle for Kirk Cousins Light By Tom Krasovic July 8, 2024 at 9:22 a.m. The Raiders have done far worse than a Kirk Cousins-caliber QB for most the two...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Questions answered, Padres send entire outfield to All-Star Game By Bryce Miller July 9, 2024 at 7:59 a.m. The group represented the biggest question mark in the spring after picking up unsigned Jurickson...
Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: Sports has become a speed trap designed to diminsh some of the best players, teams By Nick Canepa July 6, 2024 at 6:31 p.m. Low and slow is for smoking various meats.
Soccer | Tom Krasovic: A San Diego teenager provides hope for crashing Wave By Tom Krasovic July 6, 2024 at 4:26 p.m. Melanie Barcenas has played well over her last 2 matches, providing a glimpse of what...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: La Mesa’s Sue Lanz shakes off devastating injuries, doubters, age to climb mountains By Bryce Miller July 4, 2024 at 2:51 p.m. Told she would not run again, the Christian High School principal worked for 5 years...
Sports Columnists | Tom Krasovic: Trading for Juan Soto in 2022 wasn’t a hit — or an error, either By Tom Krasovic July 4, 2024 at 10:13 a.m. Two years later, 'Wood' you do it again?
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Olympic gold medalist Kaillie Humphries, husband beat emotional odds to become parents By Bryce Miller July 2, 2024 at 6:51 p.m. Genetic condition meant San Diego couple faced daunting climb and financial pressure to welcome son...
Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: Nepotism got Bronny James to the Lakers; time will tell if he can play By Nick Canepa June 29, 2024 at 3:57 p.m. Lakers did LeBron James a favor by drafting his son. Bronny James now has to...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Annual fishing trip, nature’s sights provide much-needed medicine following difficult year By Bryce Miller June 29, 2024 at 3:16 p.m. Columnist's annual summer sojourn to Lac Seul is as much a cherished friend as a...
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: Welcome to Lincoln? San Diegans, including former Padres Chairman Ron Fowler, get kicks with English soccer club By Bryce Miller June 27, 2024 at 3:54 p.m. There's a growing Padres and San Diego flavor at Lincoln City FC
Sports Columnists | Bryce Miller: On the Padres’ fighting spirit, a Wave goodbye and unexpected Flavor at UCSD By Bryce Miller July 2, 2024 at 1:09 p.m. The Union-Tribune columnist checks in on the Padres and Wave, a couple U.S. national teams...
Sports Columnists | Tom Krasovic: Ex-Aztec Daniel Brunskill an NFL overachiever? Not really, if you dig deep By Tom Krasovic July 2, 2024 at 1:15 p.m. Valley Center High School alum and San Diego native bagged an engineering career to become...
Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: Farewell to Willie Mays, a 6-tool star and singular sensation By Nick Canepa June 22, 2024 at 7:08 p.m. Willie Mays was baseball itself, playing the game with both a child’s enthusiasm and virtuoso’s...
Sports Columnists | Tom Krasovic: SDSU’s Matt Araiza off to good start with Chiefs, a team many San Diegans disdain By Tom Krasovic June 16, 2024 at 7:40 p.m. Many San Diegans detest the Kansas City Chiefs, a longtime Chargers rival. Will that change...
Sports Columnists | Nick Canepa: Dan Hurley, Caitlin Clark jumping through hoops that can bring some heat By Nick Canepa June 16, 2024 at 7:42 a.m. Dan Hurley makes good decisions — including his choice not to take the Lakers job
Bryce Miller: History-making A’s broadcaster Jenny Cavnar kicks open doors in the game By Bryce Miller June 13, 2024 at 8:42 a.m. When you’re sledgehammering ceilings and punching tired stereotypes in the doughy midsection, it can be...