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San Diego Padres 23 seconds ago

San Diego Padres' Eye-Popping City Connect Jerseys, Hats a Nod to 2 Countries, 2 Cultures

Friars’ special alternate uniforms will be worn at Friday night home games.

Padres 10 hours ago

Turner Homers Twice to Spoil Musgrove's Start, Manny's Return
Aztecs 9 hours ago

What does USC and UCLA's Move to the Big Ten Mean for SDSU?

MLB 22 hours ago

LISTEN: Clevinger Claps Back, and a Preview of the Padres vs. Dodgers Series

Diamondbacks announcer Bob Brenly had a few not very night things to say about Padres pitcher Mike Clevinger. So, Clev did his best to make the other guy eat his words. That’s a big topic on the...
Padres Jun 30

Clevinger ‘Vintage' in Six Shutout Innings, Padres Top Snakes 4-0

Mike Clevinger outpitched Madison Bumgarner by throwing one-hit ball for six innings in his longest outing of the year, leading the San Diego Padres over the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 Wednesday. Jake C...
Padres Jun 29

Padres Cough up 6-0 Lead, Late Blunder Seals 7-6 Loss

Arizona had two batters hit by pitches with the bases loaded in the same game for the first time in team history — in consecutive plate appearances, no less. San Diego escaped a big jam, thanks in lar...
Padres Jun 28

LISTEN: On Friar Podcast – Padres Stumbled Into Off Day, But Resilient Club Makes it Easy to Stay Optimistic

After 31 games in 31 days the Padres got to catch their breath Monday. Derek and Darnay assess what they’ve seen as the club nears the midway point. Why last year’s struggles appear to be ...

PGA Tour Jun 27

Xander Schauffele Birdies 18th to Take Travelers, Gets First Solo Win Since 2019

Xander Schauffele celebrated his one-year wedding anniversary Sunday with a dramatic victory in the Travelers Championship. The Olympic champion won with a three-stroke swing on the final hole, hitting to 3 feet for birdie after rookie Sahith Theegala took two shots to get out of a bunker and made a double bogey in the group ahead. A stroke in fron...
MLB Jun 26

Padres Bullpen Falters in Loss to Phillies

Padres reliever Nabil Crismatt has made a strong case for a spot on the National League All-Star team in 2022. He came into Sunday’s game against the Phillies at Petco Park having allowed just five earned runs in 35.1 innings, and hadn’t allowed a home run yet. Over the course of a 162 game season, everyone has a bad day….
MLB Jun 26

Snell Breaks Harper's Thumb in Padres Loss to the Phillies

Blake Snell was rolling. He was efficient, plowing through the Philadelphia offense and commanding all of his pitches. Then he hit Bryce Harper and everything started to unravel in a 4-2 loss to the Phillies. Snell lost control of a 97 MPH fastball and drilled the reigning National League MVP in the hand. Harper suffered a fractured thumb and figur...
MLB Jun 25

Padres Get Better Half of Sibling Rivalry Against the Phillies

They call Philadelphia the City of Brotherly Love. Perhaps ironically, on Friday night it was brotherly love that led to them losing a baseball game. Padres catcher Austin Nola lined an RBI single off his brother, Phillies starter Aaron Nola, to break a scoreless tie in the 6th inning and give the Friars a 1-0 win to even their 4-game…...
MLB Jun 24

Phillies Hand Musgrove 1st Loss Of The Season

Joe Musgrove finally lost a game….that it took until late June for a Major League Baseball team to beat Musgrove says a lot about what a super season the Padres pitcher is having. Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer and J.T. Realmuto added a three-run shot for the Philadelphia Phillies, who handed Musgrove his first loss of the season......
NCAA Jun 24

50 Years of Title IX: What's Changed and the Work That Still Needs to Be Done

50 years ago Thursday, the world started to change. The change was, like many things when society has to hold a mirror to itself and recognize it’s been doing things the wrong way, painstakingly slow. That change is still happening today, and will last for years to come. It all began with a presidential penstroke. Richard Nixon signed into la...
MLB Jun 23

Padres Sweep Diamondbacks, San Diego Beats Arizona 10-4 To Stay Hot

The San Diego Padres are a “sweeping” sensation. The Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 to complete a 3-game series sweep. Jurickson Profar was the star player for the Padres with 4 hits, 2 runs scored and 2 rbi’s. Jurickson had plenty of company as an offensive star, including rookie Jose Azocar. The Padres right fielder h...
San Diego Padres Jun 22

Bob Melvin Returns To Padres Dugout For Series Finale Against Arizona

On June 11th, it was announced that San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin would be out indefinitely due to Covid protocols. At the time, the Padres offered no specifics on a return date for the 60 year-old Melvin. After missing the past 11 games, Melvin will return to the dugout as Padres manager Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Melvin did...
Padres Jun 22

Hosmer Homers, Alfaro Wins it in 11th Against Arizona

Jorge Alfaro singled home the winning run with one out in the 11th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Eric Hosmer hit a tying homer in the sixth for the Padres, who played their second game without Manny Machado since the star third baseman sprained his left ankle Sunday…
Padres Jun 21

Cronenworth and Grisham Homer in 4-1 Bounce Back Win

Led by Yu Darvish, the San Diego Padres bounced back nicely from losing Manny Machado during a disheartening weekend sweep in Colorado. Darvish flirted with trouble before righting himself and throwing seven strong innings, and Jake Cronenworth and Trent Grisham homered to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Mond...
MLB Jun 21

LISTEN: On Friar Podcast – How the Padres Get by Without Manny Machado

Manny Machado’s ankle injury looked horrific. But, elite athletes’ bodies are different than us mere mortals. The National League MVP frontrunner was re-evaluated in San Diego on Monday. So, how is he doing?
MLB Jun 21

LISTEN: On Friar Podcast – Catching Up With Padres Legend Jake Peavy

Jake Peavy is, without question, one of the greatest Padres of all time. He was the ace of the staff the last two times the Friars won the National League West and became a fan favorite for his pure grit on the mound. But, it’s been a while since he was in town. Jake was helping Major League Baseball...
MLB Jun 19

Padres Lose Machado, Get Swept by Rockies

In the 1st inning of Sunday’s game the Padres lost Manny Machado to an ankle injury. You’d figure seeing the MVP frontrunner go down that early means things could only get better. They didn’t. San Diego got beat up again on Sunday, suffering an 8-3 loss to the Rockies. It’s their 10th straight defeat at Coors Field, an almos...

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