Tim Stauffer

It's all about Luke Gregerson. Says a lot, doesn't it? Over the last two seasons, the best thing about the Padres has been their bullpen. It carried Bud Black's team to the threshold of the playoffs in 2010 and was the backbone of a bad team last year as...

RHP Thad Weber was designated for assignment on Friday. Weber had two stints with the Padres and was last optioned to Triple-A Tucson on April 24 after being recalled on April 20. The right-hander appeared in two games with San Diego, working a career-...

MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH Catcher Yasmani Grandal's 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's policy prohibiting performance-enhancing drugs ends May 28. Grandal will be allowed to start playing for Triple-A...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Indianapolis 500 pole day, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Kansas Nationals qualifying, same-day tape, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball--Central Florida at East Carolina, 10 a.m....

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Nationals 6, Padres 5 SAN DIEGO -- Chad Tracy's pinch-home run with two outs in the 10th inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Petco...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Nationals 6, Padres 5 (10) Nationals 6, Padres 5 (10): Chad Tracy hit a pinch-hit tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning and Adam LaRoche blasted two homers and drove in four runs as visiting Washington edged San Diego....

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Nationals' Tracy comes through in pinch with 10th-inning HR SAN DIEGO - Huston Street made a mistake and Chad Tracy made him pay for it. Tracy's pinch-home run with two outs in the 10th inning...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH The Padres could be facing a keep-or-release decision on four players they signed last winter to minor league contracts. The four are currently with Triple-A Tucson and have opt-out...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH With left-hander Clayton Richard on the disabled list and Tyson Ross unable to start because he can't swing a bat, the Padres will look toward the minor leagues the next time they need...

Bryce Harper hit his first big league home run, helping lead the Washington Nationals to an 8-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night. Harper became the youngest major leaguer to homer since 1998, going deep on a solo shot to straightaway...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' GOLF Hub City Open, Lee Park, 10 a.m. YOUTH BASEBALL Smittys Youth League Tournament at North Complex Rookies Division 5:30 p.m. - Reds vs. Padres (A); Astros vs. White Sox (B); Phillies vs. Rangers (C); Red Sox vs....

TV SPORTS Tennis--WTA, Family Circle Cup, Noon (ESPN2) Golf--Masters Tournament, 2 p.m. (ESPN) Major League Baseball--Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles, 2 p.m. (FXSP); San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Kansas City...