Since the lockout has been lifted and the free agency period began, the San Francisco 49ers have been passive in their efforts to acquire players. As more and more free agents are signed every day it is time for ... (Continue reading)
When president of the NBA Players Association and Lakers guard Derek Fisher was cornered for questions at his basketball camp last Friday, only two topics mattered.The first was, of course, the state of the lockout—a fairly obvious topic to discuss with ... (Continue reading)
Ray Kroc purchased the San Diego Padres early in 1974 for $12 million. The latest Forbes valuations estimated that the today's Padres are worth about $406 million. Mr. Kroc was a Chicago Cubs fan. In 1970, ... (Continue reading)
It was a trade that helped both the San Diego Padres and the Florida Marlins. On Nov. 13, 2010, the Padres sent young relief pitchers Edward Mujica and Ryan Webb to the Marlins for 24-year-old Cameron Maybin.Mujica is having a ... (Continue reading)
Today, the San Diego Padres sent disappointment OF Ryan Ludwick to the contending Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later or cash. And today, ironically, the Padres scored runs without Ludwick as a member. So here is my ... (Continue reading)
Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy, fresh off a 4-0 whitewash of the Vancouver Whitecaps, will look to complete a Northwest Expedition clean sweep when they travel to Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, OR to take on John Spencer's Portland Timbers on ... (Continue reading)
So this is why it's called the Big Show.Baseball fans were treated to a real crowd-pleaser as the Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 in a down and dirty baseball soap opera featuring several questionable plays. With two, ... (Continue reading)
Last season marked the end of the Oakland Raiders' eight year Super Bowl hangover. Back in the 2002-03 season, the Oakland Raiders, the NFL's top offense, faced off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NFL's top defense, in Super Bowl XXXVII. ... (Continue reading)
The San Diego Padres have done it and at this time, about 3:00pm on July 31, Heath Bell is still a Padre.Mike Adams was sent to the Texas Rangers in exchange for two pitching prospects that the Padres coveted.In exchange ... (Continue reading)
It is official, the San Diego Padres have traded RHP Mike Adams to the Texas Rangers. In return, San Diego receives prospect pitchers Robbie Erlin and Joe Wieland from the Rangers. Adams has left San Diego and joins other recent addition, ... (Continue reading)