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Tag: San Diego

  • Padres hire Red Sox’s Hoyer as GM (AP)

    Jed Hoyer was once co-general manager of the Boston Red Sox for 44 days after Theo Epstein walked away from the job. Now Hoyer has a GM gig of his own. The San Diego Padres have hired Hoyer as their new general manager, a person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the formal announcement won't be until Monday.

  • Royal’s TD returns help Broncos go 6-0 (AP)

    Denver Broncos' Brandon Stokley(notes) and Denver Broncos' Mario Haggan(notes) (57) celebrate after Stokely's touchdown reception during the fourth quarter of the NFL football game Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 in San Diego.

    Eddie Royal was running so fast that even his brown-and-white striped socks were a blur. Royal became the first player in Broncos history to return a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in the same game, leading undefeated Denver to a wild 34-23 win over the San Diego Chargers on Monday night. Royal thinks one of the Chargers got a hand on him during his 93-yard kickoff return in the first quarter.

  • Dolphins QB Pennington out for season (AP)

    Chad Pennington's season officially ended with a trade that didn't involve him. The Miami Dolphins placed Pennington on the reserve-injured list to create a roster spot for quarterback Tyler Thigpen, who was acquired Tuesday from the Kansas City Chiefs for an undisclosed draft pick. Pennington hurt his right shoulder Sunday at San Diego, an injury that leaves his career in jeopardy.

  • Chargers’ Tomlinson out vs. Dolphins (AP)

    LaDainian Tomlinson has been ruled out of the San Diego Chargers' home game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, the second straight game he'll miss due to a sprained right ankle. Tomlinson was hurt in a season-opening win at Oakland and missed last Sunday's home-opening loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

  • Rockies’ wild-card lead reduced to 3 1/2 (AP)

    San Diego Padres catcher Nick Hundley(notes), center, is congratulated by teammates after the Padres' 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 in Denver. Hundley drove in two runs to help lead the Padres to the win.

    The Colorado Rockies insist they're not feeling the squeeze as the NL wild-card race tightens around them. "We control our destiny still," shortstop Troy Tulowitzki said after the Rockies' 5-4 loss to the San Diego Padres on Thursday night trimmed their lead to 3 1/2 games over idle Atlanta.

  • Artest: Blame me if Lakers don’t repeat (AP)

    Pardon Ron Artest if he's a bit geographically challenged and had no idea that San Diego has a big league baseball team, even though he was wearing a Padres cap. This much he's sure of — If his Los Angeles Lakers don't repeat as NBA champions, fans can point their fingers at him. "They should.

  • Merriman says he didn’t choke Tequila (AP)

    San Diego Chargers star outside linebacker Shawne Merriman says he didn't harm a reality TV star who has accused him of choking and restraining her. Merriman says in a statement late Sunday that he was worried for the safety of Tila Tequila because she appeared to be intoxicated and he didn't want her to drive.

  • NFL Star Arrested in Fight with Tila Tequila

    Posted by: www.tmz.com

    Shawn Merriman of the San Diego Chargers was taken into custody by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department after an alleged altercation with Tila Tequila. San Diego Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call this morning at 3:45 AM. Tila claims she was “choked and physically restrained” by Merriman after she tried to leave his residence.