SAN DIEGO (AP) — What was left of the crowd of 32,416 at Petco Park on a gloomy afternoon loudly booed the San Diego Padres after Ha-Seong Kim made the last out of a dismal 4-3 loss to the lowly Kansas City Royals. It wasn’t the first time Wednesday frustrated fans let the high-priced Padres […]
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Padres slugger Machado has fracture in left hand, status uncertain
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado has a small fracture in his left hand and the team isn’t sure if he will require a stint on the injured list. Machado was hurt when he was hit by a pitch in Monday night’s 4-0 win against the Kansas City Royals. Padres manager […]
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Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday concerts getting a theatrical release
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — If you missed out on Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday concerts last month in Los Angeles, you can see all the special performances honoring the 12-time Grammy winner in a limited theatrical run. “Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90” will be shown in theaters on June 11, with an encore presentation on June 13 […]
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Marlene Hagge-Vossler, last surviving LPGA founder, dies at 89
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame player and the last surviving founder of the LPGA Tour, died Tuesday morning, her family said. She was 89. Hagge-Vossler won 26 times on the LPGA Tour, including the 1952 LPGA Championship, and she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in […]
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Wacha takes no-hitter into 8th, fans 11 in Padres’ 4-0 win over Royals
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Michael Wacha has been closer to pitching a no-hitter than he came Monday night, when he didn’t allow a hit until Michael Massey singled leading off the eighth inning. It was still a thrill for the 31-year-old Wacha, whose strong effort in his eighth start with his new team helped the […]
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Streaking Dodgers shut out Padres 4-0 for 3-game sweep, 5th win in a row
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts slammed a two-run homer, blew a kiss to his mother in the stands, and helped the Los Angeles Dodgers complete a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres. Even on Mother’s Day, the All-Star slugger won’t be changing diapers when he gets home. “No, I don’t do that. That’s rough,” said […]
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Martinez’s 3-run shot lifts Dodgers over Padres 4-2, win 4th in row
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just off the injured list, J.D. Martinez made his presence felt with a big blast. He hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the first inning, Julio Urías tossed seven strong innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. The NL West leaders earned their […]
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Carlos Correa hits 2-run double as Minnesota Twins top San Diego Padres 5-3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Thursday. Kyle Farmer homered as Minnesota earned its second straight victory after a stretch of five losses in seven games. Emilio Pagán (3-0) got three outs for the win, and Jorge […]
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Chanel lures stars with cruise fashion show in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With stars like Margot Robbie and Lil Nas X sitting in the front row, Virginie Viard’s sporty clothing designs inspired by Hollywood glam shined just as bright during a Chanel fashion show in Los Angeles. The fashion brand took hold of the Paramount Picture Studios lot to unveil its latest cruise […]
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Kirilloff’s single scores automatic runner in 11th, Twins beat Padres 4-3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Kirilloff’s single in the 11th inning scored automatic runner Max Kepler and the Minnesota Twins pulled out a 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. With Kepler on second, Carlos Correa was intentionally walked. Kirilloff then pulled a pitch from Domingo Tapia (0-1) down the right-field line to help Minnesota […]
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Padres top Twins 6-1 with spark from 3-error 7th inning
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The San Diego Padres started small and had a big finish. Somewhere in there, they found a spark. The Padres used three Minnesota errors and savvy baserunning by Ha-Seong Kim and Fernando Tatis Jr. to score twice in the seventh inning on Tuesday, before Manny Machado broke the game open with a […]
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Carrie Fisher gets her Walk of Fame star, on May the Fourth
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Fisher received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May the Fourth, a tribute to a beloved “Star Wars” actor who had a touch of stardust. The late star’s daughter, Billie Lourd, wearing her mother’s portrait printed on her metallic dress, accepted the star on behalf of Fisher. She threw […]
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Could AI pen ‘Casablanca’? Screenwriters take aim at ChatGPT
NEW YORK (AP) — When Greg Brockman, the president and co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, was recently extolling the capabilities of artificial intelligence, he turned to “Game of Thrones.” Imagine, he said, if you could use AI to rewrite the ending of that not-so-popular finale. Maybe even put yourself into the show. “That is what entertainment will […]
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New York, California probing workplace discrimination at NFL
NEW YORK (AP) — The attorneys general of New York and California announced May 4, that they are investigating allegations of workplace discrimination at the NFL, citing lawsuits filed by employees that describe sex, racial and age bias, sexual harassment, and a hostile work environment. Attorneys General Letitia James, of New York, and Rob Bonta, […]
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Navy commander pulled from job after SEAL candidate death
Navy Capt. Brian Drechsler is being moved to another job as Navy officials seek new leadership for the Center, more than a year after SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen collapsed and died.
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California researchers attempt ocean climate solution
Atop a 100-foot barge tied up at the Port of Los Angeles, engineers have built a kind of floating laboratory to answer a simple question.