Tim Stauffer

|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....

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...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Cincinnati at Connecticut, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Seton Hall at Villanova, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Indiana at Nebraska, 6 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas at Kansas State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2); Oklahoma State at Iowa State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU);...

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...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Infielder Brandon Wood was asked if the Pittsburgh Pirates could glean anything positive from their just-completed homestand, one that goes into the books as the worst in 125 years of franchise history. “Well,” Wood...

Rookie Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run single, Tim Stauffer won consecutive starts for the first time this year and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Wednesday for their first sweep this season. The Padres scored four unearned runs with...

 Although they’re struggling for runs, the Washington Nationals found a way to score when they needed it most. The Nationals used Danny Espinosa’s go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning for a 2-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday....

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres announced their opening day roster for 2011 and 13 of the players were not with the team in 2011. One of the new players, shortstop Jason Bartlett, is actually a former Padre coming back to his original team, and the shortstop...

Former Padres catcher Josh Bard came off the Mariners bench to go 3-for-3, including a walk-off single, as Seattle defeated San Diego, 13-12, in 10 innings on Sunday at Peoria Stadium. Padres catcher Nick Hundley launched a grand slam in the fifth...

NEW YORK (AP) - The 2011 salaries for the 844 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing...