SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl has set its lineup of teams for six years, beginning in 2014, bowl officials announced. The Mountain West (MW) will continue as the anchor conference for the bowl game each year through 2019. MW opponents during the term shall include Navy, Army, BYU and teams from […]

SAN DIEGO–The Padres has acquired minor league first baseman/outfielder Alex Dickerson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed pitcher Miles Mikolas and outfielder Jaff Decker. Mikolas and Decker were designated for assignment by the Padres on November 20. The 23-year-old Dickerson was born and raised in the San Diego suburb of Poway, graduating from […]

SAN DIEGO–C’era Oliveira of the volleyball team has been named the USD Muscle Milk Student Athlete of the Week for the week of November 18th to November 23rd. The senior libero recorded a career-best 34 digs in a five set victory over BYU to help the Toreros claim the West Coast Conference Championship. The 34 digs […]

A U.S. federal judge sentenced former Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears receiver Sam Hurd to 15 years in prison for trying to set up a drug ring that would have been a major …

Rebecca George, middle, with other cyclists. Courtesy photo By Gina Yarbrough SAN DIEGO–More than a 1,000 bicyclists are expected to hit the road Saturday and Sunday to participate in the Pedal the Cause – San Diego, a local cycling fundraiser for cancer research. One of those cyclist is Rebecca George, a former musical stage performer, […]

OCEANSIDE–More than 1,500 professional and amateur triathletes will descend upon Oceanside this weekend to compete in the inaugural 2013 Life Time Tri Series Oceanside. The championship event will be held at the Oceanside Harbor. “At Life Time we seek the most iconic destinations to compliment the experience we deliver across our events portfolio,” said Kimo […]

Chris Byrd gives his thoughts on Cotto vs. Rodriguez fight in Orlando, Fl. Cotto wins via a thrid round TKO.

The San Diego Padres  have reinstated shortstop Everth Cabrera from the restricted list. To make room on the Major League 40-man roster, catcher Chris Robinson has been designated for assignment. Cabrera, 26, made his first All-Star team in 2013, representing the Padres in New York. He appeared in 95 games, hitting .283 (108-for-381) with 54 […]

Chris Byrd speaks with Freddie Roach at Miguel Cotto’s media day work out at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. Miguel prepares for his fight against Delvin Rodriguez.

SAN FRANCISCO–Oracle Team USA won the 34th America’s Cup in a winner-take-all 19th race, defeating challenger Emirates Team New Zealand by 44 seconds in today’s clincher. Led by 35-year-old skipper Jimmy Spithill, ORACLE TEAM USA won by the score of 9-8. This is the second America’s Cup win for Oracle Team USA and Spithill, which won […]