Street is thriving despite close calls
Email SAN DIEGO -- Padres right-hander Huston Street is 7-for-7 in save situations. That's the good news and, in the end, that's all that really matters to a closer. But there are some troubling trends...
View ArticlePadres defense has drastically improved
Email SAN DIEGO -- In 2012, the Padres committed 29 errors in the first 29 games. This season, the Padres have cut that number by more than half. They made 12 miscues in the same span, a vast...
View ArticleEverth gets right from right side
Email SAN DIEGO -- Left-handed pitchers used to give Everth Cabrera fits. The Padres shortstop struggled mightily against southpaws despite being a switch-hitter, and it ate away at his confidence last...
View ArticleBoaters rescued after hours in ocean
SAN DIEGO -; Three boaters survived in the open ocean for more than three hours Saturday after their 21-foot fishing boat capsized and sank off San ...
View ArticleCorbin lifts Arizona over San Diego 8-1
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Patrick Corbin pitches against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Saturday, May 4, 2013. (AP photo/Lenny ...
View ArticleRichards struggles continue against D-backs
Denorfia's homer puts Padres on the board SAN DIEGO -- Clayton Richard had yet another tough outing in Saturday night's 8-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in front of 31,336 at Petco Park. The...
View ArticleMajor League Baseball Patrick Corbin lifts Arizona over San Diego 8-1
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Patrick Corbin pitches against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Saturday, May 4, ...
View ArticleProbation check leads to drug arrests
The amounts found, up to 51 ounces of marijuana and 23 grams of cocaine, plus drug packaging material led police to arrest Mason for suspicion of possession of drugs for ...
View ArticleSmall plane lands on 52 no injuries
SANTEE -; A small plane made an emergency landing on the median of state Route 52 Saturday evening and -- somehow -- there were no injuries and traffic on the highway wasn't ...
View ArticleVolquez looks to deliver series win vs. D-backs
Winless since Opening Day, Arizona right-hander Ian Kennedy will look to get back on track and deliver a D-backs series win against Edinson Volquez and the Padres on Sunday in San Diego. Kennedy has...
View ArticleFive women killed in limo fire on San-Mateo-Hayward Bridge
FOSTER CITY -- Five women died Saturday night when they were trapped inside a limo that had caught fire as they were traveling on the westbound San Mateo-Hayward bridge in Foster City.CHP officer Art...
View ArticleMan Sons Saved in Daring Sea Rescue
A San Diego-based commercial fishing boat turned into a rescue boat after finding the three men drifting in the ocean two miles off the coast of La Jolla. NBC 7's Lea Sutton ...
View ArticleSection of I-8 Closed for Shooting Investigation
CHP would not confirmed the details of the overnight shooting but a spokesperson with La Mesa police told NBC 7 their officers were called to assist around 4 a.m. ...
View ArticleSprinklers Plucked Right Out of Park
Cypress Canyon Park is normally filled with fun and family but in the middle of the night Friday, vandals disrupted that by stealing stainless steel irrigation heads. NBC 7's Brandi Powell ...
View ArticleFuneral mass was high-voltage brotherhood
More than 1,000 people crowded into St. Martha's church in Murrieta on Thursday for a funeral mass to honor the memory and to support the family of Jose "Raul" ...
View ArticleNew warship commissioned in Alaska
But the sea service chose to dispatch this ship to Alaska for a four-day celebration that included public ship tours and a ceremony with the governor, two U.S. senators and the commander of the Navy's...
View ArticleLawsuits challenge coastal land-use plan
SOLANA BEACH -; Three recent lawsuits challenging Solana Beach's newly adopted coastal land-use plan appear likely to move forward, regardless of what happens with an amendment that city officials have...
View ArticleBride Among Five Women Killed in Limo Fire on Bridge
A bridal shower turned tragic on Saturday when five women in their 30s died after the stretch limousine they were riding in burst into flames on the San Mateo-Hayward ...
View ArticleRoss comes off DL but will begin in bullpen
Email SAN DIEGO -- Lose one left-handed pitcher, replace him with another lefty? That wasn't quite the case Sunday, when Tyson Ross was reinstated from the disabled list just as Clayton Richard went on...
View ArticleBaker confident in Cashners potential as starter
Email SAN DIEGO -- Catcher John Baker has been behind the plate for each of Andrew Cashner's three starts since he joined the starting rotation last month. Baker has liked what he's seen from Cashner,...
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