SD runner&#39;s early sacrifice has silver lining
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Mebrahtom Keflezighi was in Athens once before. His father had sneaked out of their native Eritrea in the northeast corner of Africa five years earlier, working three jobs
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The Philip Rivers era in San Diego got off to a rousing start. It didn't last long.
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SAN DIEGO -- With their chances in the NL West looking bleaker, the San Francisco Giants at least gave themselves a big boost in the wild card race.
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One was running to put a final stamp on his team's championship, the other to pull his squad near the top of the point totals.
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The Cardinals had been waiting for someone to step up and deliver the finishing blow, to squash the Dodgers&#39; upset dreams and return them to St.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- That last thing anyone was going to see on the face of Jaime Moreno was a frown or a grimace. The fact that he was watching MetroStars midfielder Amado Guevara accept the MVP trophy couldn&#39;t take the smile off his face.
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Jeff Sluman&#39;s putter worked well enough to give him a share of the lead, and Paul Azinger&#39;s blade let him down when he needed it the most.
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The San Diego Padres didn't have to wait long to put their crazy loss in Los Angeles behind them.
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PHOENIX - The San Diego Padres found out between the second and third innings that they were eliminated from wild-card contention, then rallied for a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
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Danielle Tauro, who won last yearâs mile in the outdoor national high school championships, had plenty to smile about after Saturday's 53rd annual Bishop Laughlin Games.
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A week after struggling badly at high altitude, the San Diego Chargers got big games at home from their star running back and beleaguered quarterback in a 38-17 win over the Tennessee Titans yesterday.
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The news on East and West Coasts this week reflected the fragility of hope based on an aging pitcherÂs arm and a young pitcherÂs value.
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Try as they might, folks out here who've attached themselves emotionally to the fortunes of the San Diego Chargers could not have found solace yesterday in the proverbial silver lining.
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A heart patient who had muscle cells transferred from his leg to his heart makes good progress.
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San Diego -- The sports cliche about taking them one game at a time does not apply in a final-week drive for the playoffs. That, the players say, is looking too far ahead.
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Top distance runner Ryan Shay died during the U.S. men's Olympic marathon trials Saturday after collapsing about 5 1/2 miles into the race. He was 28
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The drive covered just over three minutes, but in that brief amount of time USC&#39;s football team yesterday discovered the kind of resolve that often produces a champion.