San Diego charges into playoffs on roll
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Norv Turner got just what he wanted in his return to Oakland: a win against his former team, a rushing title for his star running back, and most importantly, the third seed in the AFC playoffs.
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Extending their mastery of San Diego's All-Star, the Arizona Diamondbacks hammer Chris Young  and win, 9-1, to pull within .001 of the division-leading Padres.
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Although the resurgent San Diego Chargers can't clinch a playoff berth Sunday, they can continue to rehabilitate their image. Sad sacks just a year ago, the Chargers (9-3) have at least clinched a winning season. If they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-7) at home, they'll have won 10 games for the first time since 1994, when they were 11-5 and made their only Super Bowl appearance.
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The San Diego Padres clinched the NL West title Sunday as Trevor Hoffman held on in a rough ninth inning for a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Jerome Williams pitches seven strong innings in his first start in two months and San Francisco jumps back into a tie for the wild-card lead by beating San Diego, 4-1.
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The San Diego Chargers didn't expect to be leading the AFC West at this point in the season. And the Denver Broncos probably didn't expect to be trailing the Chargers in the standings.
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Strip away the great plays and the wild action and San Diego&#39;s 34-31 victory over Kansas City is reduced to a simple fact: big plays.
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Scott Hairston hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres rallied past Pittsburgh 5-3 Wednesday night to increase their NL wild-card lead.
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If it weren't for playing the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres might be lagging in the NL West. Thanks to their domination of the Dodgers, the Padres instead are a half-game up in the division, passing Los Angeles with a 2-1 victory Sunday. San Diego has won eight of the last nine meetings. The Padres are 13-4 overall against Los Angeles and 7-1 at Dodger Stadium.
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The San Diego Chargers overcame a dull first-half performance with a sparkling final 30 minutes to beat the Tennessee Titans 17-6 on Sunday to complete the NFL's Wild-Card opening round of playoffs.
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The San Diego Chargers overcame a dull first-half performance with a sparkling final 30 minutes to beat the Tennessee Titans 17-6 on Sunday and complete the NFL's Wild-Card opening round of playoffs.
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Edgar Gonzalez held San Diego to six hits in seven innings while his teammates knocked around David Wells, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-2 win over the Padres on Wednesday night.
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San DiegoÃÂ packs up their wild-card lead and heads for a first-place showdown with the Dodgers after taking down Cincinnati, 4-2, Thursday.
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Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers orchestrated two three second-half scoring drives and running back LaDainian Tomlinson scored a key touchdown to lead San Diego.
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Surprise, surprise. Look who's above .500 and talking about making a playoff push. None other than the San Diego Chargers.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Nate Kaeding, who missed two field goals earlier, hit a tiebreaking 43-yarder with two-24 left to push San Diego past Kansas City 34-to-31.
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SAN DIEGO -- Backup quarterbacks Doug Flutie and Philip Rivers each threw a touchdown pass and the San Diego Chargers warmed up for their first playoff game in nine seasons by beating the Kansas City Chiefs, 24-17, yesterday in what was little more than an exhibition. Having clinched the AFC West title two weeks earlier and the AFC's No. 4 ...