From San Diego Union-Tribune

  • Poway Unified trustees vote unanimously to fire superintendent after probe

    The Poway Unified School board voted unanimously to fire Superintendent Marian Kim Phelps from her position, effectively immediately, the school board clerk announced after a closed session Tuesday. The action follows the completion of an investigation by law firm Dannis Woliver Kelley into Del Norte High School's softball program and accusations that Phelps harassed its players after an end-of-season awards banquet last May. The probe included 41 witnesses and the review of a number of...

  • Reds extend Padres' losing streak to 5 games - The San Diego Union-Tribune

    The Padres have myriad problems. It can be argued that it is a toss up as to which is their biggest. Their No.2 and No.4 hitters (not to mention the guy who was their lead-off hitter and is now batting fifth) all have offensive numbers well below what their salaries and past performance suggest they should be. In Monday night’s 5-2 loss to the Reds, the Padres went 8⅔ innings without a hit between Jurickson Profar leading off the bottom of the first with a game-tying home run and Jake...

  • Braves' Max Fried throws 6 no-hit innings, but bullpen loses no-no in 8th against Mariners

    The Atlanta Braves lost a combined no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners in the eighth inning Monday night when pinch-hitter Josh Rojas singled off reliever Joe Jiménez. Atlanta starter Max Fried threw six no-hit innings, with the Braves turning to the bullpen to try to complete the no-no. Pierce Johnson struck out the side in the seventh. Jiménez walked Ty France to open the eighth and Rojas pulled a grounder through the right side of the infield for Seattle's first hit. Fried was locked in a...

  • Dobbie goes it: Seals standout notches OT goal as San Diego advances to NLL semifinals

    It took overtime and an official’s review, but the San Diego Seals advanced to the National Lacrosse League's semifinals with a 9-8 win over Panther City Lacrosse Club on Saturday night at Pechanga Arena. The winning goal came from the stick of veteran forward Dane Dobbie at 12:11 of overtime and provided joy — not to mention a whole lot of relief — after two hours of action which saw the teams trade goals and physical play. “Thank goodness, right?” said Seals forward Austin Staats, who finished...

  • Wave outlast Bay FC at Snapdragon Stadium - The San Diego Union-Tribune

    Minus Alex Morgan, the Wave defeated Bay FC 2-1 Saturday night via improved soccer punctuated by gorgeous goals from Makenzy Doniak and Jaedyn Shaw at Snapdragon Stadium. The match marked the Wave debut of Maria Sanchez, a veteran of the Mexican National Team and the National Women’s Soccer League obtained in a trade last week. Sanchez played the final 21 minutes after entering to cheers from the announced crowd of 17,206. The victory ended a funk in which the Wave (2-2-1) never scored in a pair...

  • Montreal's Sirois, Crew's Schulte unyielding in scoreless draw

    Jonathan Sirois had four saves for CF Montreal and Patrick Schulte stopped two shots for the Columbus Crew in a scoreless draw on Saturday night. Columbus (3-1-6) upped its unbeaten run at home to 27 matches in all competitions and has played to five straight draws in league action. The Crew lead Montreal (3-3-3) in the series 13-9-6 with a 10-3-3 record at home. It was the second clean sheet of the season for Schulte and Sirois, who notched the only save of the first half. Laurent Courtois is...

  • Padres pregame: Graham Pauley returns, Randy Vasquez activated to start vs. Blue Jays

    Among the goodbyes that Graham Pauley issued as he packed his bags for Triple-A El Paso 11 days ago was something akin to a promise to Tom Cosgrove, his locker-mate in the home clubhouse at Petco Park. “I told him I was just going to rake and come back up here,” Pauley said. “I told him I was going to hit 15 bombs in a couple weeks and come back up here.” The Padres’ 23-year-old prospect was certainly trending in that direction. Pauley hit his fourth homer in nine games on Friday, packed his bag...