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Andrew Giuliani: U.S. preparing for 'unprecedented' World Cup security challenge
Keeping World Cup players, fans and venues safe is an "unprecedented" task being handled by both federal and local authorities from coast to coast, the executive director of the White House FIFA World Cup 2026 Task Force told ESPN.,That's Andrew Guiliani, who watched his father, Rudy, deal with mass...
Phillies aim to close out season sweep of Padres
Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies aim to sweep their season series with the visiting San Diego Padres when the teams square off Thursday afternoon.,The Phillies are 5-0 against the Padres this season, sweeping a three-game set in San Diego last week and taking the first two contests of this...
Cristopher Sanchez's scoreless streak over, but Phils nip Padres
Cristopher Sanchez extended his franchise-record scoreless streak to 50 2/3 innings before finally allowing a run, and the Philadelphia Phillies hit a pair of late homers to squeak out a 3-2 win over the visiting San Diego Padres on Wednesday., ,Sanchez (7-2) did not allow a run in May and found out...
Padres DFA OF Nick Castellanos while in Philadelphia
Preseason acquisition Nick Castellanos was designated for assignment by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.,Castellanos, who signed a one-year, league-minimum deal with the Padres in February after the Philadelphia Phillies released him ahead of the final year of his five-year $100 million contract, ...
Struggling Padres face tall task vs. Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies
Cristopher Sanchez is in the midst of a historic stretch on the mound -- something the San Diego Padres know all too well.,Sanchez looks to continue his franchise-record scoreless streak on Wednesday when the host Philadelphia Phillies play the second contest of their three-game series with the scuf...
Bryce Harper homers as Phillies edge skidding Padres
Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and Brandon Marsh collected four hits as the Philadelphia Phillies notched a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday., ,Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola allowed two runs and four hits in five innings, striking out eight without a walk. Four relievers...
Padres place OF Ramon Laureano (hip) on 10-day injured list
The San Diego Padres placed outfielder Ramon Laureano on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with right hip inflammation.,The move was retroactive to Sunday. In a corresponding move, the Padres selected the contract of outfielder Jase Bowen from Triple-A El Paso. Bowen, 25, was scheduled to make his ...
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, Russian Mirra Andreeva to meet in French semis
Marta Kostyuk and Elina Svitolina played for something much greater than a coveted berth in the semifinals at the French Open on Tuesday.,They took the court at Roland Garros in Paris for their country.,The two Ukrainian women, whose families and friends have been impacted by the Russian invasion of...
Padres look to avenge being swept by Phillies last week
The San Diego Padres won't have to wait long for a chance to exact revenge on the Philadelphia Phillies.,After getting swept by the Phillies in San Diego last week, the Padres look to get even in Philadelphia as the teams open a three-game series Tuesday. ,Philadelphia outscored San Diego 10-3 over ...
Nationals hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...
Nats hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...
Nationals RHP Zack Littell closes out stellar May against Padres
Washington right-hander Zack Littell looks to put a bow on a turnaround month of May when the Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday.,Littell (4-4, 5.23 ERA) opposes right-hander Griffin Canning (0-3, 7.24) in the series finale after the teams split the first two games with Washington rallyin...
Fernando Tatis Jr. finally hits first HR of 2026
San Diego's long nightmare is finally over.,Fernando Tatis Jr. has homered.,The 27-year-old Padres slugger, who led the National League with 42 home runs in 2021 and entered this season with 152 career dingers, ended his well-publicized home run drought with a solo shot in the fifth inning of San Di...
Nationals explode for six-run inning, beat Padres
Luis Garcia Jr. hit a two-run single to highlight a six-run seventh inning as the Nationals rallied past the San Diego Padres for a 9-4 win Saturday in Washington.,Garcia had two hits and Drew Millas homered for the Nationals, who had lost two straight.,Washington trailed 3-1 entering the seventh wh...
Michael King works to rebound as Padres take on Nationals
San Diego right-hander Michael King will look for a bounce-back outing when the Padres visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,King (4-3, 2.76 ERA) leads Padres starters in ERA, innings pitched (62) and strikeouts (63) and has given up two earned runs or less in eight of his 11 starts ...
Rare Jackson Merrill homer rallies Padres past Nats
Jackson Merrill cracked a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh and Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits as the visiting San Diego Padres rallied for a 7-5 win on Friday night against the Washington Nationals.,Ty France added a game-tying solo homer in the sixth for the Padres, who snapped a four-ga...
Surging Nationals to test MLB's top offense against Padres
The surprising Washington Nationals return home on Friday night to open a three-game series against the slumping San Diego Padres.,The Nationals moved above .500 for the first time since the opening week of the season during a 4-2 road trip when they earned series wins against the Atlanta Braves and...
Cristopher Sanchez sets Phillies' scoreless innings mark in win over Padres
Cristopher Sanchez set the Philadelphia Phillies' franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings Wednesday as they completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 3-0 win at Petco Park.,Sanchez passed Grover Cleveland Alexander's mark of 41 innings, set in 1911, by retiring Jackson M...
Phils' Cristopher Sanchez brings shutout streak into finale vs. Padres
While shutting down the light-hitting San Diego Padres in the first two contests of a three-game series, the Philadelphia Phillies also have belted five home runs at pitcher-friendly Petco Park.,As a result, Philadelphia has a chance to post a road sweep on Wednesday with its ace pitcher taking the ...
Trio of solo HRs help Phillies down Padres again
Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto and Trea Turner each blasted solo homers in the first three innings Tuesday night as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres.,Given that kind of early support, Aaron Nola (3-4) cruised through six innings, allowing three hits and...