Tod Leonard
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Breeders' Cup notes: Wellman, partners live it up after Aloha West win
Aloha West tops Dr. Schivel in Breeders' Cup Sprint → Read More
Erroneous scratch angers bettors at Breeders' Cup at Del Mar
Crowd boos loudly as favorite in Juvenile Turf wins but only after all bets refunded → Read More
Padres 'Mystery Ball' is confusing to the Max
Purchase to benefit Padres Foundation charity is autographed ball by Max Scherzer — who never played for team → Read More
Sockers have unlikely shot for MASL championship
Overtime wins, all on the road, put team in position for title → Read More
Ready or not, Sockers start season
MASL team will have to play all its games on the road → Read More
San Diego's pro sports teams dealing with COVID-19 pandemic
Gulls, Sockers, Seals, Legion and Loyal all trying to make plans for uncertain future → Read More
Judy Sweet blazed trails for women's athletics at UC San Diego and NCAA
Judy Sweet receiving Lifetime Achievement Award from S.D. Sports Association for her work to support women's athletics → Read More
Marc Leishman finds his poa annua comfort zone to take Farmers Insurance Open title
Always comfortable on the poa annua greens of California that are similar to the ones he grew up playing on, Marc Leishman wins the Farmers Insurance Open. → Read More
Ryan Palmer scorches Torrey North for 62 to take two-shot lead in Farmers Open
Palmer threatens Torrey Pines course record; Tiger Woods overcomes double-bogey start to be in contention → Read More
Tiger Woods within three strokes of lead after the first round at Torrey Pines
Tiger Woods had a three-under-par 69 that left him three strokes behind leaders Keegan Bradley and Sebastian Cappelen after Round 1 of the Farmers Insurance Open. → Read More
Jordan Spieth and Jason Day arrive at Torrey Pines eager to rejuvenate their careers
Jordan Spieth and Jason Day didn't like being sidelined during the Presidents Cup. Both see the Farmers Insurance Open as a chance to put 2019 behind them. → Read More
Davis Love takes swing at new gig: on-course commentator for CBS
Love recounts attending 'boot camp' to prepare for his debut with CBS at Farmers Insurance Open → Read More
2010s in San Diego sports: Move of Chargers overshadows all
Individual crowns (Meb, Mickelson, Jimmie Johnson, Shaun White), conference titles for local colleges all good, but exit of NFL tops the news → Read More
Del Mar has two horse fatalities Sunday; first of 2019 at track
The Del Mar track could point to one fact about horse racing: It did not have a single racing fatality in 2019. Then two horses were euthanized Sunday. → Read More
Del Mar racetrack suffers first two racing fatalities of 2019 in span of 90 minutes
3-year-old gelding Ghost Street suffers fatal leg injury in claiming third race and Prayer Warrior is euthanized after injury in sixth race → Read More
Del Mar faces scrutiny for racing meet after Breeders' Cup death
Del Mar staged a summer meet with four deaths and none in racing, but its safety will be tested again starting Friday after high-profile breakdown in Breeders' Cup Classic and other fatalities at Santa Anita → Read More
Stadium Golf dives into new world with high-tech range monitors
Popular driving range has installed golf simulators developed by Scripps Ranch company Foresight Sports → Read More
Scuffle between protesters at Del Mar track ends with injury, arrest
Protesters who think horse racing should be banned have been facing off against counter-protesters in front of the track for weeks → Read More
Day in the life of a groom on the Del Mar backstretch
Grooms such as Raul Aguilar in trainer Richard Baltas' barn go mostly unseen by the public, but are the backbone of racing → Read More
SoCal connections score upset with Higher Power in Pacific Classic
Sadler, Prat, Hronis Racing use their home-track advantage to repeat in Pacific Classic → Read More