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Seattle Post Intelligencer Rivers leads Bolts to 23-13 win over Dolphins The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Philip Rivers had his usual big plays and a nifty little one that helped the San Diego Chargers end a seven-game losing streak against Miami. Rivers scored on a 5-yard scramble late in the third quarter Sunday to highlight a 23-13 victory ... Special teams, defense aid Chargers victory over Dolphins Seattle Post Intelligencer Chad Henne: Henn struggles in relief of Pennington Rotoworld.com Pennington knocked out with right shoulder injury San Jose Mercury News San Diego Union Tribune  - NBC San Diego  - Sun-Sentinel.com all 972 news ... Read Full Story

Dodgers hurler Hiroki Kuroda of Japan out-pitched San Diego ace Jake Peavy as Los Angeles launched the 2009 Major League Baseball season with a 4-1 victory. Dodgers manager Joe Torre tabbed Kuroda for the opening day outing after his wins in last season's playoffs, and Kuroda rewarded his faith by holding the Padres to four hits in 5 2/3 innings as the Dodgers notched their first victory over Peavy since September 13, 2003. Kuroda retired 17 of 18 batters in a stretch that started in the first inning and went into the sixth. However he then loaded the bases and had to be rescued ... Read Full Story

Joe Torre's trust in Hiroki Kuroda paid off with an opening-day win for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kuroda outpitched San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy, leading the defending NL West champions to a 4-1 victory Monday without a hit from Manny Ramirez. The enigmatic slugger went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run on his first opening day with the Dodgers. Matt Kemp drove a 418-foot homer to straightaway center field off Peavy, and James Loney had three hits, including a two-run single. The crowd of 45,496 was the largest in Petco Park's six-year history. Torre said he figured Kuroda could handle the pressure ... Read Full Story

When it came out on Saturday that it appeared that LaDainian Tomlinson was not going to be able to go for the Chargers vs the Colts, the thought was the season would be fast over for San Diego. Not so. Little did the Colts, or probably even the Chargers for that matter, realize the player or the game that backup Darren Sproles would have. All Sproles did vs Indy was rush for 105 yards on 23 carries, and put up 328 total yards and two touchdowns, including the “walk-off” game winner in OT. “The guy who typifies what our guys are about is Darren ... Read Full Story

Darren Sproles steps in for the injured LaDainian Tomlinson to help San Diego to a 23-17 overtime victory over Indianapolis on the first day of the NFL playoffs. Read the full Article Read Full Story