San Diego Comic-Con '09 Video Segments You May Have Missed
The movies team working on location at San Diego Comic-Con this year did a kickass job. They flat-out crushed it. In addition to all of the coverage we've been rolling out since last Wednesday, there are literally boxes of tape just waiting to be digitized and served direct to your waiting eyeballs. Since the onslaught has really only just begun (seriously, you have no idea), I figure now might be a good time to remind you of a few delectable video nuggets that you may have missed. I hadn't even...

Richard, Venable lead Padres to 4-1 win over Nats
Rookie Will Venable is standing out in a crowded outfield. With a quartet of young Padres outfielders vying for playing time, Venable has made his mark with his bat and his glove. Venable had an RBI single and made another spectacular catch to save a run and back solid pitching by fellow rookie Clayton Richard , leading San Diego to a 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. The Padres also got a sliding catch from center fielder Tony Gwynn that saved another run. This story...

Fantasy Football: Scouting the tight ends
Tony Gonzalez, Falcons: Showed no signs of slowing down with 96 catches and 10 TDs last season at age 32. He should make quarterback Matt Ryan's life even better, especially in the red zone. Antonio Gates, Chargers: Gets into the end zone more than most at this position and seems to be as healthy as he's been in a few years. San Diego ought to be the class of a bad AFC West, and Gates, thanks to Gonzalez' departure, will be the top tight end in the conference. Jason Witten, Cowboys: No T.O....

Teacher shows rifles at school, prompts lockdown
A teacher who brought plastic replica rifles to his class prompted a lockdown of two San Diego schools when a staff member thought he was a gunman. Police spokeswoman Monica Munoz says officers responded to a report Friday from Marston Middle School that a man had two rifles on campus. About 125 students and staff members were kept in classrooms as police locked down and searched the campus for two hours. Nearby Clairemont High School and a recreation center were also placed on lockdown. School...

Cowboy Up With Dave Stamey: PHOTO
Cowboy-turned-performer Dave Stamey performs twice in San Diego this weekend. His first concert is Sept. 5 in Fallbrook, and his second concert is Sept. 6 in

Firm: SoCal median home price ticks up in July
A tracking firm says the median home price in Southern California increased about 1 percent in July from June, marking a third consecutive month-to-month gain. San Diego-based MDA DataQuick says the price increase reported Tuesday came as sales in pricier coastal areas continued to rise and sales of lower-cost foreclosures waned. Last month's median home price of $268,000 in a six-county region of Southern California was 23 percent lower than the July 2008 median price of $348,000. DataQuick...

Court Upholds Strip Club Rulings: PHOTO
The conviction of a San Diego City Councilman is upheld, as was the acquittal of a second, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

The Cabonauts Update: Hayden Black & Nichelle Nicols Drop Trailer @ San Diego Comic-Con: VIDEO
After a highly successful event at Comic-Con in San Diego where Nichelle Nichols presented the trailer to The Cabonauts, Nichelle Nichols At Comic-Con #1 by cabonauts See the trailer here. The Cabonauts: trailer by cabonauts Let’s just spell out H I L A R I O U S and leave it at that. Hayden Black and Daily Motion have partnered up to create something truly unique and you won’t be sorry to see it — every day— because there are going to be lots of episodes and stuff that...

Tour Tracker: Puscifer, Silversun Pickups and Train
Tool’s Maynard James Keenan revives Puscifer for a run of Left Coast dates. Plus, Silversun Pickups take Swoon back on the road after rocking Outside Lands last weekend and Top 40 darlings Train are back with a reunited lineup and new album called Save Me, San Francisco . Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. Puscifer Oct. 29 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Oct. 31 - San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre Nov. 1 - San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre Nov. 4 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Oakland...

Santana Uses Arm, Bat To Will Mets To 5-1 Win
Johan Santana threw eight strong innings and tied his career high with two hits and an RBI as the New York Mets avoided a four-game sweep with a 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Santana (13-8) tied for the major league lead in wins as he held the Padres to one run on five hits as New York won for only the third time in 11 games. "

LeBlanc, Padres beat Dodgers 2-0
The Los Angeles Dodgers saw a much different Wade LeBlanc from the one they faced twice last September. The San Diego Padres ' rookie pitched two-hit ball over six innings in his return to Chavez Ravine , and his teammates scratched out a pair of early runs against the luckless Clayton Kershaw to beat the NL West leaders 2-0 on Friday night. A year ago, the Dodgers torched him for 12 earned runs over 6 2-3 innings in his two losses against them. "Hopefully it gives me a lot of confidence, to...

Street Scene 2009 In Photos
Some 30,000 people over two days crammed into the six-block area in San Diego's East Village that hosted the 25th annual Street Scene this past weekend. That's a strong number, albeit down from last year when people weren't scrambling for...

San Diego Zoo welcomes baby panda
The San Diego Zoo unveiled its newest addition yesterday; a male panda cub born at the San Diego Zoo nearly a month ago.