K.C. ALFRED / Union-Tribune
Padres ace Jake Peavy says he's “going to give it everything” in his World Baseball Classic appearances.
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Too early to excel?
Padres hoping Peavy can curb his enthusiasm
By Tom Krasovic
and Bill Center
STAFF WRITERS
Giving the Padres something to cheer – and fear? – Jake Peavy, the team's fragile and ultracompetitive ace, was named the starting pitcher for the U.S. team's opening game in the first World Baseball Classic next month.
Deep U.S. 'pen will take load off four starters
Barry Bonds has sent his regrets, so the position of Designated Sociopath is still open. But for all of the anxiety occasioned by a handful of high-profile absences, the U.S. roster for the World Baseball Classic reads like George Steinbrenner's fantasy team.
Rider improves following surgery
Crash at Supercross fractured vertebrae
By Bill Center
STAFF WRITER
Supercross rider James Marshall was recovering some feeling in his lower extremities and movement in his arms yesterday after having spinal fusion surgery on severe neck injuries suffered Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium.
He's gone from prison to ministry
After bilking athletes, Gillette now a pastor
By Brent Schrotenboer
STAFF WRITER
EL CAJON – From his modest ground-floor office inside a gated Christian college campus, a 51-year-old pastor works at his desk behind shelves filled with books, a cross and Samurai-style swords.
