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San Diego gets North American Soccer League expansion team

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Public health officials say death rates related to the use of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, a potent painkiller sometimes mixed with heroin, increased from 0.1 per 100,000 teenagers in 2002 to 0.7 per 100,000 in 2015. (Associated Press/File)

Feds seize nearly 100 pounds of fentanyl, deadly synthetic opiate, in unprecedented drug bust

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 27, 2017, file photo, Cuban outfielder Luis Robert smiles at a news conferences after signing with the Chicago White Sox before a baseball game between the White Sox and the Detroit Tiger, in Chicago. A record $203 million was spent on international amateur free agents in the just-ended signing period, nearly $50 million more than the previous high, a figure that will plummet when hard caps of spending start July 2.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

APNewsBreak: MLB international spending soars above $200M

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

This combination of undated photos released Monday, June 19, 2017, by the U.S. Navy shows the seven U.S. sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. From top left to right, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, 24, from Halethorpe, Maryland, Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego, California, Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Virginia, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, California. From bottom left to right, Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Connecticut, Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas, and Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., 37, from Elyria, Ohio. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Stories of sailors killed in destroyer-container ship crash

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The tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry, top left, is viewed through a porthole on the Peruvian Navy tall ship Union as passers-by, right, walk along a deck aboard the Union during the Sail Boston event, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Boston. More than 50 tall ships from Europe, South America and the U.S. converged on the city as part of the Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Navy sex assault case may have been meddled in by top brass

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Los Angeles Dodgers' Justin Turner runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run off Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Wandy Peralta in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Arroyo contemplating retirement after latest rough start

By MARK SCHMETZER - Associated Press

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) throws a pass during an NFL football practice Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Chargers say bittersweet farewells in last week in San Diego

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

San Diego Padres' Matt Szczur, right, is greeted by Yangervis Solarte after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on Friday, June 9, 2017, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Szczur’s pinch homer helps Padres to 6-3 win over Royals

By BERINE WILSON - Associated Press

Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Iannetta high fives teammate Gregor Blanco after hitting a two-run home run against the San Diego Padres during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Iannetta’s 7 RBIs leads D-Backs over Padres 15-3 for sweep

By JOSE M. ROMERO - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Eddie Butler (33) throws against the Miami Marlins during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 5, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)

Butler helps Cubs past Marlins 3-1 for 4th straight win

By JAY COHEN - Associated Press

San Diego Padres' Yangervis Solarte jumps on the way to home after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday, June 2, 2017, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Surging Padres beat Rockies 8-5 for fifth straight win

By JAY PARIS - Associated Press

Colorado Rockies' Ian Desmond, left, is greeted by teammates Charlie Blackmon (19) and DJ LeMahieu (9) after hitting a grand slam during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, June 3, 2017, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Desmond, Rockies slam Padres 10-1, stop San Diego streak

By JAY PARIS - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs' Willson Contreras, left, gets tagged out trying to advance to third by San Diego Padres third baseman Ryan Schimpf, right, as umpire Lance Barksdale watches to make the call during the second inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Padres win 2-1 to send slumping Cubs to 6th straight loss

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press

San Diego Padres' Hunter Renfroe, center, is congratulated by teammates for hitting a grand slam against the Chicago Cubs during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Monday, May 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Renfroe’s grand slam lifts Padres over slumping Cubs 5-2

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Stephen Strasburg strikes out career-high 15 as Nationals down Padres

By Benjamin Standig - Associated Press

Chicago Cubs' Kyle Schwarber departs for the team's road trip wearing a suit based on the character Ron Burgundy in the Anchor Man movie, after a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Thursday, May 25, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

News flash: Cubs stay classy in ‘Anchorman’ road trip spoof

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows Lt. Commander Frederick P. Crosby in his official Navy portrait. Daughter Deborah Crosby has worked for more than half a century on getting her father's remains recovered from Vietnam after his Navy plane was shot down there in 1965. She is finally going to get to see him buried in his hometown of San Diego with full military honors. Crosby and her brothers will receive a flag-draped casket carrying the remains of Lt. Commander Crosby on Friday, May 26, 2017, in San Diego. (U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: Aviator killed in Vietnam comes home for burial

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San Diego Padres' Hunter Renfroe watches a ball hi hit for a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in New York. The Mets won 6-5. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Padres rally late, hold off Mets in 9th for 6-5 win

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press

Fire Captain John Burningham, with the Viejas Fire Department, watches flames as a brushfire burns next to Otay Lakes Road near Highway 94 on Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Jamul, Calif. A fast-moving wildfire has forced several hundred campers to flee a campground south of San Diego. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention says the blaze broke out south of Jamul Saturday morning. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

The Latest: Wildfire threatens rural homes outside San Diego

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In this Dec. 30, 2005 photo Jim DePompei of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium holds a sea cucumber in the tide pools at Cabrillo Beach in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles. A father and son have been indicted on charges of smuggling illegally harvested sea cucumbers worth more than $17 million into the United States and selling the Chinese delicacy on Asian markets, Friday, May 19, 2017. (Sean Hiller/Los Angeles Daily News via AP)

Charges shed light on sea cucumber smuggling at US border

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press