The Minor-League Town Quote o' the Day

"He looks like a giraffe."

-- Chargers guard Kris Dielman, on Philip Rivers' running style in the Chargers' 23-13 win over the Dolphins on Sunday

The High School Football Report: 2009 Edition

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Historic Performance by Opie

The Chargers made history Sunday, as Philip Rivers became the first quarterback to ever throw for more than 400 yards against the Baltimore Ravens in the 16-year history of the defensive-minded franchise.
Rivers' 436 yards passing also was a career high, as Opie completed 25-of-45 attempts. He threw two touchdowns, along with two interceptions.
Opie's big day also tied Dan Fouts for the third-most single-game passing yards in franchise history.
Great job, Opie!
Oh, by the way, the Chargers lost 31-26.

The USD Report

The University of San Diego defeated Marist 17-10 in college football action Saturday.
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Week 3 of the high school football season featured dozens of games throughout San Diego County.
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Winning Ugly

Despite being outplayed for much of the game by a more physical Raiders team, the heavily favored Chargers managed to eke out a 24-20 victory Monday night.

The USD Report

The University of San Diego lost to Northern Colorado 31-12 in college football action Saturday.
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The High School Football Report: 2009 Edition

Week 2 of the high school football season featured dozens of games throughout San Diego County.
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Thugtown, USA: A Series Is Reborn

Just when you thought it was safe for a gal to have a Charger player as a boyfriend, Shawne Merriman is back in the news.
The star linebacker was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly choking and restraining his girlfriend, MTV "star" Tila Tequila.
Stay classy, Shawne Merriman.
Chargers general manager Albert John Smith -- who answers to the colorful nickname "A.J." -- no doubt was thrilled about having his Sunday breakfast interrupted by this. The team's public relations staff issued a statement, in which A.J. allegedly says: "It’s disappointing to hear about the issue involving Shawne Merriman. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and let the legal process run its course."
By "monitor the situation," they mean, do nothing until they're forced to, if the legal process dictates.
Of course, if Merriman were not a star player, the response from the team wouldn't be quite the same. If he were the 53rd man on the roster, well ... he'd no longer be the 53rd man on the roster.
This latest "issue" of alleged thuggery is just the most recent in a long line of athletes gone bad stories involving Chargers and Padres players, as we've chronicled here in our just now resurrected Thugtown, USA series.
As you may recall, there was Jake Peavy's "situation" with airport security personnel in Mobile, Ala.
And then there was the heartwarming story of former Padre Marcus Giles getting handcuffed, detained and escorted from Qualcomm Stadium for allegedly getting into a fight at a Charger playoff game.
Oh, and we'll forever be grateful to Terrence Kiel for his contribution involving codeine-based cough syrup.
And it didn't take long for this Charger to get in trouble.
Jake Peavy made a return appearance in Thugtown, USA after an incident involving a brown foreign substance.
The playoffs are always a great time to get arrested, as Vincent Jackson demonstrated.
Now this latest "issue" involving Shawne Merriman leaves us with one question. Does this mean Merriman is now out of the running for NFL Man of the Year Award?

The USD Report

The University of San Diego defeated Azusa Pacific 24-12 in college football action Saturday.
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Week 1 of the high school football season featured dozens of games throughout San Diego County.
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