Ben Higgins

2 weeks ago | 10news.com | Ben Higgins

The San Diego Padres are facing the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time since their painful National League Division Series elimination last October, with players focused on moving forward rather than seeking revenge. The Padres lost the final two games of that series and failed to score for 24 straight innings to end their 2024 season. While fans may still feel the sting from last year's playoffs, outfielder Jackson Merrill wasted no time looking ahead. "You gotta move on, the next day for me.

3 weeks ago | 10news.com | Ben Higgins

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KGTV) — Barstool Riggs has built a massive following by connecting with everyday golfers, despite coming to the sport later in life. "I played hockey pretty much my whole life, and golf was sort of something I picked up a little later in life, and it turns out a lot of people are that way," Riggs told ABC 10News Sports Director Ben Higgins, who met the influncer during a visit to Goat Hill Park Golf Course in Oceanside.

3 weeks ago | 10news.com | Ben Higgins

Some of beach volleyball's biggest stars are in San Diego this week, but not at the beach. Top players are competing at an indoor tournament at Viejas Arena where organizers are bringing in hundreds of tons of sand. A graduate of Torrey Pines High School, Megan Kraft is back in San Diego this week to compete in the AVP League volleyball event on Friday and Saturday at Viejas Arena.

3 weeks ago | 10news.com | Ben Higgins

Jose Iglesias saved a 1-0 win for the Padres with an incredible defensive play at third base on Monday night, showing why he was a savvy off-season pickup by general manager A.J. Preller. Iglesias robbed Matt Chapman on a 110 mph line drive in the 10th inning. The veteran infielder stabbed Chapman's hard-hit ball, checked the runner, and recorded the out in a play that had fans and teammates in awe.

3 weeks ago | 10news.com | Ben Higgins

San Diego FC continued their winning ways over the weekend, but the victory may have come at a cost as star winger Chucky Lozano left the field with a potential hamstring injury. Lozano exited Saturday night's match at Snapdragon Stadium in the second half, grabbing at his hamstring shortly after setting up the go-ahead goal with an assist to Luca De La Torre against Austin FC. The injury appears similar to one Lozano suffered in the home opener on March 1 that sidelined him for nearly a month.