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The Padres can take comfort in knowing they still lead the race for the third wild card that Major League Baseball adopted this year, despite their offense stinking up Petco Park once again Monday afternoon in a 5-0 loss to a loose Diamondbacks team.

NEW YORK — NBA training camp begins in about three weeks and most teams have almost finished filling their 20-man training camp roster. There are some surprising names, however, that have yet to sign NBA deals, names that have long been fixtures in the league.

ST. LOUIS — Bob Forsch would have been smiling. The last Cardinals pitcher to author a no-hitter in St. Louis was not on hand Saturday night at Busch Stadium to witness potential history, having died in 2011.

SAN DIEGO — No Fernando Tatis Jr.?

It would be hard to blame Cardinals manager Oli Marmol and his players for feeling like they floated to Colorado. They’re undefeated in August, after all. But now is no time to celebrate.

Here's some good news Padres fans don't want to hear right now, and I don't blame them:

Nets. Celtics. Sixers. Which contender scored the highest this offseason? Which scored the lowest?

Ranking the top five title contenders if the playoffs started today.

ATLANTA — There’s no way the Braves could match the package that the Padres offered to acquire Nationals superstar Juan Soto on Tuesday. The Braves no longer have the top-rated prospects necessary to pull it off. Anyway, it’s unlikely the team would want to do a deal like that. There’s…