Morning mishmash: Sunday

Padres
MLB.com has a nice overview of the factors that go into a team's decision whether to offer arbitration to its players who became free agents. The deadline is Monday. The Padres conceivably could offer arbitration to closer Trevor Hoffman, but CEO Sandy Alderson said that is unlikely. ...

A blogger offers a detailed analysis of whether 2B Jesse Barfield has become a lost cause since leaving the Padres in the Kevin Kouzmanoff trade. Warning: heavy on the stats. ...

The Union-Tribune's Tom Krasovic writes about the flip side of the Padres' paring of their payroll: no bad long-term investments. ...

The Orioles are said to be the third team that could help the Padres close a deal to send RHP Jake Peavy to the Cubs. ... Here's the original report from the Baltimore Sun.

Chargers
Here's the Associated Press take on Falcons RB Michael Turner returning to San Diego to face the Chargers. ...

The Chargers have struggled on offense in the red zone this season. ...

Former Chargers assistant coach Sylvester Croom resigned as Mississippi State's head coach on Saturday. ...

Patriots WR Wes Welker, inexplicably cast off by the Chargers after one game, gets a nice write-up.

San Diego State
The Union-Tribune's Nick Canepa implores San Diego State athletic director Jeff Schemmel to look beyond the familiar in his search for a new football coach. ... Why is Terry Bowden interested in the job? He knows the clock is ticking on any return to the sideline.

The Aztecs' 76-47 victory over Hampton in men's basketball was notable on two fronts: It was the most-lopsided championship-game score in the 31-year history of the Great Alaskan Shootout, and it was Steve Fisher's first in-season tournament title in 10 seasons at San Diego State.

Soccer
North Carolina's Casey Nogueira, daughter of former Sockers goalkeeper Victor Nogueira, is among 15 semifinalists for the Herrman Trophy, awarded to the top player in college soccer. ...

UCLA reached the NCAA women's soccer final four in a big way, beating Duke 6-1. San Pasqual High School product Shannon MacMillan, who starred for the U.S. national team and the WUSA's San Diego Spirit, is a Bruins assistant coach.

Basketball
Francis Parker School graduate Tyler Bernardini scored 19 points for Penn, but the Quakers fell 73-63 at Albany. ...

La Jolla Country Day School Mercedes Fox-Griffin scored 14 points as Oregon State's women's team gave North Carolina a game in a tournament in the Bahamas before falling 82-78.