Padres reportedly narrow potential buyers down to 4 groups, final bids to be submitted in April

The San Diego Padres have narrowed down the list of potential buyers to four groups, according to reports. A second and final round of bids to purchase the MLB franchise will be submitted in April.

In late February, five prospective ownership groups reportedly placed bids to the Seidler family. One of those groups is no longer in the running, according tothe San Diego Union-Tribune.

Each of the remaining four groups has been informed that they are still in the running and met with the Padres management at the team's spring training complex in Peoria, Arizona, this week. However, the four ownership groups expected to submit bids have not been revealed publicly.

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Previously, Golden State Warriors ownerJoe Lacob was reported to front one of the ownership groups. Lacob, 70, has owned the Warriors since 2010, winning four NBA championships and becomingthe most valuable teamin the league. He had made earlier attempts to purchase the Athletics, Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Two of other groupsreportedly expressing interestin buying the Padres are led by Dan Friedkin and José E. Feliciano. Friedkin and his Pursuit Sports group own Everton of the Premier League and AS Roma in Serie A. Feliciano's private equity firm Clearlake Capital owns Premier League club Chelsea.

Friedkin previously pursued a purchase of the Boston Celtics beforeBill Chisholm and his Symphony Technology Groupwon the bidding last spring.

Another groupreported to show interestin making a bid involved Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees and was led by Vuori founder and CEO Joe Kudla. Brees regularly attends Padres games and is reportedly friends and workout partners with Kudla, whose activewear clothing company is located in nearby Carlsbad, California. However, it's not known if the Brees group is one of the four finalists in the second round of bidding.

The Seidler family, which currently owns the Padres, has been exploring a potential sale since November. Chairman and majority stakeholder Peter Seidlerdied in November 2023at the age of 63 after a long illness. John Seidler, Peter's brother,currently controlsthe family trust, and thus the Padres, after being approved by MLB owners a year ago.

According to reports, the Seidler family is seeking a sale price close to $3 billion, which would be the highest ever for an MLB team. Steve Cohen bought the New York Metsfor $2.4 billionin 2020, the highest purchase price for an MLB club to this point.

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Forgotten musicians from the ’80s: What are they doing now?

Not every artist who ruled the '80s charts went from MTV to arena residency. Some reinvented themselves. Some never stopped working, just without spotlights. Here are nine decades made famous, and what became of them.

Thomas Dolby

"She Blinded Me with Science" made Thomas Dolby an MTV staple in 1982. He left the stage for Silicon Valley, founded a startup, and co-created code embedded in over two billion mobile devices. He then spent a decade as music director for every TED Conference before heading the Peabody Conservatory's Music for New Media program at Johns Hopkins.

Toni Basil

When "Mickey" hit No. 1 in December 1982, Toni Basil was already 38 with two decades in show business behind her. She returned to choreography, with credits including My Best Friend's Wedding, both Legally Blonde films, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In 2022, a federal court confirmed she held the sole copyright on "Mickey."

Toto

Toto's IVwon six Grammys in 1983, including Album of the Year, and the band played on Michael Jackson's Thriller. The hits stopped, though they kept touring. "Africa" later became a defining internet meme, reaching listeners born long after it first charted.

Wall of Voodoo

"Mexican Radio" became an early MTV fixture in 1982. Frontman Stan Ridgway left in 1983 for asolo career spanning a dozen albums. The band continued under a new lineup but never recaptured the moment. Guitarist Marc Moreland died in 2002. The song remains the band's only Billboard Hot 100 entry.

The Plimsouls

"A Million Miles Away" appeared in the 1983 film Valley Girl and earned modest chart success, but the Plimsoulsbroke up in 1984. Frontman Peter Case reinvented himself as a folk artist, earning a Grammy nomination in 2007. The song outlived the band, landing on the Speed soundtrack in 1994 and covered by the Goo Goo Dolls.

Lipps Inc.

"Funkytown" reached No. 1 in the United States and dozens of countries in 1980. Lipps Inc.officially disbandedtwo years later. Singer Cynthia Johnson went on to win three Grammy Awards with the gospel group Sounds of Blackness.

Soft Cell

Soft Cell's 1981 cover of "Tainted Love" became one of the decade's most recognizable records. Marc Almond and Dave Ballkept making musicfor forty years, finishing their sixth album just days before Ball died in October 2025. The album, Danceteria, is due in 2026.

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Fine Young Cannibals

Fine Young Cannibals hit No. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic in 1989, then dissolved in 1992. Singer Roland Gift marked40 years of the bandin 2025 with a compilation and a sold-out London show.

The Outfield

"Your Love" peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986 and has since beencovered or sampled over 1,000 times. Guitarist John Spinks died in 2014. Singer Tony Lewis released a solo album in 2018 and died in October 2020 at 62. Both founding members are gone.

Wrap up

The '80s produced more careers than the decade could contain. Many of these artists kept working without fanfare. Some built entirely new lives. Others held on long enough for the world to find them again.

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Warriors' tailspin continues as injuries knock out 4 more players during loss to T'Wolves: 'We're going through it'

Injuries continue to ravage the Golden State Warriors after the team lost four more players Friday night during their127-117 lossto the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Lower back soreness knocked out Draymond Green 30 minutes before tipoff; Quinten Post suffered a sprained left ankle; and Al Horford (right calf tightness) and Seth Curry (left adductor soreness) exited the game at separate points.

On top of that, the Warriors lost their fourth straight game and ninth of their past 12 games. At 32-34, theysit ninth in the Western Conferenceand have not won consecutive games since a four-game winning streak in mid-January.

"We're going through it for sure," said Warriors coach Steve Kerr,via NBC Bay Area. "But you saw how hard the guys played and stayed in it and got the fans into it. We can't ask anything more of our players right now what they're giving effort-wise and playing together. But yeah, we're about as beaten up as any team."

The injury situation was already worrisome for the Warriors, who lostJimmy Butler to a torn ACLin January and havenot had Stephen Curry for the past 16 gamesdue to a right knee injury.

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(Curry, along with Butler, will notreach the league's 65-game thresholdfor year-end awards this season.)

The road to turning around the final quarter of the season doesn't get easier. TheWarriors begin a six-game road trip on Sunday, which features games against the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons.

While there was no update on the statuses of Green, Post and Seth Curry after the game, Kerr said Horford suffered a calf "strain" and will likely miss time.

"With a calf, we're not going to rush him back," Kerr said.

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March 14, 2026

Warriors' tailspin continues as injuries knock out 4 more players during loss to T'Wolves: 'We're going through it'

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