SAN DIEGO – A new generation of the O’Malley family, part of baseball royalty long associated with the rival Dodgers, is taking over ownership of the San Diego Padres.

Four cousins representing the O’Malley and Seidler families say they plan to turn around the Padres, who have struggled in recent years in the National League West.

Kevin O’Malley, co-founder of Top of the Third, and Brian O’Malley, minority owner of Top of the Third are the grandsons of the Dodgers’ legend owner, the late Walter O’Malley, who is enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

SAN DIEGO -- The Amateur Sports Alliance of North America (ASANA) is bringing its annual World Series women's softball championship to San Diego, August 20-25, 2012 and they need some local help.

Created in 1997 with both men and women's teams, the sports non-profit split from the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAA) ten years later and took only the women players. It currently boasts 26 participating cities across the country.

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego LGBT Pride’s annual “Out at the Park” will take place on Saturday, May 19, at 7:05 pm at Petco Park when the Padres host the Angels in interleague play.

Pride officials say that this year's event will be the largest yet.

The game will will mark the first series that baseball superstar Albert Pujols will appear in San Diego as a member of the Los Angeles Angels.

Tickets to the game purchased through San Diego Pride are $15, which is discounted from the $18.50 individual ticket price paid by those purchasing tickets directly from the Padres.

SAN DIEGO -- Debbie Allen, a life-long San Diegan native, has jumped into the anti-bullying fray by starting a petition to get her hometown's local professional baseball team to join the "It Gets Better Project."

One of the many hats Allen wears is as director of the local Humanist organization, the San Diego Coalition of Reason (SDCoR). Humanists believe in and advocate for equal rights for all people, among various other causes. As such, Allen has been following the "It Gets Better Project" with great interest since its inception.