SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Fire crews were working a traffic accident on the I-5 freeway in San Diego.

Units were dispatched at around noon Saturday to the Interstate 5 northbound on-ramp near the intersection of National Avenue, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

A total of 21 personnel were assigned to the accident, including two engines, two medics and one truck, officials said.

No injuries were immediately reported, and the circumstances surrounding the accident were unclear.

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The San Diego Rodeo is returning to Petco Park, the baseball stadium that’s home to the San Diego Padres, Jan. 10-12, 2025.

Some of the best team ropers in the world are headed to the West Coast for warmer weather and big payouts in San Diego.

San Diego Rodeo 2025 team roping results

Round 1

Round 2

What team ropers are advancing to the Finals?

When and where is the 2025 San Diego Rodeo?

Petco Park in downtown San Diego is home to the San Diego Rodeo Jan. 10-12,

• Friday, Jan. 10: 6 p.m. PST
• Saturday, Jan 11: 6 p.m. PST
• Sunday, Jan. 12: 2 p.m. PST

What is the format for the San Diego Rodeo?

There will be three performances at the San Diego Rodeo. Rounds 1 and 2 will take place the first two performances (Jan. 10-11) with 12 teams competing. The final performance, Jan. 12, will be the Finals, comprised of eight of the highest money earners from the first two rounds, followed by the clean-slate Shoot Out round of four.

Who is entered in the team roping at the 2025 San Diego Rodeo?

Where to watch the San Diego Rodeo?

The rodeo is set to air on the Cowboy Channel Plus starting Jan. 10, at 9 p.m. ET. 

Who won the team roping at the 2024 San Diego Rodeo?

Marcus Theriot and Logan Medlin teamed up in sunny California to win the inaugural San Diego Rodeo. While they aren’t ProRodeo partners, the Mississippi and New Mexico natives had no trouble kicking off their weekend in Petco Park on the right foot. They won the first round with a 4.4, and their $3,500 win secured them a spot in Sunday’s eight-man round.

They picked up a leg in the eight-man but won enough just off the first round to advance to the sudden-death round of four. They started the round off as the first team out, and their 3.9-second run held strong, clinching the win. As one of only two teams to catch, they picked up some extra money for the win, pocketing $30,000 just for the four-man round. All in all, Theriot and Medlin left the West Coast with $33,500.00 each.

The Padres are again bringing another former manager into the organization.

This time, it’s Scott Servais coming aboard as a special assistant in player development, the Union-Tribune confirmed.

The Athletic first reported the addition of Servais, who was fired by the Seattle Mariners in August amid a disappointing 64-64 start to the season.

Servais was 680-642 over nine seasons in Seattle, winning as many as 90 games twice. But the 57-year-old Servais had just one postseason appearance in Seattle and was let go after the Mariners lost the AL West lead while falling from as high as 13 games over .500.

Mike Shildt was coming off quite a bit more success in St. Louis, but he too landed in San Diego after his surprising firing, initially as a consultant before the 2022 season.

Shildt, who ultimately replaced manager Bob Melvin after the 2023 season and has been extended through 2027, had no prior experience in San Diego or with President of Baseball Operations A.J. Preller.

That’s not the case with Servais, who was part of the managerial candidate pool before Andy Green was hired ahead of the 2016 season and was the Texas Rangers’ senior director of player personnel while Preller was in that front office.

A former major league catcher of 11 seasons, Servais also worked with Ryley Westman and Mike Daly, the Padres’ farm director and assistant farm director, respectively, while in Texas.

Originally Published: January 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM PST