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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Wil Myers return to Tropicana Field was bust for him and the San Diego Padres.Myers struck out in all four at-bats Wednesday to give him seven straight strikeouts, and the Padres lost 2-0 to Chris Archer and the Tampa Bay Rays.Archer struck out nine, including Myers three times, in 7 1/3 innings to help the Rays complete a three-game sweep.Im good friends with Archer, great dude, really good pitcher, Myers said. He looked really dominant today. One of the best starts Ive personally seen him have. Unfortunately, I was on the other end of it.Myers, the 2013 AL Rookie of the Year, sent to San Diego from Tampa Bay in a blockbuster three-team trade in December 2014. He fanned in final three at-bats Tuesday and went 1 for 12 in the series.It comes down to me, I havent done anything to really get the offense going, Myers said. Ive been not just bad but terrible this last two weeks. Its something that Ive got to turn around.Christian Friedrich (4-9) allowed two runs and six hits for the Padres, who have lost five straight and eight of 10. The left-hander is 0-7 over his last nine starts.Id say thats the best my fastball has felt, being able to pull it down in the zone, Friedrich said. It was definitely fun to establish the heater today.Archer (7-16) allowed four hits and a walk.Brad Miller hit his 25h homer in the first inning after going deep twice in a 15-1 rout Tuesday night.Alex Colome got the final four outs for his 28th save. He escaped a two-on, no-out jam in the ninth.Nick Franklin was hit in the head on deck by a teammates bat, but drew a walk and scored in the first inning before leaving the game with a head bruise against the San Diego Padres.Kevin Kiermaier smacked the back of Franklins head with a bat when Franklin bent to grab pine tar in the on-deck circle prior to leading off the first inning. Kiermaier was stretching a few feet in front of Franklin, swinging the bat with a weight on it over his head with one arm. Franklin was wearing a helmet.Franklin passed a concussion protocol test.Right when it first happened, I felt a little bit dazed, Franklin said. Partially it was my fault. I saw him there, I thought I was out of the way and next thing you know I got whacked.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: OF Jabari Blash (sore knuckle) got the day off. ... OF Alex Dickerson (general soreness) was the designated hitter for the second straight game.UP NEXTPadres: RHP Paul Clemens (2-2) will go against Arizona RHP Archie Bradley (4-8) when San Diego opens a seven-game homestand Thursday night. Denver Nuggets Shirts . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Nuggets Jerseys 2019 . Mitch Holmberg added a goal and three assists. 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NEW ORLEANS -- Former NFL star Darren Sharper was sentenced Thursday to more than 18 years in prison for drugging women in order to rape them -- double the sentence recommended by prosecutors.One of Sharpers victims -- the only one to speak at his sentencing hearing -- rebuffed his display of contrition.For the list of people youve done this to: Go to hell, she said. Her name was not given in court, and The Associated Press does not identify victims of sexual abuse by name.The former New Orleans Saints safety, jailed since February 2014, apologized and appeared chastened by his fall from grace.I would like to apologize a thousand times, the 40-year-old Sharper said. Later, he said, looking down and sighing, Im still trying to figure out why I made some of these choices.His voice quivered and choked with emotion when he apologized to his parents.U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo, in sentencing Sharper, told him she couldnt understand how he did what he did, since he was college educated and obviously had grown up in one of the most loving households.We can never ignore the damage you inflicted on those women and society at large, she said.Sharper had pleaded guilty in federal court in New Orleans to drugging three women so he could rape them. He also has pleaded guilty or no contest in state courts in Louisiana, Arizona, California and Nevada to charges arising from allegations of drugging and raping women.Defense attorney Billy Gibbens asked for leniency because Sharpers testimony helped get late guilty pleas from two codefendants who will be sentenced in October.Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael McMahon told the judge, I dont think Mr. Sharper has really wrapped his head around the fact that he is a serial rapist.Meanwhile, the tearful victim told Sharper that because of arrogance and clear stupidity, he kept drugging and raping women even after he knew she was talking to state and federal investigators.Within days ... you gave me ... and the entire judiciall system in Louisiana the big middle finger because you thought we werent capable of stopping you, she said.dddddddddddd You continued to rape other women in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas.She said she understands that people make mistakes. But it wasnt a mistake. A mistake happens once and you never make it again. Rather, she said, it was a way of life for you and your friends.Prosecutors suggested a 9-year prison term for Sharper under a multi-jurisdictional plea deal, but Milazzo rejected it in June as too lenient. The sentence she imposed, 18 years and four months imprisonment, was 15 months short of the maximum. Sharper also was fined $20,000. His sentence will run concurrently with any state sentence.The judge said he will be on three years supervised release after he gets out of prison, including sex treatment conditions and registration as a sex offender.Sharper or his friend Brandon Licciardi, a former sheriffs deputy in neighboring St. Bernard Parish, put anti-anxiety drugs or sedatives into womens drinks so they could rape them, according to a 15-page statement signed as part of Sharpers plea agreement.Milazzo has scheduled sentencing Oct. 13 for Licciardi and a second New Orleans codefendant, Erik Nunez.Charges around the country involve nine victims, but Milazzo has said in court that there may be as many as 16.Sharper was named All-Pro six times and chosen for the Pro Bowl five times during a career that included stints with the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings. He played in two Super Bowls, one with the Packers as a rookie and one with New Orleans Saints when they won in 2010.He ended a 14-year career in 2011. He was working as an NFL network analyst when women began telling police in several cities similar stories of blacking out while drinking with him and waking up groggy to find they had been sexually abused. ' ' '