Chargers return to San Diego for two training camp practices

You up? The Chargers appear to be testing the waters on San Diego's feelings for them.

Driving the news: The team that split town eight years ago is slinking back for training camp practices at University of San Diego today and tomorrow.

• That's a homecoming not just for the team sleeping on Los Angeles' couch, but also for Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, who led USD from 2004-2006.

The intrigue: Mayor Todd Gloria proclaimed Sunday "Antonio Gates Day," honoring the tight end who played 14 of his 16-year Hall of Fame career here.

Between the lines: San Diego is a different sports town since the Chargers left in 2017.

• SDSU did what was impossible for the Chargers (build a football stadium), and its men's basketball team made a national championship.
• The Padres have been to the playoffs three times and are now perennially near the top of the league in attendance every year.
• The Wave debuted in the NWSL (to immediate success), and SDFC debuted in the MLS (to immediate success).

The bottom line: We think we know where you'll land, but we're asking anyway. Reply to let us know.

• Are you any closer to embracing the Chargers than when they bolted? How could they win you back?