The Edmonton Oilers signed defenseman Darnell Nurse to a two-year contract extension Monday. The 25-year-old Nurse has 24 points (four goals, 20 assists) and 44 penalty minutes in 55 games this season. Nurse was selected by the… Read More »
The Los Angeles Chargers announced Monday that the team and 16-year quarterback Philip Rivers have decided to mutually part ways. Rivers, 38, will enter free agency this offseason. The team wrote in a statement: “There’s only one… Read More »
Tampa Bay Vipers defensive tackle Ricky Walker made XFL history Sunday, by becoming the first XFL player to get ejected in the rebooted league. Walker punched New York Guardians center Ian Silberman in the facemask, and officials promptly booted him from… Read More »
The San Diego Padres acquired reliever Emilio Pagán from the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday in exchange for outfielder Manuel Margot and a minor leaguer. Tampa Bay also got catcher/outfielder Logan Driscoll in the trade. The 22-year-old… Read More »
The Detroit Pistons traded Andre Drummond to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, just one hour before the NBA trade deadline. Cleveland is sending Brandon Knight, John Henson and a 2023 second-round pick to Detroit. Both Henson and Knight, whom… Read More »
The Golden State Warriors have agreed to trade shooting guard D’Angelo Russell, Omari Spellman, and Jacob Evans to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins, a 2021 protected first-round pick and a 2022 second-round pick. The Warriors acquired Russell, 23, in a… Read More »
American tennis player Abigail Spears received a 22-month doping ban on Wednesday, after a positive test taken from last year’s U.S. Open. The 38-year-old Spears has won 21 women’s doubles titles during her career and won the… Read More »
Kansas City police say that two suspects are in custody after a car chase along the parade route for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The incident began at 8:12 a.m. local time when the car… Read More »
The New York Knicks have fired longtime team president Steve Mills, just two days out from the NBA trade deadline. Knicks owner James Dolan is hoping to hire Raptors president Masai Ujiri, who is under contract in… Read More »
The Houston Astros formally introduced former Tampa Bay Rays executive James Click as the club’s new general manager. Click, 42, served as vice president of baseball operations for Tampa Bay from 2017-19. The Yale graduate joined the… Read More »
