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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On Monday, the Seattle Mariners announced a four-year, $30 million extension for lefty starter Marco Gonzales which will kick in for the 2021 season and includes a club option that could keep him in Seattle through the 2025 season.

The Colorado Rockies and All-Star shortstop Trevor Story finalized a $27.5 million, two-year deal, and avoided arbitration -leaving 18 players still headed to arbitration hearings, which run from Tuesday through Feb. 21. The 27-year-old Story remains eligible