Federer will sit out Rio games

Sports shorts has taken me to other places around the country, my heart had always remained in the Big Apple,” he said in a statement. “Once a Knick, Always a Knick.”

Stoudemire was a sixtime All-Star, but battled knee injuries after his sensational first season in New York, when he became the first Knicks player to be voted an AllStar starter since Patrick Ewing in 1997.

MLB

UPTON HEADING TO TORONTO » The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. from the San Diego Padres.

The Blue Jays also received cash from San Diego. In return, the Padres get minor league right-hander Hansel Rodriguez.

Upton is batting .256 with 16 home runs, 45 RBI and 20 stolen bases. The 12-year veteran has also played for Tampa Bay and Atlanta.

Upton is in the fourth year of a five-year, $75.25 million contract he signed with the Braves before the 2013 season. He’s owed $16.45 million next season.

NHL

DEKEYSER SIGNS WITH DETROIT » The Detroit Red Wings have avoided arbitration and signed defenseman Danny DeKeyser to a $30 million, six-year contract.

DeKeyser will count $5 million against the salary cap throughout the length of the deal. Agent Don Meehan confirmed the terms of the contract Tuesday, including modified no-trade protection beginning in the 2017-18 season.

The restricted free agent and the club were scheduled to have their arbitration hearing on Thursday in Toronto.

PREDATORS SIGN GRANBERG » The Nashville Predators have signed restricted free-agent defenseman Petter Granberg to a two-year contract. Granberg’s deal will be worth $575,000 at the NHL level and $175,000 at the American Hockey League level in 2016-17.