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A green-and-gray mini basketball sits on a bed of sand-colored rocks next to the pool in the backyard. The ball belongs to five-year-old Jaiden Thomas, son of Isaiah Thomas, whose name and image grace the side of it. Jaiden brought the ball from Boston to Cleveland, a reminder that his father used to play for the Celtics and played so well they sold souvenirs with his picture on them. Jaiden’s…

The accomplished mountain climber who killed himself after his girlfriend died in an avalanche in Montana had seemingly been at a breaking point prior to her death, writing weeks before on a climbing blog that the sport is “either a beautiful gift or a curse.” Hayden Kennedy, of Carbondale, Colo., was found dead Sunday at a residence in Bozeman, Mont., one day after his girlfriend, 23-year-old Inge Perkins of Bozeman,…

That micro-computer is responsible for interpreting the joystick and button signals and transmitting those signals to the car’s onboard systems. Aboard the helicopter, Mardenborough got help from a sensor and a display on the cockpit that showed the GT-R /C’s speed. On his fastest lap that lasted one minute 17.47 seconds, the vehicle reached 131 mph and averaged 76 mph. Mardenborough described the event as “once-in-a-lifetime, truly epic stuff.” Damn…

There were no saviors, no miracles, and then the unthinkable happened. The U.S. national team was knocked out of the 2018 World Cup with a 2-1 defeat on Tuesday night in Trinidad and soccer in America took a kick in the head nobody saw coming. The Americans went into the night with a projected 97% chance of qualifying, a number that eventually dipped by exactly 97 points. The U.S. got…

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Then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem in a game against the Dallas Cowboys on October 2, 2016. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem in a game against the Dallas Cowboys on October 2, 2016. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images More than a year ago, Colin Kaepernick, then a quarterback…

Team USA’s Christian Pulisic is defended by Trinidad and Tobago’s Kevon Villaroel on Tuesday night during their 2018 World Cup qualifier football match in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago. A loss, combined with other results, means the U.S. team will be staying home next year. Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images Team USA’s Christian Pulisic is defended by Trinidad and Tobago’s Kevon Villaroel on Tuesday night during…

LAS VEGAS — Hockey fans arrived on the Las Vegas Strip in the crisp desert afternoon, gathering in jovial groups outside the rink. Many wore the striking, multicolored jerseys of the Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL expansion team playing its historic first regular-season home game Tuesday night. Less than a mile south on the Strip is the massacre site where 58 people were killed and hundreds were injured just nine…

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x Embed x Share CLOSE NASCAR drivers dish on the many autographs they have signed. USA TODAY Sports Chase Elliott, right, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, and his crew chief, Alan Gustafson, during testing for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.(Photo: Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images) CONCORD, N.C. — Does experience or youth matter more in NASCAR’s current playoff format? The age range…

MORE: Denny Hamlin unveils Martinsville scheme There’s a certain amount of crazy that’s associated with Talladega Superspeedway, a track with tendencies toward three- and four-wide racing, wild finishes, underdog winners and multi-car stack-ups.   NASCAR’s schedule makers tried to relieve some of the pressure on the crazy valve this year, moving the Alabama track’s date in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs from an elimination cut-off point to the…

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Landon Cassill said Tuesday he isn’t sure what his next move will be now that he’s been informed he will not be back with Front Row Racing in 2018.   “The most important thing for me and my family is just (to) prepare for the future, figure out where I want to go next and what I want to do,” Cassill told a group of reporters Tuesday…

U.S. fans in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago were left stunned by the Americans’ 2-1 loss that eliminated them from World Cup contention  (AP/Rebecca Blackwell) The United States men’s national soccer team failed to qualify for next year’s World Cup finals for the first time since 1986 after their 2-1 loss to Trinidad & Tobago Tuesday night. The loss ends a streak of seven consecutive appearances for the U.S….

The issue of casino gambling, largely absent from the General Assembly’s agenda for the past five years, could return to Annapolis in 2018. Joe Weinberg, head of the company that operates Maryland Live Casino & Hotel in Anne Arundel County, said Tuesday that he is “all in” for an effort to legalize sports betting at Maryland’s six casinos. Weinberg, chief executive of Cordish Global Gaming, urged members of the Joint…

Aroldis Chapman after the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians in Game 3 of an American League division series on Sunday. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Each year, the first weekend of October is a bonanza for sports networks and fans alike. All the major professional sports are playing, college football is in full swing, high school football is being played throughout the country, other sports are in session ― and a massive…

Mia Khalifa and Gilbert Arena have a new sports talk show. (Complex Networks) The first time Gilbert Arenas and Mia Khalifa met together with the producers of their new sports talk show, they alighted on the same question. “Are we allowed to swear on this show?” Khalifa recalled with a laugh this week. They are, as it turns out. And the question probably reveals something of the tenor for their…

Twitter’s latest attempt to help users find more relevant and popular tweets across its platform is a new set of lists specific to ongoing sports matches. Now, when scrolling through the home tab of the Twitter mobile, you’ll have the option of seeing a carousel at the top of the screen with current games. Tapping into any one will show you a list of tweets relevant to the game that…

There’s a famous Woody Allen joke: “Those who can’t do teach, and those who can’t teach teach gym.” Well, here’s a modernized version of that old saw: Those who can’t do write, and those who can’t write write about sports. One of the most amazing revelations about the shameful and unpatriotic antics of NFL players who are taking the knee (or even lying on the ground stretching) during the national…

Illustration by Sam Woolley/GMG Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we’re talking tattoos, ball hogs, passing food, and more. Your letters: Cam: Did ESPN force the current political climate when they “embraced debate?” It feels like society followed the change to constant screaming and refusal to agree on even the most insignificant thing. I think that’s giving wayyyyyyy…

There’s a famous Woody Allen joke: “Those who can’t do teach, and those who can’t teach teach gym.” Well, here’s a modernized version of that old saw: Those who can’t do write, and those who can’t write write about sports. One of the most amazing revelations about the shameful and unpatriotic antics of NFL players who are taking the knee (or even lying on the ground stretching) during the national…