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Robert Kinsler started United Fray in 2009. He was working as a real estate broker in Washington when he saw an article about leagues for Skee-Ball, the arcade game, in New York. He started his own league, charging $20 a person. At the start of the following year, several hundred people had signed up. He quit his job to focus on the league full time. Last year, United Fray had…

Lonzo Ball continued to make as much noise about his shoes as his game, though Ball was impressive in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 115-106 Summer League victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Las Vegas on Saturday. Ball, who has sported the family shoes — Big Baller Brand — Nike and Adidas in previous outings, broke out the new, not-on-the-market-yet Stephen Curry Under Armor kicks. Oh, he had 14 points, nine…

China winter sports push boosts overseas outdoor brands

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent announcement that it would review a New Jersey case on sports wagering and the American Gaming Association’s continued push to repeal the law forbidding state-authorized sports gambling are clear indicators that sports betting is on its way to some major changes. But will those changes be good for Nevada? For years, sports books have been supportive of efforts to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports…

Christian McCaffrey might seem like one of those guys that was always destined to be a football player. He’s 5-foot-11, 205 pounds. His father, Ed McCaffrey, was a 6-foot-5, 215-pound wide receiver that played in the NFL for 13 seasons. His mother, Lisa, was a college soccer player. His older brother played college football. His younger brothers are both football players, too.  But while McCaffrey may have been destined for…

Robert Kinsler started United Fray in 2009. He was working as a real estate broker in Washington when he saw an article about leagues for Skee-Ball, the arcade game, in New York. He started his own league, charging $20 a person. At the start of the following year, several hundred people had signed up. He quit his job to focus on the league full time. Last year, United Fray had…

Christian McCaffrey might seem like one of those guys that was always destined to be a football player. He’s 5-foot-11, 205 pounds. His father, Ed McCaffrey, was a 6-foot-5, 215-pound wide receiver that played in the NFL for 13 seasons. His mother, Lisa, was a college soccer player. His older brother played college football. His younger brothers are both football players, too.  But while McCaffrey may have been destined for…

Robert Kinsler started United Fray in 2009. He was working as a real estate broker in Washington when he saw an article about leagues for Skee-Ball, the arcade game, in New York. He started his own league, charging $20 a person. At the start of the following year, several hundred people had signed up. He quit his job to focus on the league full time. Last year, United Fray had…

Inevitably some took offence, with many seeing it as just the latest manifestation of Mr Trump’s sexism rather than a demonstration of diplomatic courtesy. Julie Bishop, the Australian foreign minister, was the latest to voice her disapproval. “I wonder if she could say the same of him?” she  told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, when asked whether she would be flattered or offended if the comment were directed at her. “I’d…

LaVar Ball acknowledged his son’s wearing of different shoes serves as both a temptation and an invitation to the brands that passed on him. “It’s making a statement to the brands of what they could have had with an open mind,” the patriarch said via text message. “The players are the brand ambassadors. The brand is nothing without the players.” Asked whether there’s still a chance for a big shoe…

SUNDAY ON TV TENNIS 9 a.m. ESPN — Wimbledon Championships, men’s final, at London NBA BASKETBALL 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Summer League Playoffs, semifinal, Portland-San Antonio winner vs. Miami-Memphis winner, at Las Vegas 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Summer League Playoffs, semifinal, Boston-Dallas winner vs. L.A. Lakers-Brooklyn winner, at Las Vegas MLB BASEBALL 1:10 p.m. FOX OHIO — Washington at Cincinnati 1:10 p.m. TBS — Game 1, N.Y. Yankees at Boston…

By most accounts, the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles were a smashing success: The air was clean, the freeways clear, the Soviets absent and the American athletes dominant. There’s also the little fact that the city actually made money hosting the Games. You wouldn’t know this reading letters submitted to The Times. Reacting to the International Olympic Committee’s unprecedented decision this week to award the 2024 and 2028…

Joey Logano can always count on top billing when he races at what counts as his hometown track. Take a walk at the New Hampshire fan zone and Logano’s name is on the marquee high above the ground for the film “Cross-Threaded.” Logano stars with drag racer Robert Hight in a trailer for the faux film sponsored by AAA that centers on the buddy team searching for the missing Golden…

Kyle Busch held off Ryan Preece at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to win his second straight NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday afternoon. Busch took the lead from Brad Keselowski with less than 30 laps to go when a member of Keselowski’s pit crew mishandled the gas can, leading to a stop and go penalty. Keselowski had led 102 of the 200 laps before the catastrophic mistake. For Busch, the…

LONDON (Reuters) – The six Arab countries who last month cut ties with Qatar are reported to have written to world soccer’s governing body FIFA to demand it be stripped of hosting the 2022 World Cup because they consider the Gulf state to be a “base of terrorism”. The Swiss website The Local reported that Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt had collectively written to…

Christian McCaffrey might seem like one of those guys that was always destined to be a football player. He’s 5-foot-11, 205 pounds. His father, Ed McCaffrey, was a 6-foot-5, 215-pound wide receiver that played in the NFL for 13 seasons. His mother, Lisa, was a college soccer player. His older brother played college football. His younger brothers are both football players, too.  But while McCaffrey may have been destined for…

Robert Kinsler started United Fray in 2009. He was working as a real estate broker in Washington when he saw an article about leagues for Skee-Ball, the arcade game, in New York. He started his own league, charging $20 a person. At the start of the following year, several hundred people had signed up. He quit his job to focus on the league full time. Last year, United Fray had…

Tiemoue Bakayoko (l) scored against Manchester City in last season’s Champions League Chelsea have signed midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko from French champions Monaco in a reported £40m deal. The 22-year-old France international has signed a five-year deal with the Premier League champions. He becomes Chelsea’s second major summer signing after they brought in defender Antonio Rudiger from Roma. Bakayoko joined Monaco from Ligue 1 rivals Rennes in 2014 and made his…

By most accounts, the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles were a smashing success: The air was clean, the freeways clear, the Soviets absent and the American athletes dominant. There’s also the little fact that the city actually made money hosting the Games. You wouldn’t know this reading letters submitted to The Times. Reacting to the International Olympic Committee’s unprecedented decision this week to award the 2024 and 2028…

Who takes the checkered flag at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend? Here are our picks for Sunday’s race. Winner: Martin Truex Jr. How can you pick against this guy right now? Truex Jr. leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in both regular season and playoff points while his three wins have him tied with Jimmie Johnson for the most this year. Sunday’s pole-sitter is coming off an absolutely…