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Luke WaltonPhoto: Getty ImagesAccording to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Sacramento Kings handed Luke Walton his walking papers on Sunday, just 17 games into year three of his tenure as head coach. I wouldn’t call Walton a great coach,…

The Sacramento Kings fired coach Luke Walton on Sunday after getting off to a disappointing start in his third season in charge. Walton was informed of the decision a day after a 123-105 home loss to Utah that dropped the Kings to 6-11 on…

Luke Walton's tenure as head coach of the Sacramento Kings is over after he was fired Sunday during his third season with the team, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Kings finished 31-41 and missed the playoffs in…

Bill Walton graced the College GameDay set with his larger-than-life antics as the guest picker ahead of UCLA’s battle with Oregon.When ESPN decided to take College GameDay out to Los Angeles for UCLA’s matchup with Oregon, there was only…

Derrick Henry’s high school record of 502 yards rushing was broken by Kayleb Wagner.Illustration: AP/HUDLWe here at Deadspin have written numerous times about how dominant Tennessee Titans halfback Derrick Henry was in high school. He was a…

Joe Walton, who as a player helped take the Giants to three consecutive N.F.L. championship games in the early 1960s with his outstanding pass-catching and blocking, but who found considerably less success coaching the N.F.L.’s other New…

Former Jets head coach and longtime Robert Morris leader Joe Walton died Sunday. He was 85. Walton spent 20 years coaching at Robert Morris, launching the Division I-FCS school’s football program after a decades-long run as an NFL…