FILE – In this Jan. 1, 2017 file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) warms up before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Clara, Calif. Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden says the team “talked about and discussed” bringing in Kaepernick for a tryout “but we will probably go in […]
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Cooper paces Cowboys past McCoy, Redskins
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott made the $21 donation after his touchdown. Amari Cooper took the freebie following the first of his two scores. The bonus for the Dallas Cowboys: They’re all the way back in the NFC East race. Cooper celebrated his first touchdown with a mock free throw before a 90-yard score that sent […]
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They were the first Redskins to play in the Super Bowl. Decades later, they're paying the price.
Football fans of a certain age will remember the Super Bowl VII matchup between George Allen’s Redskins and Don Shula’s Dolphins in 1973. That year, Miami became — and remains — the only team in National Football League history to finish the regular season and the postseason undefeated. Yet Washington, making its first-ever Super Bowl […]
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Supreme Court justices raise doubts over law barring offensive trademarks
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court raised doubts Wednesday about a law that bars the government from registering trademarks that are deemed offensive. The justices heard arguments in a dispute involving an Asian-American band called the Slants that was denied a trademark because the U.S. Patent and Trademark office says the name disparages Asians. The band […]
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Pats won’t look past Redskins
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are experienced with not overlooking any opponent regardless of the records coming into a game. “That’s for sure. I’m sure (coach) Bill (Belichick) will put you in the right place if he catches you slipping up and looking past them,” defensive tackle Alan Branch said on Tuesday. […]
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Patriots sputter in preseason opener; Brady sits
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots starters pretty much had their way against Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins during three days of joint practices. No sense in rubbing it in when they got around to playing the game. Coach Bill Belichick rested Brady, Darrelle Revis and most of […]
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R. Jensen: A different opinion
Justin Pelletier’s column (June 29) and Kalle Oakes’ column (June 30) about the Washington, D.C., NFL team name, “Redskins,” give rise to this letter. I fully respect their right to their opinions; however, I object to Oakes’ statement that “This isn’t another brick in the wall.” I believe his “brick in the wall” examples are […]
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In the Crease: An overused name, an overdue honor, and a fond farewell
Time to empty out the notebook again as we hit the summer months. Here are a few of the scattered thoughts kicking around the ol’ noggin this week: — The Seattle Times followed some other newspapers recently and banned the use of the officially licensed name of Washington, D.C.’s National Football League franchise, the Redskins. […]
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Rich Lowry: Patent Office ruling itself is offensive
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s contribution to the Washington Redskins debate is pettifogging absurdity in the service of rank politically correct bullying. A panel of the office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled in favor of plaintiffs claiming that the Redskins name “may disparage persons or bring them into contempt, or disrepute,” and therefore […]
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Patent Office rules trademark on Washington Redskins to be canceled
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Patent Office ruled Wednesday that the Washington Redskins nickname is “disparaging of Native Americans” and that the team’s federal trademarks for the name must be canceled. The 2-1 ruling comes after a campaign to change the name has gained momentum over the past year. The team doesn’t immediately lose trademark protection […]