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Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change
WASHINGTON - Several Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team na...
Jul 06, 2020
N.L. officials warn of potential fines in response to crowded bar photos
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Public health officials are warning of potential fines for skirting public health orders as images from a St. John's bar overflowing with patrons on the weekend draw criticism ...
Jul 06, 2020
Fishing lodge plans to reopen despite objections from Haida Nation in B.C.
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. - A luxury fishing lodge in British Columbia says it plans to reopen Friday despite a state of emergency issued by the Haida Nation because of COVID-19. The president of Qu...
Jul 06, 2020
Trump criticizes Redskins, Indians for weighing name changes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday criticizing a pair of sports teams that are considering name changes in the wake of a national reckoning over racial injustice and inequality. Trump tweet...
Jul 06, 2020
Trump criticizes Redskins, Indians for weighing name changes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday criticized a pair of sports teams that are considering name changes in the wake of a national reckoning over racial injustice and inequality. Trump tweete...
Jul 06, 2020
White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation
NEW YORK - A white woman who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man over walking her dog without a leash in Central Park was charged Monday with filing a false police report. I...
Jul 06, 2020
Nationals, Astros cancel workouts over virus testing delays
WASHINGTON - Baseball's two World Series teams cancelled workouts Monday because of COVID-19 testing delays that one executive worried could endanger the baseball season. The defending champion Washin...
Jul 06, 2020
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Wallace over flag and noose
WASHINGTON - NASCAR's layered relationship with President Donald Trump took a sharp turn Monday when Trump blasted the series for banning the Confederate flag and wrongly accused the sport's only full...
Jul 06, 2020
Kaepernick, ESPN team up for documentary series on his life
Colin Kaepernick will be featured in a documentary series produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. The deal between Kaepernick's production arm, Ra Vision Media, an...
Jul 06, 2020
Wolfpack forced to wait on whether relegation will be on the table in 2020
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack, currently at the bottom of the Betfred Super League standings at 0-6-0, will have to wait a little longer to find out whether relegation will be taken off the tabl...
Jul 06, 2020