A federal judge has ordered the Patent and Trademark Office to cancel registration of the Washington Redskins’ trademark, ruling that the team name may be disparaging to Native Americans. The ruling Wednesday by Judge Gerald Bruce Lee affirms an earlier finding by an administrative appeal board. In his 70-page ruling, Lee emphasized that the organization is still free to use the name if it wishes – the team would just
In a matchup against Max Scherzer and the first-place Washington Nationals, Johnny Cueto lifted his game to another level – perhaps that of an All-Star. Cueto pitched a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts, Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Nationals 5-0 Tuesday night. The potential pitching duel between Cueto and Scherzer never materialized.
GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson has refused to comment on allegations linking him to an illegal gambling operation, saying he had got used to being an ”object to be discussed.”
The NFL will stage at least two regular-season games each season at Premier League club Tottenham’s new London stadium over a 10-year period under a deal announced Wednesday. Tottenham is hoping to move into a new 61,000-seat venue adjacent to its current White Hart Lane stadium in 2018. ”With growing enthusiasm for the NFL in the United Kingdom, we are committed to hosting NFL games in world-class venues and are
By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League’s Washington Redskins failed to convince a U.S. judge to reinstate six trademark registrations canceled last year for being offensive to Native Americans. A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, said on Wednesday that he agreed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the trademarks might disparage Native Americans and that the law allowing for cancellation did not violate free
A minimum of two NFL games per year will be played at Tottenham’s new state-of-the-art stadium under a 10-year-deal agreed between the English Premier League club and American football chiefs, it was confirmed Wednesday. A joint statement from the NFL and Tottenham said the Spurs’ new 61,000-seat home would feature a retractable grass pitch for football, with an artificial surface underneath for gridiron. “With growing enthusiasm for the NFL in
International team skipper Nick Price is leaving no stone unturned as he formulates a plan to wrest the Presidents Cup from the United States for the first time in more than a decade, according to co-captain Tony Johnstone. Price, along with assistants Johnstone, Mark McNulty and South Korean KJ Choi, will look to guide their team to victory when the event comes to Asia for the first time in October
International team skipper Nick Price is leaving no stone unturned as he formulates a plan to wrest the Presidents Cup from the United States for the first time in more than a decade, according to co-captain Tony Johnstone. Price, along with assistants Johnstone, Mark McNulty and South Korean KJ Choi, will look to guide their team to victory when the event comes to Asia for the first time in October
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s self-styled “fabulous world of golf” faces the possibility of being a lot less fabulous after his disparaging remarks about illegal immigrants. Trump now has 18 courses, with a string of major tournaments lined up at some. For a while, the Golf Channel ran a regular show called “Donald J. Trump’s Fabulous World of Golf.” He renovated the famous Doral course in Miami
