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Washington NFL team retires racial slur from its name and logo
It’s a demand that Indigenous activists have been demanding for years. But it may be too early to call it a victory. “…Until we actually see what that replacement is, I think it’s probably too early to celebrate,” said Tristan Ahtone, president of the Native American Journalists Association. “The team still could come back with native-themed imagery.”
The real lesson of the NFL’s scandalous September is that sports fans have power
The NFL is enduring one of its worst months in memory as stories mount about player arrests and the league’s seemingly tone-deaf responses. Still, the power of fans to force the NFL into action might be the lasting legacy of the scandals.
Packer fans, and obsession, are spreading to all corners of the globe
The NFL playoffs begin this weekend. One of the marquee match-ups pits the Green Bay Packers against the San Francisco 49ers, historically two of the league’s most successful franchises. The game will be in Wisconsin, but Packer fans will be huddling together to watch across the world.