Report: Redskins to drop nickname, expose new identify Monday

Just lower than two weeks after one among his maximum outstanding company sponsors advised him to switch the identify of his soccer crew, Washington proprietor Daniel Snyder plans to announce the retirement of the “Redskins” nickname and expose a brand new crew identify Monday morning, an individual with wisdom of the placement showed to USA TODAY Sports. The individual spoke at the situation of anonymity since the announcement of a pending exchange had no longer been made. The new identify stays unknown, however Warriors, Red Wolves and Redtails have ranked a few of the submit widespread alternatives amongst lovers on social media. Snyder has lengthy not noted requests of Native American tribes and different organizations to switch the identify

E-gads! Brewers expose depleted Cubs’ holes and shortcomings

MILWAUKEE – The first save probability after the nearer went again on the injured record Thursday blew up within the eighth inning Saturday. And on the day the All-Star shortstop was recognized with a thumb fracture, the backup sailed a throw within the ninth that led to an unearned run and a walk-off loss to the Brewers at Miller Park. Welcome to the primary day of the remainder of the Cubs’ life this season with out Javy Baez. Welcome to the start of the tip of their playoff hopes? The 3-2 loss to the Brewers on Christian Yelich’s two-out, run-scoring double within the ninth despatched the Cubs to their second consecutive loss and left simply 1½

Joey Barton threatens to expose Magpies

Joey Barton has risked the wrath of Newcastle's management board after blasting how the club is being run, insisting there will be a "time and a place" to tell the fans "exactly how it is" at St James' Park. PA PhotosJoey Barton has entered the final year of his contract at Newcastle • Barton happy at Toon Newcastle's pre-season preparations have been overshadowed by unrest within the squad with defender Jose Enrique, who has one year remaining on his contract, fined two weeks' wages for taking to Twitter to state that "this club will never again fight to be among the top six" if they continued to let their best players leave. Newcastle, who were relegated to the Championship in 2009 before returning to England's