Cleveland Baseball Will Share ‘Guardians’ Name With Roller Derby Team

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Sports The settlement of a federal lawsuit will allow the Major League Baseball franchise to move forward with renaming its team, amid a reckoning over symbols of racism.https://nyti.ms/3wQwkKR

The Florida Panthers Are Winning, Both on and Off the Ice

By BY CAROL SCHRAM from NYT Sports A franchise that had faltered after showing early promise is in a tight playoff race, and has committed to growing youth hockey in an untraditional market for the sport.https://nyti.ms/3dYGkd5

FedEx Joins Push for Washington Redskins to Be Renamed

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT Sports The shipping giant paid $205 million for the naming rights to FedEx Field under a sponsorship deal that began in 1999.https://nyti.ms/2NRT0oc

After Meeting With N.H.L., Seattle Group Is Optimistic About Expansion Team

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports The next step in the process to add a 32nd N.H.L. team in Seattle will be a vote by the full N.H.L. Board of Governors, possibly as soon as December.https://nyti.ms/2O44mbu