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

Roller Derby Team Sues Cleveland M.L.B. Club Over ‘Guardians’ Name Change

By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT Sports “To be blunt, Plaintiff was here first,” the Cleveland Guardians roller derby team said in filing a suit claiming trademark infringement.https://nyti.ms/3BmgzM8

Washington Football Team Bans Native American Headdresses and Face Paint

By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT Sports The new dress code policy for home games comes just over a year after the team dropped its logo and “Redskins” from its name.https://nyti.ms/3ircY9i

As Cleveland Searches for a Name, a Fan Roots for His Trademark

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports Arlen Love applied for the Cleveland Spiders trademark. The Cleveland sports fan insists it is about love, not profit potential.https://nyti.ms/38zE4WI

A Team By Any Other Name Is Fine, It Turns Out

By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports The Washington N.F.L. franchise is picking a new name. As other pro franchises have learned, the process of rebranding can be as unique as the result.https://nyti.ms/2Ou3uKP

FedEx Made a Demand Dan Snyder Couldn’t Afford to Dismiss

By BY KEN BELSON AND KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports Long a defiant defender of his team’s name, the owner of the Washington football team changed course in short order after FedEx sent a letter threatening to withdraw its sponsorship.https://nyti.ms/3elxByu

In Campaign Against Racism, Team Names Get New Scrutiny

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL, GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO, BILLY WITZ AND DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports It is not just the N.F.L.’s Washington team that could get a name change. A number of schools are also reconsidering nicknames, though some are resisting any switch.https://nyti.ms/2OffHmE