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Dec 06, 2016

Fight over Washington's nickname continues in wake of Standing Rock

As Native American protestors appear to have achieved victory in North Dakota, another group continues to do battle with the capital’s NFL teamAt 10 o’clock Saturday morning, about 1,500 miles east of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, a group of 15 protesters stepped off a bus in windswept Northern Virginia to deliver a stack of petitions with 1,820 signatures, all recently gathered. This was the second straight year that the group that calls itself Rebrand Washington Football: Fans for a New Name dropped by the headquarters of Washington’s pro football team, advocating a change from the “Redskins” nickname, which is considered offensive by many fans. Related: Dakota Access pipeline: US denies key permit, a win for Standing...

Sep 19, 2016

Dak Prescott looks comfortable but not great – and that's all the Cowboys need

As gifted as Tony Romo is as both a passer and offensive mind, he sometimes tries to do too much. His stand-in is keeping it simple, and succeedingThe Dallas Cowboys were left for dead when Tony Romo went down in the preseason. They already had so many holes, especially on their defense, that the thought of giving the team to a rookie quarterback seemed disastrous. How would Dallas survive with Dak Prescott as their leader?Perhaps they won’t. Maybe over the months without Romo, Prescott’s inexperience will be exposed. But for one important week against his team’s biggest rival, in their stadium, he looked every bit as capable of handling himself. On Sunday, he mowed through Washington in a way many...