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Well, this is a shock. According to reports, The Washington Washington Football Team have placed a claim on former San Francisco 49ers Linebacker Rueben Foster. Foster was released on Sunday by the Niners after getting arrested Saturday, November 24th on suspicion of domestic violence. Foster’s talent is unquestioned. However, his off the field behavior has been troubling. The […]

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According to the NFL Players Association, the average NFL career lasts about three years and is one of the shortest in all of professional sports. For…

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The Washington Washington Football Team are one of the most beloved franchises of the National Football League, with a largely African-American fan base. Currently embroiled in a…

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Politics has converged with sports in the nation’s capital as 50 U.S. Senators – all Democrats — signed a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell…

Seattle Seahawks player and Super Bowl champion Richard Sherman has had his fair share of controversy in the league. Despite a Stanford degree, his upbringing…

On Tuesday, the Washington D.C. City Council joined a growing consensus of supporters who want the capital’s NFL team to change its name by approving…

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The politics of money and privilege collide as the Washington Washington Football Team owner defends the use of the name as “heritage.” Cultural insensitivity is nothing new.…

What’s in a name? Centuries of racism, some say. Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin spoke with sports writer Roy S. Johnson about the controversy…

The closest most non-American Indians have ever come to connecting emotionally with a Native culture was during a viewing of ”Pocahontas.” I know, she’s caricature…

President Barack Obama took a break from a week-long government shutdown to weigh in on perhaps the second-most contentious issue in the nation’s capital: Changing…

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Washington Washington Football Team quarterback Robert Griffin III tied the knot to his college sweetheart Rebecca Liddicoat over the weekend in a lavish ceremony in Denver. Check…