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Washington's NFL team will not be called the Warriors or have any other Native American imagery in the new name when it's revealed next year.

The NFL team formerly known as the Redskins will go by the Washington Football Team for at least the 2020 season. This will give extra time to choose a new moniker.

The Washington NFL team is shedding the “Redskins” name effective immediately. The change comes less than two weeks after owner Dan Snyder launched an organizational review.

The Cincinnati Bengals have taken the LSU quarterback with the first selection in the NFL draft. It’s the third straight year in which the reigning Heisman Trophy winner was taken first overall in the draft. Burrow just led the Tigers to the national championship in a record-setting season...

The Redskins have hired Ron Rivera as their new coach. Rivera spent the past nine seasons with the Carolina Panthers and took them to the Super Bowl in 2015. The 57-year-old of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent becomes the first minority to be named full-time coach of the Redskins...

Dwayne Haskins led Washington to three second-half scoring drives, including two set up by lost fumbles by Atlanta, as the Redskins took a 19-7 win over the Falcons.

John Little can hardly go a week without a reminder that he and other Native Americans often are viewed as relics of the past.

Not a good night for the Washington Redskin, as they were plague with turnovers. Zak Prescott and the Cowboys took advantage and out scored Dallas 38-14.

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Redskins will try to keep moving toward an NFC wildcard spot when they host Carolina in the Monday Night Football game. Washington is 7-5-1 and can move into the second wildcard spot with a victory over the defending NFC champs...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Patent and Trademark Office to cancel registration of the Washington Redskins' trademark, ruling that the team name may be disparaging to Native Americans. The ruling Wednesday by Judge Gerald Bruce Lee affirms an earlier finding by an administrative appeal board...