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American Indians look to high court

WASHINGTON -- A group of American Indians who find the Washington Redskins' name offensive wants the Supreme Court to take up the matter.
The group late Monday asked the justices to review a lower court decision that favored the NFL team on a legal technicality.
The seven Native Americans have been working through the court system since 1992 to have the Redskins trademarks declared invalid. A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office panel ruled in their favor in 1999, but they've since suffered a series of defeats from judges who ruled that the plaintiffs waited too long to bring their suit in the first place.
A lawyer for the group says he'd like to see the court decide once and for all whether the Redskins name defames Native Americans.

Entire article: American Indians group takes 'Redskins' name to U.S. Supreme Court - ESPN
 
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Jake;1540774; said:
Should've known the garbage in the Cowboys thread came from Deadskins fans. I'd post some cute pictures, too, but what could I find that would be funnier than the Skins, themselves?

Jim Zorn, Jason Campbell, championship! :lol:
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What's funnier? Entertaining the thought that the Cowboys could win a game in the playoffs :lol:
 
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Jake;1540774; said:
Should've known the garbage in the Cowboys thread came from Deadskins fans. I'd post some cute pictures, too, but what could I find that would be funnier than the Skins, themselves?

Jim Zorn, Jason Campbell, championship! :lol:
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It could be worse


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ScriptOhio;1542326; said:
WASHINGTON -- A group of American Indians who find the Washington Redskins' name offensive wants the Supreme Court to take up the matter.
The group late Monday asked the justices to review a lower court decision that favored the NFL team on a legal technicality.
The seven Native Americans have been working through the court system since 1992 to have the Redskins trademarks declared invalid. A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office panel ruled in their favor in 1999, but they've since suffered a series of defeats from judges who ruled that the plaintiffs waited too long to bring their suit in the first place.
A lawyer for the group says he'd like to see the court decide once and for all whether the Redskins name defames Native Americans.

Entire article: American Indians group takes 'Redskins' name to U.S. Supreme Court - ESPN
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Frank Gifford, 1954 Giants lose quirky record as Redskins face 6th straight winless team (The Canadian Press)

ASHBURN, Va. - So, Frank Gifford, are you bummed out that your 1954 New York Giants are about to lose a place in the record books to the 2009 Washington Redskins?
"Not at all," the Hall of Fame running back said with a laugh. "Particularly when you didn't know you had one."
When Gifford remembers the '54 Giants, he thinks about a knee injury he sustained late in the season that contributed to the team's struggles down the stretch. What never occurred to him - until a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday - was that New York opened that season with five consecutive games against winless opponents.
"We only had 12 teams," Gifford said.
That's right. While the present-day Redskins' lineup of 0-fer opponents - culminating with record-breaking No. 6, the Kansas City Chiefs (0-5) on Sunday - comes from a kitty of 32 teams, the NFL party numbered only a dozen 5? decades ago.
It helps that some of the opponents were reruns. The Giants opened with a 41-10 win over the Chicago Cardinals, then lost 20-14 to the Baltimore Colts (0-1 entering the game). They then rolled to a 51-21 rout of the Washington Redskins (0-2), beat the Cardinals (0-3) again 31-17 and the Redskins (0-4) again 24-7. They finally faced a team with a win in Week 6, losing 24-14 to the eventual NFL champions, the Cleveland Browns (2-2).
So, in review, the Giants did what a team is supposed to do when playing struggling teams: They won, going 4-1 against the winless. Gifford's knee injury - he says he twisted it in a collision with teammate Kyle Rote, who was blocking on the play and suffered a concussion - contributed to a late-season swoon, so New York had to settle for a 7-5 mark and no playoffs.
This year's Redskins, by contrast, have failed miserably to take advantage of their soft schedule. Granted, their first game was - sure enough - against the Giants, who are still unbeaten. But then they barely beat the St. Louis Rams 9-7, lost to the Detroit Lions 19-14, squeaked past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16-13 and fell to the Carolina Panthers 20-17.
So, even though the record is a middling 2-3, the Redskins have already reached the exasperation point. It should have been a lot of fun setting this quirky record, but it sure hasn't.

Entire article: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=capress-fbn_redskins_no_win_record-165127430&prov=capress&type=lgns
 
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ScriptOhio;1568721; said:
The Giants opened with a 41-10 win over the Chicago Cardinals, then lost 20-14 to the Baltimore Colts (0-1 entering the game). They then rolled to a 51-21 rout of the Washington Redskins (0-2), beat the Cardinals (0-3) again 31-17 and the Redskins (0-4) again 24-7. They finally faced a team with a win in Week 6, losing 24-14 to the eventual NFL champions, the Cleveland Browns (2-2).
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Wow...that really was a long time ago. :wink2:
 
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