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RG3 Hoping To Start Opening Game

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 05.23.2013 | Sports

ASHBURN, Va. — Robert Griffin III's rehab started with a "cry festival." Then came a special new passcode for his cellphone and a chance to hash...

News Genius Quotes of the Week, 05/10/2013

News Genius | Posted 05.10.2013 | World
News Genius

In yet another week of insanity and far-reaching events, News Genius is back to break down the Top 5 quotes of the week, spread across sports, science, law, and international affairs.

NEVER

Posted 05.10.2013 | Sports

The Washington Redskins will remain the Washington Redskins as long as Dan Snyder owns the team. Despite recent calls for a change, Snyder insists tha...

To the 79 Percent of People Who Don't Think the Washington Redskins Should Change Their Name

Dan Treadway | Posted 05.03.2013 | Sports
Dan Treadway

This isn't even a borderline case, guys. Given our long history of mistreatment of Native Americans naming a team with any reference to that culture is a ballsy proposition. But to not only do that, but to make the name a straight-up derogatory slur, is just completely absurd.

Poll Reveals Where Americans Stand On 'Redskins'

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 05.02.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON — It's been a rough offseason for the Washington Redskins, and not just because of the knee injury to star quarterback Robert Griffin...

Redskins' Adam Carriker: Gay Teammate Not A 'Big Deal'

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 04.02.2013 | DC

If you're a Washington Redskins player and you're gay, that wouldn't be a problem, at least according to Washington Redskins defensive end Adam Carrik...

'Travesty Of Fairness'

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 05.11.2013 | Sports

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — General Manager Bruce Allen said Monday the Washington Redskins were the victims of a "travesty of fairness" because of a $36 mi...

Why the R*dsk*ns Need to Change Their Name

Amanda Blackhorse | Posted 05.08.2013 | Sports
Amanda Blackhorse

If we can agree that I should not be called a "redskin" because that would be racist, then isn't it obvious that the Washington NFL team should not use the name? Eighty years' use of a racist term does not make a racist practice a legitimate tradition. It makes it 80 years overdue for a change.

Redskins Defend Name Before Tribunal

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 03.07.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Redskins are facing another name challenge. NBC's ProFootballTalk blog has the details on the team's new trademark di...

High School Retires 'Redskins' Nickname

AP | Posted 03.07.2013 | New York

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Athletes in James Fenimore Cooper's hometown will no longer take the field as the Redskins. The school board in the upstate New ...

School Drops Redskins Nickname... For Deerslayers?

AP | Posted 03.07.2013 | Sports

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Athletes in James Fenimore Cooper's hometown will no longer take the field as the Redskins. The school board in the upstate New ...

'There's Nothing That We Feel Is Offensive'

AP | Posted 02.20.2013 | Sports

RICHMOND, Va. -- Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen said Thursday the team isn't considering a new nickname, adding that it's "ludicrous"...

Wined, Dined And Taken To Turkey

Richmond Times-Dispatch | Jim Nolan | Posted 04.01.2013 | DC

Dinners at Ruth's Chris. Free tours of Turkey and Taiwan. Tickets to the Masters golf tournament and Redskins games. Conferences, concerts and convent...

Redskins Star Injured In Nightclub Incident

AP | By OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 01.26.2013 | Sports

HONOLULU (AP) — Washington offensive tackle Trent Williams won't play in the Pro Bowl after being hurt early Friday in a brawl at a Honolulu nightcl...

Robbie, We Hardly Knew Ye

David Macaray | Posted 03.18.2013 | Sports
David Macaray

It goes without saying that it would be a genuine tragedy if a player of RGIII's caliber were lost to injury. After all, quarterbacks as extraordinarily versatile and dangerous as Griffin don't come along very often. Or do they?

GOLDEN AGE

AP | RACHEL COHEN | Posted 01.15.2013 | Sports

NEW YORK -- The two kids from Northern California burst from NFL afterthought to championship contender in eerily similar fashion a decade apart. Tom...

30 Seasons Is 'Enough Of Guys In Pig Snouts And Dresses'

AP | Posted 03.13.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Hogettes will oink no more. The group of male fans who have cheered on the Washington Redskins for three decade...

Time For A Change?

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 02.20.2013 | Sports

If the Washington Redskins ever want to return to the city of D.C., the team will need to seriously consider changing its name. That was the messag...

Doesn't Sound Good For RG3

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 01.07.2013 | Sports

ASHBURN, Va. -- It doesn't sound good for Robert Griffin III. An injury that sidelines RG3 well into next season is a very real possibility – or ...

RG3 Defends Himself

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 03.09.2013 | Sports

ASHBURN, Va. -- As the Washington Redskins awaited word on Robert Griffin III's health, teammates defended the rookie quarterback's decision to keep p...

RG3's Injury Fuels the Player Safety Debate

Mitch Goldich | Posted 03.09.2013 | Sports
Mitch Goldich

Griffin's injury wasn't directly related to the controversy surrounding defenseless receivers and helmet-to-helmet hits, but it was connected to that topic. It was about the culture. Should he have played through the pain, or should he have stayed on the bench?

Heated Exchange Caps Redskins-Seahawks Game

Posted 01.07.2013 | Sports

The trash talking began before the Redskins and Seahawks took the field for their Wild Card showdown. It seemed to continue after game, too. Sea...

Seahawks Rally Past Redskins

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 03.08.2013 | Sports

LANDOVER, Md. — Russell Wilson raced ahead to throw the final block on Marshawn Lynch's fourth-quarter, go-ahead touchdown run, doing just enoug...

RG3 Reinjures Knee Against Seahawks

AP | Posted 03.08.2013 | Sports

LANDOVER, Md. — Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III reinjured his right knee in the fourth quarter of Sunday's playoff gam...

LOOK: Marion Barry's 'Psychic Intuition' About The Redskins

Posted 01.07.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Former District of Columbia Mayor and current Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) has never been shy about tweeting what's on his mind...