Cleveland Indians are changing their team name to the Guardians
3 years, 5 months ago

Cleveland Indians are changing their team name to the Guardians

LA Times  

Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians. The ballclub announced the name change Friday with a video on Twitter narrated by actor Tom Hanks, ending months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning by institutions and teams to permanently drop logos and names considered racist. Team owner Paul Dolan said last summer’s social unrest, touched off by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, spurred his intention to change the club’s name. However, the team continues to sell merchandise bearing the smiling, red-faced caricature that was protested for decades by Native American groups.

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Major League Baseball Starts Today, And The World Series Champs’ Name Still Honors Genocide
2 years, 8 months ago

Major League Baseball Starts Today, And The World Series Champs’ Name Still Honors Genocide

Huff Post  

The 2022 Major League Baseball season is finally about to begin. When fans and owners say their team’s name honors Indigenous people, one could ask: Well, why not “honor” other racial or ethnic minorities to this same degree and extent? The truth is, many fans of high school, college and professional teams who claim that their team’s name honors Indigenous …

Indians officially changing name to Guardians this week
3 years, 1 month ago

Indians officially changing name to Guardians this week

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — A new era of big-league baseball in Cleveland is about to start. The team said some digital elements will change Thursday before Cleveland’s team website and social media handles transition to Guardians on Friday. It’s been a sometimes challenging path to the name change for Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team, which has been known as the Indians since …

Guardians MLB team settles lawsuit with roller derby club
3 years, 1 month ago

Guardians MLB team settles lawsuit with roller derby club

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Cleveland will have two teams called the Guardians. The Major League Baseball franchise and a local roller derby club have reached a resolution in a lawsuit filed over the use of the name Guardians, allowing both to continue using it. Last month, the Cleveland Guardians roller derby team, which was formed in 2013, filed its lawsuit alleging the …

Which Cleveland Guardians? Roller derby team sues MLB team
3 years, 1 month ago

Which Cleveland Guardians? Roller derby team sues MLB team

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — A roller derby team that has called itself the Cleveland Guardians since 2013 sued the city’s Major League Baseball team in federal court in Cleveland on Wednesday alleging that the switch from Indians to Guardians infringes on its trademark. When the roller derby team offered to sell the rights to the Guardians name to the baseball team, the …

Guardians chosen as new name for Cleveland’s baseball team
3 years, 5 months ago

Guardians chosen as new name for Cleveland’s baseball team

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — While riding his bike over a bridge across the Cuyahoga River near Progressive Field, Indians owner Paul Dolan rarely paid much attention to the eight giant stone figures that seem to guard the city. They have new meaning, After more than 100 years, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team is getting a new name — Guardians. The name change, …

In wake of Indians’ decision, Blackhawks stay with team name
4 years ago

In wake of Indians’ decision, Blackhawks stay with team name

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks are going to remain the Blackhawks and there is no sign of a change coming anytime soon. Speaking publicly for the first time since baseball’s Cleveland Indians announced Monday they plan to change their name, Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz reiterated the same message the team shared this summer after lingering questions about Native American team …

AP Interview: Indians owner says name won’t change in 2021
4 years ago

AP Interview: Indians owner says name won’t change in 2021

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name — they just don’t know to what or when. Expressing that “it’s time,” owner Paul Dolan said that after months of internal discussions and meetings with groups, including Native Americans who have sought to have the team stop using a moniker many deem racist, the American League franchise is dropping the …

The Cleveland Indians Will Change Its Team Name
54 years, 11 months ago

The Cleveland Indians Will Change Its Team Name

Slate  

The Cleveland Indians are set to change the baseball club’s century-old team name, the New York Times reports, after years of protest over and criticism of the nickname and use of Native American imagery. The rebrand is not a total surprise, and even appeared inevitable after the team phased out the use of its unequivocally offensive mascot, Chief Wahoo, a …

Report: Cleveland Indians changing name after 105 years
4 years ago

Report: Cleveland Indians changing name after 105 years

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name after 105 years. Cleveland’s move away from Indians follows a similar decision earlier this year by the NFL’s Washington Football Team, which was previously known as the Redskins. For years, Native American groups and others have protested against Cleveland’s use of Indians as its name as well as other imagery used …

Cleveland Indians to drop ‘Indians’ from its name, though not immediately
4 years ago

Cleveland Indians to drop ‘Indians’ from its name, though not immediately

CNN  

CNN — Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians announced Monday that the franchise will change the team name but will continue to play as the “Indians” until the club determines their new branding. “We also spoke to local civic leaders who represent diverse populations in our city and who highlighted the negative impact our team name has had on our broader …

Cleveland’s baseball team reportedly decides to drop Indians nickname
4 years ago

Cleveland’s baseball team reportedly decides to drop Indians nickname

LA Times  

Following protests for racial equality over the summer in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the Cleveland Indians announced they were reviewing their nickname. For more than a century of mostly futile seasons, Cleveland’s baseball team has been called the Indians. The Indians nickname is most commonly associated with outfielder Louis Sockalexis, a Native American who played for Cleveland from …

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