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A day after Donald Trump threatened to hold up a deal for a new football stadium in the nation’s capital if the Washington Commanders did not go back to the name Redskins, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president’s comments were not a joke. CBC | World News

President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for Washington’s NFL team if it does not restore its old name of the Redskins, which was considered offensive to Native Americans. CBC | Sports News

The Washington Redskins appear to be ready to trade corner back Josh Norman ahead of the NFL trade deadline. Whether any team might be interested in the 31-year-old cornerback remains to be seen. As Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported, the Redskins are actively shopping Norman around the league, though the market for defensive backs appears to be a ...

On this week’s Monday Night Football, the San Francisco 49ers continued their undefeated streak, picking up their fourth win against the hapless Cleveland Browns, 31-3, and dropping their opponents to a 2-3 win-loss record. In this nationally televised game, quarterback Baker Mayfield continued what appears to be a protracted slump after a successful rookie season, completing just eight out of ...

The New England Patriots last Sunday remained one of the National Football League’s two undefeated, 4-0 teams by hanging on to defeat the Buffalo Bills 16-10, in spite of future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady posting a 45.9 quarterback rating, his worst single game in 13 years, according to Pro Football Reference stats. But Brady will get a golden ...