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SPORTSWednesday 4 November
Redskins: U.S. has registered plenty of ‘offensive’ trademarks
LARRY O’DELL In this Aug. 7, 2014 file photo, the Washington Redskins logo is seen on the field before an NFL who challenged the trade-
Associated Press football preseason game in Landover, Md. mark, which was initially
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As registered in 1967, have
the Washington Redskins Associated Press until Jan. 14 to file their re-
defend their federal trade- sponse.
mark registration, they ar- ist and offensive messages” not insult them, and that centage of Native Ameri- The Redskins argue in their
gue in court papers that but insists that the name there is no proof that a sub- cans who may have found 64-page filing that of the
the government has regis- Redskins is not among stantial segment of that the marks disparaging at more than 3 million trade-
tered plenty of companies them. population finds the word any relevant time,” the marks registered since
with offensive names. The team has long said Redskins offensive. team’s lawyers wrote in the 1870, no registration has
Among the names cited that the name is intended “Petitioners made no at- brief. ever been retroactively
by the NFL team: Take to honor Native Americans, tempt to quantify the per- The five Native Americans canceled for being dispar-
Yo Panties Off and Dago aging. The team cites Aunt
Swagg clothing, Midget Jemima products, Uncle
Man condoms and inflat- Ben’s rice and Red Man
able sex dolls and Baked tobacco as racially tinged
By A Negro bakery prod- trademarks that have
ucts. gone unchallenged.
The Redskins are appeal- Even if the government
ing a judge’s July order finds certain trademarks
canceling their trademark offensive, the Redskins say,
registration. U.S. District canceling them would vio-
Judge Gerald Bruce Lee late the First Amendment.
ruled that the name Red- “A ban on registering ‘dis-
skins may be disparaging paraging’ trademarks un-
to Native Americans. constitutionally burdens
In its opening brief filed with speech based on con-
the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of tent and viewpoint, just as
Appeals, the team says the would a ban on register-
federal trademark register ing copyrights for ‘dispar-
is “infested with countless aging’ books,” the team’s
trademarks conveying rac- lawyers wrote. q
NBA Capsules added 25 points, eight re-
bounds and 11 assists.
Continued from Page 17 CLIPPERS 102, SUNS 96
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake
OAKLAND, California (AP) quarters. San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan, right, defends New York Knicks’ Griffin had 22 points and 10
— Stephen Curry scored SPURS 94, KNICKS 84 Robin Lopez, left, and Danny Green, center, during the second rebounds and unbeaten
21 of his 30 points in an em- NEW YORK (AP) — LaMar- half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in New Los Angeles hung on down
phatic third-quarter stretch cus Aldridge scored 19 York. The Spurs won 94-84. the stretch for a victory
and the reigning NBA points, Kawhi Leonard had over Phoenix.
Most Valuable Player fol- 18 points and 14 rebounds Associated Press The Clippers are off to a
lowed up his 53-point per- as San Antonio beat New 4-0 start for the fourth time
formance from three days York to give Tim Duncan a Sunday, by shooting 8 of 15 with a 3, knocking it down in franchise history and the
earlier with another sold milestone victory. and grabbing six rebounds. with Russell Westbrook right first time since winning the
game to lead unbeaten Duncan had 16 points, 10 ROCKETS 110, THUNDER 105 in his face. first five games of the 1985-
Golden State past Mem- rebounds and six assists in HOUSTON (AP) — James Westbrook made a 3-point- 86 season, their second in
phis. his NBA-record 954th vic- Harden scored 37 points as er with 44 seconds left to Los Angeles after relocat-
Curry did not play in the tory with one team. He Houston beat Oklahoma cut the lead to 108-105, ing from San Diego. They
fourth quarter with his team passed Hall of Fame point City 110-105 for its first win and Harden missed a 3 on beat Phoenix for the eighth
up big after shooting 10 for guard John Stockton, who of the season. the other end. But West- straight time in their longest
16 and hitting four 3-point- went 953-551 with the Utah It was the first loss for the brook and Kevin Durant streak against Phoenix in
ers to give him 21 through Jazz. Duncan, in his 19th Thunder, who won their both missed 3-pointers on the rivalry’s 46-year history.
four games — even after season with the Spurs, is first three games while the the next possession and Markieff Morris scored 19
Grizzlies coach David Jo- 954-381. Rockets dropped their first Dwight Howard made a points for the Suns, who
erger joked before the Tony Parker also finished three. pair of free throws with 5.7 were coming off back-to-
game, “We’re going to put with 16 points. An 8-1 run by the Rockets seconds left to secure the back wins against Portland
three guys on him tonight.” Carmelo Anthony scored made it 107-100 with about victory. following their opening
Curry also had a huge third 19 points for the Knicks but two minutes left. Harden Durant led the Thunder with night loss against Dallas. Ty-
quarter with a career-best struggled to just 4-of-17 capped that key stretch 29 points, and Westbrook son Chandler had 14 points
28 points in Saturday’s win shooting while often guard- and 17 rebounds.
at New Orleans, and he ed by Kawhi Leonard, the TRAIL BLAZERS 106, TIMBER-
won Western Conference reigning NBA Defensive WOLVES 101
Player of the Week honors Player of the Year. Anthony MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Da-
after averaging a league- was coming off a season- mian Lillard had 34 points
best 39.3 points. best 37 points on Saturday and seven assists and Port-
The Grizzlies starters com- in a victory at Washington. land won 106-101 after
bined to shoot 11 for 46, led Aldridge followed his best Minnesota honored fallen
by Marc Gasol’s 13 points. game with the Spurs, a coach Flip Saunders with
They were outscored 72-27 24-point performance in a an emotional pregame
over the second and third 95-87 victory in Boston on tribute.q
