GW to ditch ‘Colonials’ name
George Washington University is dropping its “Colonials” moniker because “it can no longer serve its purpose as a name that unifies,” the school announced Wednesday.
GW will keep using “Colonials” until a new name is introduced. That is expected by the 2023-24 academic year.
“A moniker must unify our community, draw people together and serve as a source of pride,” said Grace Speights, chair of the university’s board of trustees. “We look forward to the next steps in an inclusive process to identify a moniker that fulfills this aspiration.”
The school has used “Colonials” since 1926.
A special committee looked into the name’s history and delivered a report to the school president in March 2021.
According to an online statement from the university, a that committee determined that supporters of “Colonials” view it as referring to “those who lived in the American colonies, especially those who fought for independence and democracy,” while opponents see the term as referring to “colonizers who stole land and resources from indigenous groups, killed or exiled Native peoples and introduced slavery into the colonies.”
ARMY-NAVY IN FOXBOROUGH
The Army-Navy game will be played in New England for the first time, the service academies announced Wednesday as they revealed the five cities that will host the game over the next five years.
The 2023 game will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, home of the Patriots.
The 2024 game will be played at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, followed by M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore in 2025, the Meadowlands in 2026, and Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in 2027.
Philly, the game’s traditional home, has hosted 90 times and was previously announced as the host of this year’s Dec. 10 game.
Next year’s game outside Boston will be played in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and the 225th anniversary of the USS Constitution’s maiden voyage. The only previous times the game was played outside the mid-Atlantic region were in 1926 (Chicago) and 1983 (Pasadena, California).
LEBRON CARD COULD SET RECORD
LeBron James might be on the cusp of setting another record.
And someone will have to pay a lot of money to make it happen.
A one-of-a-kind James trading card — called the “Triple Logoman” — is up for auction this month, with some believing it wind up as the most expensive card ever sold. The current record is $6.6 million that was spent for a Honus Wagner trading card last year.
The Wagner card is more than 100 years old. The James card is part of Panini’s 2020-21 “Flawless” collection, and features the NBA logo patch from three of his jerseys, one each from his time with the Cavaliers, Heat and Lakers.
“The card stands out like no other card in the history of the industry,” said Ken Goldin, the founder and executive chairman of the collectibles marketplace Goldin — which is auctioning the card this month. “Typically, it’s the older vintage cards that are very valuable . ... But there’s really never been a card this popular before it was even pulled from a pack.”
Through Wednesday afternoon, bidding