Chief Wahoo logo will not be allowed on new baseball Hall of Fame plaques
The baseball Hall of Fame says it no longer will use the Cleveland Indians’ Chief Wahoo logo for plaques of new members.
In a statement, the Hall said that it “concurs with the commissioner’s sentiment and acknowledges the shifting societal view of Native American logos in baseball.”
Former Cleveland slugger Jim Thome was elected in January and said he wanted a block C logo on his plaque when it is unveiled in July. Thome said it was “the right thing to do.”
Major League Baseball announced this year the Chief Wahoo logo won’t appear on Cleveland uniforms starting in the 2019 season. The decision came after discussions between Commissioner Rob Manfred and team owner Paul Dolan.
Former U.S. Amateur champion Peter Uihlein built a five-up lead against Rory McIlroy and held off his late charge with enough key shots of his own in a 2-and-1 victory, one of several surprises in the opening session of the Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas.
Defending champion Dustin Johnson hit two shots out of bounds on the same hole, another tee shot in the hazard and couldn’t make the putts that he couldn’t afford to miss on the back nine. He wound up losing on the 17th hole to Bernd Wiesberger.
Free-agent pitcher Alex Cobb and the Baltimore Orioles finalized a four-year contract.
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The 30-year-old right-hander was 12-10 with a 3.66 ERA in 29 starts for Tampa Bay last season.
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kyle Korver has been excused from the team to be with family following the death of his younger brother, Kirk.
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The Indy 500 on ABC is the second-longest partnership in television and sports events behind only the Masters, which has been on CBS since 1956.
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Manchester United has applied to set up a professional women’s team for the first time in the club’s history. If the English Football Assn. accepts the request, United would enter its team in the second tier of the Women’s Super League.