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New York Post
08-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Long Island school district slapped with federal probe over plan to drop Native American team name
The federal government is launching a probe into a Long Island school district's attempts to rebrand its sports team to comply with New York State's Native American logo ban. US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the feds will probe Connetquot school district after it was revealed officials have been quietly working out a deal with the state to remove its Thunderbirds name. 'New York's patronizing attitude toward Native Americans must end,' McMahon said. 'We will continue to support the Native American community and ensure their heritage is equally protected under the law.' Advertisement 3 Connetquot High School is set to receive a federal probe over a potential plan to drop their Native American team name. James Messerschmidt The Trump administration has blasted the ban as discriminatory, in part because it singles out Native American imagery on logos and in sports team names. McMahon told Connetquot its efforts to cut a deal to rebrand as 'T-Birds' could be a violation of Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act. Connetquot had sued to keep the use of Thunderbirds in defiance of the state Board of Regents' ban, which was set in 2023 but is still going into effect. Advertisement The school district has allocated a jaw-dropping $23 million to phase out Thunderbirds – name shared with a sports car, an Air Force squadron and a Canadian Hockey League team. Both the Suffolk County district and the state Education Department had been silently negotiating a deal to contract Thunderbirds to 'T-Birds' — a phrase already used at the schools — as opposed to finding a new team name in late June. 3 Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon announced the probe on Connetquot's school district. Jack Gruber-USA TODAY via Imagn Images That was a turnaround after the state had previously said 'T-Birds' was not an acceptable alternative, according to a longtime Connetquot school board member. Advertisement 'Last month, they wouldn't allow it…They would not allow T-Birds or any derivative, not even Thunder,' Jaclyn Napolitano-Furno, whose time on the board since 2019 ended in July, previously told The Post. McMahon was called on by President Trump and toured Massapequa High School in May. There, the team name of the Chiefs had come under siege by the ban — one that can result in state funding cuts and removal of local board members. She criticized that only Native American team names were under scrutiny, whereas others like the Dutchmen or Huguenots were perfectly acceptable in the eyes of the state. 'The Department of Education has been clear with the state of New York: it is neither legal nor right to prohibit Native American mascots and logos while celebrating European and other cultural imagery in schools,' McMahon added. Advertisement 'During my recent visit to New York, many individuals in the Native American community express their deep pride in their heritage and local mascots. Images like the Thunderbirds and Chiefs are seen as symbols of strength, honor, and identity – not of disrespect.' 3 Connetquot High School sued to keep their team name, the Thunderbirds, in defiance of the state Board of Regents' ban, set in 2023. James Messerschmidt The Native American Guardians Association, which had a handful of its nearly 85,000 nationwide members join McMahon on stage at Massapequa High School, also filed a preliminary injunction against the ban and the Board of Regents last week. 'My clients are tired of it. They're tired of people pretending to speak for the Native American population — and they're tired of people trying to erase their history. It's unconstitutional, and we're not gonna put up with it,' NAGA attorney Chap Petersen told The Post last week. 'It's not even a state law. It's an ordinance,' he said, adding 'What they're doing is they're trying to erase history…a key piece of American culture.' Petersen also agreed that the terms being scrutinized have no offensive intent. 'It could be as innocuous as Thunderbirds, and as a result, you could lose your school funding…I just think that people have had it with this.'
Indian Express
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
WATCH: Cricket's first triple Super Over madness as Netherlands edge Nepal in record-breaking match
Netherlands and Nepal on Monday entered the record books after the Dutch prevailed over their opponents on the back of a historic third Super Over during the Scotland T20 Tri-Series in Glasgow. It was the first time a recognised men's limited-overs match, including both T20 and 50-overs cricket, went into the Super Over tie-break for the third time in a match. Set a target of 153 in regular time, Nepal needed 16 off the final over, pacer Nandan Yadav hit 4, 2, 2, and 4 of the last four deliveries to send the game into a Super Over. The game was a nail-biter, heading into an unprecedented third Super Over. In the first Super Over, left-arm spinner Daniel Doram, who had an excellent regular spell conceding only 14 runs and taking three wickets, was hit for 19 runs with Nepal's Kushal Bhurtel smashing two sixes and a four. The Netherlands responded with Michael Levitt hitting a six off the first ball and Max O'Dowd contributing a six and a four off the last two balls, pushing the match into a second Super Over. WATCH: Three Super Overs in the Netherlands vs Nepal T20I Netherlands vs Nepal Last Over & 3 Super Overs Ball By Ball — PCT Replays 2.0 (@ReplaysPCT) June 16, 2025 The second Super Over saw Lalit Rajbanshi conceding two sixes off his first three deliveries. However, he recovered to restrict the Netherlands to 17 runs. Nepal's chase started with a bang Rohit Paudel struck a first ball six, and Dipendra Airee followed with a four, bringing the equation down to seven runs needed off the final ball. Airee then stunned the Dutchmen as he smashed Kyle Klein over cow corner, forcing a third Super Over. However, it was down to offspinner Zach Lion-Cachet to make the decisive move in the third Super Over. He dismissed both Paudel and debutant Rupesh Singh, constricting Nepal to 0/2. With a run to win, Levitt put an end to the match by slamming Sandeep Lamichhane for a six over long-on. The Nepal-Netherlands humdinger was only the second time a men's T20I match had gone into a second Super Over with the first instance occurring between India and Afghanistan in January 2024, a contest that the Men in Blue eventually won.
Scottish Sun
14-06-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Scotland OUT of Darts World Cup as Gary Anderson and Peter Wright WHITEWASHED in shock defeat
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) GARY ANDERSON and Peter Wright failed to win a single leg as Scotland suffered a shock opening defeat at the World Cup of Darts. Scotland have won the tournament twice before, with the same pair beating England in 2019, and John Henderson and Wright got the better of Austria in 2021. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Gary Anderson and Peter Wright won the World Cup with Scotland in 2019 4 Anderson stepped aside for 2021, allowing John Henderson the chance, and him and Peter Wright lifted the trophy too 4 Peter Wright looks to the heavens for inspiration as Scotland lost to the Netherlands Credit: Getty 4 Gary Anderson wasn't on his best form Credit: Getty Scotland came into the event seeded alongside England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Their first match was to be no easy task for the former world champions, with Gian Van Veen and Danny Noppert of the Netherlands standing in their way. The Dutch duo got off to a dream start as they broke into a 2-0 lead over the veteran Scots as Van Veen pinned back to back doubles. World number 16 Noppert made it 3-0, but the younger Van Veen took out a 130-finish in the following leg as the Dutch marched into a 4-0 lead. Despite missing three-time World Champion Michael Van Gerwen, the Dutch still look a formidable force. The current World Youth champion Van Veen made it a fantastic five in the race to eight legs in Frankfurt. Danny Noppert got back in the action, as Scotland conceded their sixth leg without reply, and they couldn't stop the rot as Noppert goes back-to-back. Team Netherlands walk off the stage for the break in play 7-0 up on Scotland, as the Dutch demolition duo moved within one leg. Scotland missed darts to prevent the whitewash, and that allowed Noppert to step up and check out 25 to dump Scotland out of the tournament. The Dutchmen averaged 100.2, compared to Scotland's measly 79.37. 'Stupid' - Josh Rock hits out at 'disrespectful' World Cup of Darts rival's on-stage antics Anderson and Wright only managed three darts at double in the entire match. Danny Noppert told Sky Sports after the match: "I didn't expect this before the game" talking about Scotland's form. Star man Van Veen said to Sky: "Even though they didn't play well, It was still Scotland, it was still Peter Wright and Gary Anderson, even though they didn't play phenomenal it was still the two legends of the game." The Netherlands move on to the next round, where they take on Czechia. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Epoch Times
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
New York State Proposes Banning All Ethnic School Mascots
The New York State Education Department is doubling down on its ban on Native American-themed sports team names and mascots in public schools, in defiance of the federal government's order to overturn the policy. In response to federal accusations that the statewide mandate is itself discriminatory—by singling out teams bearing Native American-related names and imagery while allowing others to compete as 'Dutchmen,' 'Vikings,' and 'Huguenots'—state officials on Thursday proposed extending the ban to all mascots connected to any race or ethnicity.
New York Post
05-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
New York won't rescind Native American mascot ban and instead suggests broadening it — despite Trump's threat
New York education officials won't rescind the state's ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding. Instead, New York officials suggested in a letter to the US Department of Education on Thursday that they could broaden the state ban to include names and mascots derived from other racial or ethnic groups that the department deems offensive. The federal agency last week determined New York violated Title VI of the federal civil rights law by issuing a statewide ban on the use of Native American mascots and logos. Advertisement 3 The Massapequa Chiefs logo is seen in the school gym during a press conference and visit with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon at Massapequa High School in Massapequa, N.Y. on Friday, May 30, 2025. Heather Khalifa for the NY Post The department's civil rights office found the state ban is discriminatory because names and mascots that are still permitted are also derived from other racial or ethnic groups, such as the 'Dutchmen' and the 'Huguenots.' New York officials said they're willing to work with federal officials to 'reach a resolution as to the appropriate standard,' wrote Daniel Morton-Bentley, legal counsel for the state education department. Advertisement Morton-Bentley also noted in his letter that the federal government's current stance in support of keeping Native American team names and mascots runs counter to the agency's previous stance on the issue — not to mention those of the US Commission on Civil Rights, tribal leaders, state governments, and professional organizations that have long deemed them harmful and offensive. What's more, a federal judge in New York earlier this year dismissed a lawsuit brought by some local districts that have refused to comply with the state mandate to rid their schools of offensive Native American mascots and team names, Morton-Bentley wrote. 3 President Donald Trump attends a meeting with the Fraternal Order of Police in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington. AP The education department and its civil rights office, he argued, is 'not a court of last resort for unsuccessful litigants.' Advertisement Spokespersons for the federal education department didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment. U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon last week visited Massapequa, a Long Island town that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot, and was among the local districts that unsuccessfully challenged the state in federal court. 3 A person lies on the grass in front of Massapequa High School, in Massapequa, N.Y., Friday, April 25, 2025. AP McMahon said she would give New York ten days to sign an agreement rescinding the ban and apologizing to Native Americans for having discriminated against them and attempting to 'erase' their history. Advertisement New York school districts have until June 30 to commit to replacing offensive Native American mascots or team names, or risk losing state funding. They can be exempt from the mandate, however, if they reach an agreement with a local Native American tribe. The state education department said as of Thursday, three districts have sought and received extensions as they work to comply with the mandate. Massapequa was not among them.
