Cleveland Indians

Now that the NFL’s Washington team has retired its contentious nickname and logo after decades of objection and amid a nationwide movement calling for racial justice, the Indians appear to be the next major sports franchise that might assume a new identity.

Amid the decisions made by several professional sports teams to re-evaluate their use of Native American imagery and nicknames, the Chicago Blackhawks are standing by their logo and team name.

Cleveland manager Terry Francona won’t sidestep the hot-button topic any longer. He believes the Indians need to change their contentious nickname.

The Cleveland Indians are reviewing their contentious nickname

Jim Carrey may be one of Hollywood’s biggest funnymen – but the star took to his Twitter this week to reveal a surprisingly serious side-project.

Police are looking for three men who kicked a homeless man in the head as he slept on the steps of a Bronx church.

Tyler Skaggs grew up rooting for the Los Angeles Angels, and got to pitch for his favorite team.

Caleb Smith (3-0) struck out eight in seven innings to help Miami stop a four-game slide as he allowed one run in the third inning.

Curtis Granderson hit his fourth homer for the Marlins, who lost their fourth game in a row and have the worst record in the majors.

The Marlins and Indians will complete a home-and-home series with two games in Miami beginning on Tuesday

Miami starter Pablo López (2-3) allowed just two hits in his longest start this season and Jorge Alfaro homered on the first pitch from reliever Neil Ramírez (0-1), who replaced Carrasco.

The Marlins and Indians will begin a two-game series at Progressive Field on Tuesday

Four suspects are in custody after a pair of police chases of stolen cars that began in Key Biscayne Tuesday morning. NBC 6’s Hank Tester has the story.

Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83.

The Marlins signed outfielder Curtis Granderson to a minor-league contract on Tuesday

NBC 6’s Darryl Forges has the latest as police continue to search for whoever pulled the trigger early Wednesday morning.

CARACAS – Con una masiva asistencia de votantes la oposición venezolana emprendió el martes la segunda jornada de validación de firmas, confiada en que logrará el porcentaje de rúbricas exigido por el Consejo Nacional Electoral para activar una nueva fase del proceso de referendo revocatorio del mandato de Nicolás Maduro. Por segundo día consecutivo miles de personas se concentraron desde…......

Long running drama, which stars AnnaLynne McCord, Shenae Grimes and Matt Lanter, will wrap up its run after five seasons.