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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  An upstate New York high school changing its sports nickname from Redskins to Hawkeyes is getting help from the Oneida Indians to buy new jerseys

Monday, May 13, 2013  Update: Oneida Nation to present check on Wednesday, to help offset costs

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Athletes in James Fenimore Cooper's upstate New York hometown will take the field as the Hawkeyes after dropping the long-standing nickname Redskins

Friday, April 12, 2013  The U.S. Mint is inviting people to take a swing at designing a National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coin.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  The man who's considered America's first novelist and the author of "Where the Wild Things Are" will be inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Ray Halbritter, Nation Representative and CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises, has spoken out in an op-ed piece for the Daily News, called “Get That Indian Off Your Uniform,” about the need to address the inherent racism that comes with having a Native American as a school or team mascot.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  Students want to drop 'Redskins' mascot name

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The top vote-getters for a new nickname include Deerslayers, Hawkeyes and Pathfinders.

Friday, January 11, 2013  A typical Hall of Fame induction weekend brings in 15,000 to 20,000 guests. Businesses expect that number to drop significantly this year.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  For only the second time since 1965, and first since 1996, voters failed to elect any players to baseball's Hall of Fame. The Thursday print edition of The New York Times featured the headline "Welcome to Cooperstown" across the front of the Sports page. Below it, there was only a blank page; a statement on the lack of inductees.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  A new line of beers linked to the hit HBO drama "Game of Throne" is being produced for the series by an upstate New York brewery.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  A 49-year-old Richfield Springs man died when a car crashed into his wheelchair on State Route 28 in Herkimer County.

Thursday, November 22, 2012  The father and uncle of a teen convicted of shooting his classmate are charged with harassing the victim's family through a website.

Friday, September 21, 2012  The real-life inspirations for the film "A League of Their Own" are taking a trip to Cooperstown as part of their reunion being held in Syracuse.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Antheny Bush, 17, of Nedrow, is charged with falsely reporting an incident.