Posted: Dec 13, 2020 10:39 PM ET | Last Updated: December 14, 2020
Cleveland's Major League Baseball team will change its name amid criticism that it is racist. However the team's owner says the change won't come in 2021. (Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
Cleveland's Major League Baseball team will discontinue the use of the word "Indians" in the team's name, according to the New York Times and ESPN.
Citing three people familiar with the decision, the Times reported Sunday night that the team is moving away from a name considered racist for decades. The team has been internally discussing a potential name change for months.
CBC Sports has not independently confirmed the reports.