Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder says its time to put some money behind his claim that his teams nickname honours Native Ame

WASHINGTON - Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder says its time to put some money behind his claim that his teams nickname honours Native Americans. Dalton Schultz Cowboys Jersey . Snyder said Monday hes creating a foundation to assist American Indian tribes, even as some in that community continue to assert that the name "Redskins" is offensive. "Its not enough to celebrate the values and heritage of Native Americans," Snyder said in a letter to the teams fans. "We must do more." The letter states the Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation will "provide meaningful and measurable resources that provide genuine opportunities" for Native Americans. The announcement did not state whether Snyder will personally donate any money to the foundation and gave no other financial details. A major opponent of the nickname said Snyders move was "somewhere between a PR assault and bribery." Suzan Shown Harjo, a lead figure in a long-running case that seeks to strip the Redskins of their federal trademark protection, told The Associated Press that Snyder is showing the "same arrogance" that hes shown previously when defending the nickname. "Im glad that hes had a realization that Native Americans have it tough in the United States," Harjo said. "All sorts of people could have told him that, and have been trying to tell him that for a long time." Snyder again gave no indication he plans to change the teams name. He said he believes "even more firmly" the name "captures the best of who we are and who we can be, by staying true to our history and honouring the deep and enduring values our name represents." Snyder has come under unprecedented pressure to change the name over the last year. President Barack Obama told the AP in October he would consider changing the name if he owned the team. Harjo said the refusal to budge on the name will offset, at least in part, the good that is done with the foundations money. "Will (the foundation) do much of anything? No. But it probably wont hurt," Harjo said, "except that it will continue the cycle of negative imaging of Native American people in the public arena." In the letter, Snyder said he and his staff visited 26 reservations over the last four months. He listed poverty, illness, drug abuse, violence and lack of basic infrastructure as among the problems faced by Native Americans. "Ive listened. Ive learned. And frankly, its heart wrenching," the letter said. Harjo wondered why Snyder, who has owned the team since 1999, is only just now reaching out to Native Americans. "Its sort of an admission that he was losing the PR battle," she said. "So now hes gone out to find the real story — as if someone was hiding the real story about pressing needs in Indian country." Kony Ealy Jersey . Didnt need any help this time. 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Officials spent nearly five minutes watching the replay of Wells triple to see if his foot was on the line, but the video was inconclusive. MSU led 55-51 with under two minutes to go in the first OT period, but Wells found Jon Graham for a layup and made a pair of free throws to force another five minutes. Maryland did most of its damage from the stripe in double-overtime. Wells and Richaud Pack both made two and Trimble hit all six of his to help the visitors prevail. Travis Trice scored a game-high 26 points for Michigan State (9-5, 0-1). Baskets were at a premium in the early going of this one. MSU led 4-2 following a Trice jumper when Graham made layups to bookend a 7-0 Maryland run. The Spartans went scooreless for nearly six minutes before Branden Dawson hit a jumper. Dorance Armstrong Jr. Cowboys Jersey. Then, more than seven minutes passed until Trice split a pair from the foul line. Despite Michigan States woes, Maryland only built a 13-6 lead. 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