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Charlotte Hornets; new nickname, same off-season goal
Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats are looking to the past, changing their name back to the Charlotte Hornets after New Orleans became the new joke of the league by switching their nickname to the Pelicans. Caught up? Good.
Despite the new mascot, the Charlotte Hornets enter the off-season in a similar position as the past decade or so; trying to find some sort of way to...
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Charlotte will announce name change
The Charlotte Bobcats will have a press conference Tuesday afternoon to announce the franchise will change their nickname to the Hornets.
Hornets Back to Charlotte Because Why Not
It’s official. On Tuesday right around this time, the Charlotte Bobcats will announce their plans to once again become the Charlotte Hornets. To make sure all the relevant merchandise is sold/produced, the rebranding will take a minimum of 18 months. This of course comes on the heels of a nationwide renaming contest, which produced great suggestions like the Charlotte Doormats...
Report: Bobcats To Announce Name Change To Hornets For 2014-15 Tuesday
The Bobcats are expected to announce Tuesday that the team will change it’s name to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014-15 season. The New Orleans Pelicans were previously known as the Charlotte Hornets (1988) before relocating in 2002.
According to Sports Business Daily:
The Bobcats will hold a press conference tomorrow at 6:00pm ET at Time Warner Cable Arena, a source said...
Charlotte's Bringing Back the Buzz
As soon as I caught word that Charlotte had started the process of taking the Hornets name back, I sent an email to all of the writers here at Trade Street Post. I had mixed commentary in return. Those emails inspired me to write this little article, just to give a spotlight into my path as a fan of the NBA in Charlotte. Hope you enjoy it. Bear with me on it because...
Bobcats' return to Hornets nickname 'win-win' in Charlotte
Itll be at least 18 months before the Hornets name and original pinstripe uniforms will be back where it belongs in Charlotte, according to a CBSsports.com report Friday that stated the teams looking to reclaim the name vacated after New Orleans announced their decision to change their name to the Pelicans.
The Pelicans changed their name to get back to their Louisiana roots....
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Charlotte Bobcats Could Change Name Back To Hornets
The Charlotte Bobcats have began the process of changing their name back to the Charlotte Hornets.
A source with knowledge of the situation told CBSSports of the move, along with the team’s move to arrange digital assets, which would allow for a change to the original nickname.
No timetable has been announced for the name switch, but ‘vice’ NBA commissioner Adam Silver...
Charlotte Bobcats starting process to get Hornets name back
Tweet In an April press conference in Charlotte, NBA Commissioner in-waiting Adam Silver told season ticket holders for the Charlotte Bobcats that the Hornets nickname was owned by the league and not the New Orleans franchise and that a process for a name change would take 18 months to happen. Apparently that 18-month process begins [...]
Charlotte Bobcats to Reportedly Change Name Back to Hornets
Buy up that Charlotte Bobcats merchandise while you still can. Soon you’ll be digging out the old teal and purple Hornets gear.
The Bobcats are changing their name back to the Hornets, according to CBS Sports. Will Brinson notes that the Bobcats are “arranging digital assets that would allow a return to their original nickname.”
The Hornets nickname belonged to Charlotte until...
Bobcats In Process To Change Name Back To Hornets
The Charlotte Bobcats have started the process to rename the team back to "Hornets," according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
There is no timetable for the switch and Adam Silver has said such a change would take at least 18 months to implement.
Charlotte's NBA team was known as the Hornets from its 1988 inception through 2002 when then owner George Shinn...
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Report: Charlotte to become Hornets
A report says the Charlotte Bobcats are in the process of going back to the Charlotte Hornets name. The Hornets' change helped their effort.
Charlotte Bobcats Begin Process To ‘Hornets’ Name
Now, that New Orleans aren’t using the ‘Hornets’ moniker, it has opened the door for the Charlotte Bobcats to stake a claim on the ‘Hornets’ name and according to a CBS Sports report, the franchise has taken the first steps in doing so. The Charlotte Bobcats are in the process of changing their name back to “Hornets,” a source [...]The post Charlotte Bobcats Begin...
County interested in Gordon
Notts County have been linked with a move for out-of-contract defender Ben Gordon.
The 23-year-old left-back has been without a club since his short-term deal at Yeovil expired in April and he has fallen under Chris Kiwomya's radar.
Kiwomya is charged with building a squad capable of challenging for promotion in League One and could be poised to move for the former Chelsea...
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Tiger Woods attended Michael Jordan’s wedding (Photo)
Check out the guy in the middle of the photo. That’s No. 1 golfer and former serial cheater Tiger Woods attending Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan’s lavish wedding over the weekend. TMZ captured the shot that shows both Woods and sportscaster Ahmad Rashad wearing tuxedos.
Time for Michael Jordan to get the Isiah Thomas treatment
Now that Michael Jordan is no longer playing and dominating in the NBA, isn’t it about time the media and/or anyone else start banging on him for his inability to lead a team from the front office? Nobody dared say anything about his Airness when he played, out of fear that they would be written off by Jordan. He was the NBA for an entire decade, and he, along with David Stern...
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