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Bobcats Have Made Application To NBA To Rebrand As Hornets

05 / 22 / 13

Bobcats Owner Michael Jordan last night formally announced that the franchise has “made an application to the NBA” to change its name to Hornets. The change would be in place for the '14-15 season, as it “takes about 18 months for the NBA to rebrand one of its teams.” It i...

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12/19/95
THIS CHRISTMAS ISN'T A DRAG FOR THE JAGS -- SALES ARE UP

Sales totals for Jaguars merchandise have moved from 12th to 10th in the NFL, as holiday shoppers are seeing a broader variety of the team''s merchandise on the shelves this year, according to the FLO

Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, NFL

12/19/95
STADIUM NOTES

Prince George''s County planners yesterday approved Redskins Owner Jack Kent Cooke''s plans to build a stadium in Landover. Public hearings are now scheduled to begin January 2 (WASHINGTON POST, 12/19

Tags: Facilities, Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Redskins

12/19/95
SPORTS STARS HIT NEW YORK FOR OPENING OF ALL-STAR CAFE

SHAQUILLE O''NEAL was spotted at New York''s Motown Cafe yesterday. He was in town for the opening of the Official All- Star Cafe last night (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 12/19). O''Neal was one of the few Cafe b

Tags: CBS, People and Pop Culture, Viacom

12/19/95
HUBBARD SAYS HE IS CLOSE TO BRINGING THE NFL BACK TO L.A.

Hollywood Park Chair R.D. Hubbard says he is close to working out a deal to bring the NFL back to L.A. in time for next season, according to the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. Hubbard said last week he spok

Tags: Franchises, NFL, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vulcan Ventures

12/19/95
AMERICAN BRANDS ACQUIRES COBRA GOLF FOR $700 MILLION

American Brands, maker of Titleist clubs and balls and Foot- Joy gloves and shoes, agreed yesterday to acquire club maker Cobra Golf for $700M, or $36 a share (Cobra Golf). The announcement caps "mont

Tags: Callaway Golf, Fortune Brands/Acushnet, Time Warner

12/19/95
NBC REPORTS 85% BUY FOR SUPER BOWL AS THEY LAUNCH WEB SITE

In a conference call to announce the partnership between the NFL and NBC on a Super Bowl Web site sponsored by Microsoft, NBC Sports Senior VP Jonathan Miller said the network has sold more than 85% o

Tags: Microsoft, NBC, NFL, Media

12/19/95
MODELL TALKS TO BALTIMORE TV, SAYS FACTS WILL BEAR HIM OUT

In an interview on Baltimore''s WMAR-TV, Browns Owner Art Modell said when the "facts" come out, people will back his decision to take his team to Baltimore. Modell, in a clip shown on CNN''s "Sports

Tags: Cleveland Browns, Leagues and Governing Bodies, NFL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Time Warner

12/19/95
CITY OF MIAMI LOOKING TO GET INTO THE ARENA BUSINESS

The city of Miami is talking about spending $10M to buy back control of the Miami Arena, according to the MIAMI HERALD. The rights to control operations and negotiate contracts belong Decoma Miami Ass

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12/19/95
FAN FRIENDLY: CORESTATES CENTER PROFILED

The emphasis at the $215M CoreStates Center will be on friendliness towards the fans, according to the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS. Richard Ruben, President of Spectacor which owns the arena, said the fac

Tags: Comcast-Spectacor, Facilities, Philadelphia Flyers

12/18/95
QUOTE OF THE DAY

"For Art Modell, the final, sad irony is this. He grew up in Brooklyn. He must remember the feelings of heartbreak and betrayal when the Dodgers were taken away. And now Art Modell, a guy from Brookly

Tags: Front Page, Los Angeles Dodgers, NBC, News Corp./Fox, NFL

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