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Bobcats Have Made Application To NBA To Rebrand As Hornets05 / 22 / 13Bobcats 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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BASEBALL FANS' RAMPANT APATHY HOT TOPIC OF WEEKEND TALK
The muted reaction of fans to baseball''s return was the focus of much commentatary this weekend. NEWSDAY''s Jon Heyman writes, "It is becoming apparent that extra autographs and cheap ballpark giveaw
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DEVIL RAYS FACE "MOST IMPORTANT DAY" IN DOME PROCESS
The $20M that the Devil Rays need to make the ThunderDome a "major league facility" will be voted on tomorrow by the Pinellas County Commission and the St. Petersburg City Council. The Pinellas group
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FALLOUT FROM FOX DECISION; NCTA CONVENTION BEGINS IN DALLAS
Fallout continues from the FCC''s ruling that Fox iwll not have to restructire its U.S. station holdings despite News Corp.''s foreign ownership. Through a "combination of tenacity and timing," News C
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NIKE INCREASES EXPOSURE FOR MAGIC'S OTHER MEGA-STAR
Nike is increasing the exposure of Penny Hardaway with a new commercial that debuted this weekend. Hardaway appears in the ad with his mother and grandmother and talks about "how his work ethic made h
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THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY "PURE PLAY" STOCK TICKER
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NFL RE-SIGNS ZENITH DATA; INTERNET SITE A HIT FOR THE DRAFT
The NFL has re-signed Zenith Data Systems as the official computer of the NFL, but only to "a one-year, low seven-figure sponsorship," according to the current issue of ADVERTISING AGE. The NFL is rep
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CLEVELAND MAYOR CALLS FOR PARKING TAX ISSUE TO GO TO A VOTE
Cleveland Mayor Michael White said last week that if the city follows a task force recommendation to raise $172M for the renovation of Cleveland Stadium through a 15% parking tax, the issue should be
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LOCKOUT SHORTENED SEASON SEES NHL ATTENDANCE GO UP
The NHL has announced that its average attendance for the ''94-95 regular season rose 3.5%. The increase compares this year''s 624 games to the first 624 games of last year. The average for this seaso
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TWO MINNESOTA GROUPS TO BID FOR JETS THIS WEEK
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MOVE OVER BIG DOG, HERE COMES GALARRAGA'S BIG CAT APPAREL
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