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  NBA: Is Michael Jordan rebranding his Charlotte Bobcats to Cats instead of Hornets? See more details: https://dilemma-x.net/2012/06/20/nba-is-michael-jorndan-rebranding-his-charlotte-bobcats-to-cats-instead-of-hornets/ __________________________________________     Charlotte Bobcats changing colors? Team says any change would be irrelevant to nickname Light blue may be added; team says potential change unrelated to nickname This image of the Bobcats’ NBA Draft hat, with […]

Deal reached for new NBA/NHL arena in Seattle Seattle Mayor and King County Exec- Source: City of Seattle Chris Daniels, Travis Pittman KING 5 News NBC Seattle  SEATTLE – Seattle, King County and the man behind a proposed Seattle NBA/NHL arena acknowledged Wednesday they had reached a memorandum of understanding to build the facility. But, […]

London 2012 Olympics: organizers hoping torch relay will ignite slow-burning enthusiasm back home The ancient Greeks knew a thing or two about legacy. Athletes first gathered to compete at the stadium in Olympia, which will on Thursday stage the lighting of the London 2012 torch, almost 2,800 years ago.     By Paul Kelso The […]

Atlanta to host the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Final Four and Divisions II and III men’s basketball championship games   By Tim Tucker The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The NCAA is adding more madness to next year’s Final Four in Atlanta. The Divisions II and III men’s basketball championship games will be played here April 7, the NCAA […]

Minnesota House passes $566 million bonding bill for new NFL Vikings stadium contribution In a sign of the tough road ahead, the chamber swiftly overhauled the $975 million proposal to raise by $105 million the amount the Vikings would kick in. The House vote will serve as the first test for a proposal that must also […]

Usain Bolt speeds to year’s fastest 100 meters   Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica sprints to win the men’s 100 metres event at the Jamaica International Invitational track and field meet in Kingston, May 5, 2012. Olympic champion Bolt held his nerve after two false starts by competitors and powered to the year’s fastest 100 […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal received his Doctoral Degree         WPLG 10 ABC Miami-Ft. Lauderdale   MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University will be graduating a big new alumnus at their commencement ceremony Saturday.   Shaquille O’Neal graduates from Barry University with a doctoral degree in education. To be precise, it’s a degree […]

Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats made NBA history with a 7-59 record slips their winning percent below the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who went 9-73 By Rick Bonnell The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE- Twenty-three consecutive losses later, the Charlotte Bobcats made NBA history. They haven’t won since March 17 and they won’t win again for at least seven months. […]

Former USOC head Dr. LeRoy Walker dies     The Associated Press The News and Observer   DURHAM — LeRoy Walker, the first African-American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and the first black man to coach an American Olympic team died Monday. He was 93. Walker’s death was confirmed by Scarborough & Hargett Funeral […]

NBA’s Nets 35 years in New Jersey comes to end tonight New Jersey Nets have been known by this name for 35 years. Tonight at the Prudential Center in Newark will be the last Nets home game ever in New Jersey. Next year they will become the Brooklyn Nets. The New Jersey Nets are an original member […]