Posted on 12/04/2012 7:25:18 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
The New Orleans Hornets are expected to change their nickname to the Pelicans as early as the 2013-14 season, numerous sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Hornets planned to change their nickname since Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints, purchased the team on April 14. Benson also owns the rights to the nickname Pelicans.
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i am quite familiar with pelicans though having lived in the south and on St.Croix
If Anthony Davis stays injured, they might have to change it to the Albatrosses.
Maybe Minnesota can "Lakers" back from L.A.
heh, oops. Yep Country Day’s football team is called The Daisies. I remember face palming when my brother’s team, the Saint Martin Saints was defeated by them...
Re your post 17, thanks. I didn’t know that the Pelicans went back that far. All I can say with certitude is that as a kid I was a fan of the Birmingham Barons and the New Orleans Pelicans played the Barons in the same league, the Southern League.
Funny!
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