Thursday, March 7th, 2013
In case you haven't heard by now, the Los Angeles Lakers staged an incredible, emotional comeback against the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. The Lakers trailed by as much as 25 points in the game, and finished the contest on a 20-0 run to pull of an improbable 108-102 ...
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
On Tuesday, Yahoo! Sports reported that the New Orleans Hornets will change their name to the Pelicans for the 2013-14 NBA season. The team has not confirmed the report, meaning that this is likely a trial balloon to see how well the name catches on in the public.
Based on early ...
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
Restricted free agent Eric Gordon has agreed to a four-year, $58 million contract with the Phoenix Suns. He can't sign the contract until July 11, and the New Orleans Hornets will then have two days to match the offer. If they don't, he'll be playing in Phoenix next year.
Gordon was ...
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
When the New Orleans Hornets traded Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers, the key returning piece in the trade was shooting guard Eric Gordon. Well, the 23-year-old who was on the verge of becoming a star in Los Angeles has only suited up for only two games with the ...
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Just three days after his Super Bowl coup of brilliance, Will Ferrell was mixing sports and comedic irreverence in a way that... well, the movie Semi-Pro was supposed to.
Ferrell introduced the visiting Chicago Bulls before their game at New Orleans on Wednesday night, throwing in an insult for each Bull ...
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sent an email to NBA commissioner David Stern on Thursday pressuring him to block the trade of Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The proposed three-team deal that would have sent Paul to Los Angeles, Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets and Lamar Odom, Luis ...
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
UPDATE: Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert emailed David Stern and told him the league needed to block the trade. So much for the NBA claiming that the trade was rejected for "basketball reasons."
For those who haven't heard, the NBA's owners reportedly pressured commissioner David Stern to block the trade of ...
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