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The ownership group for Minnesota's prospective franchise chose Timberwolves through a name-the-team contest in 1986. Team founder Ned Irish reportedly made the decision to call the team the Knickerbockers—supposedly after pulling the name out of a hat. The Syracuse Nationals were relocated to the City of Brotherly Love in 1963 and the team was renamed the 76ers, an allusion to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776. Tyson was a prodigy, having won the heavyweight championship of the world in 1986 at the age of 19 and dominating the division up until an upset loss to James “Buster” Douglas in Tokyo, Japan, in 1990.
The team, sponsored by General Electric, is owned by Boston Basketball Partners and managed by Danny Ainge. Despite the warnings of one of his publicity staffers, who told Brown, "No team with an Irish name has ever won a damned thing in Boston," Brown liked the winning tradition of the nickname; the New York Celtics were a successful franchise during the 1920s. Look at me, look at me, look at me!”.
The name remained unchanged when the franchise relocated to California in 1985. It was Robins.
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In 1970, Portland was granted an expansion franchise in the NBA and team officials announced a name-the-team contest. The wordmark in white is written in all capitals and executed in a bold custom sans-serif typeface with neat thick lines and distinct ranges of the letters. Lane called for a doctor then told Marc Ratner, the executive director of the athletic commission, that he was going to end the fight. The Hornets were supposed to be the Spirit, while the Grizzlies were almost named the Mounties.
Yet Holyfield, now 57 years old, remains a possible future opponent. They settled on Clippers, a popular type of ship during the 19th century. The second version puts the white circle inside a green square.
Wrapping the morsel of flesh in a latex glove, Libonati hurried backstage, where Holyfield was conferring with officials and doctors after his opponent, Mike Tyson, had been disqualified for biting him on the left ear. Before the fight could see a 12th round, Holyfield knocked Tyson down and earned a technical knockout victory. It’s unique in that it includes a built-in fan to keep warm air flowing—something that’s especially handy if you need to work without wearing gloves. With a range of 40-95°F, it adjusts by one-degree intervals, giving you the specific level of heat you want. I’ve got to go home and my kids will be scared of me. This version is still in use today along with two additional emblems, created in 1998. The judges overruled the public and decided on a more indigenous (and much stronger) name. When the team moved to Houston in 1971, it made perfectly good sense to keep the name, as Houston was home to a NASA space center. The nickname is a reference to Indiana's rich harness and auto racing history. New York minute "very short time" …
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Rediscover the Celtics' time-tested tradition of winning championships. New York state geology and topography map courtesy of USGS: A Tapestry of Time and Terrain. Springer, a freelance writer, said the nickname "represents the independent, flamboyant style of the Dallas people. The SuperSonics had been named for the Supersonic Transport (SST) project, which had been awarded to Boeing.
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“Holyfield is not the tough warrior everyone says he is. Orange is a bright and happy color, which symbolizes action, energy, and dynamics, and evokes smiles. One early English rendering of the native placename was Manna–hata, speculated to mean “the place where we get … The Pistons trace their roots to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where they were known as the Zollner Pistons. In 1969 the same image was used as the club’s logo, but now the leprechaun was placed on an orange background, in order to create better contrast. Many of these settlers found homes in and around New York City, where a cartoon drawing of Father Knickerbocker became a prominent symbol of the city. According to Yahoo's Marc J. Spears, they "considered the nicknames Krewe (groups of costumed paraders in the annual Mardi Gras carnival in New Orleans) and Brass," but settled on Pelicans—after the brown pelican, Louisiana's state bird. These features all work together to help the logs burn more completely while emitting far less smoke than other pits.