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Tag Archives: NBA
Kansas City Kings to become the Royals
OK, so that title is a little deceiving, but clever, right? Rumors abound through the media that the Maloof brothers, who own the Sacramento Kings, have filed for a trademark registrations for the names Anaheim Royals, Anaheim Royals of Southern … Continue reading
American Royal to Sprint Center = death of NBA/NHL pipedream
So, I wake up the other morning and see a column in the Kansas City Star that the American Royal is considering a move from Kemper Arena to Sprint Center. No bull: The Royal could shift to the Sprint Center … Continue reading
NBA dominoes beginning to fall — KC not one of them
Remember a few months ago when we had a local sports talker giggling and guffawing about KC having a “50% chance of landing the Hornets if the NBA takes control of the franchise.” The underlying intention of KC sports talkers … Continue reading
Coyotes off the NHL relocation list
It looks as if a 40-something Chicagoan has an agreement with the NHL to purchase the Phoenix (Arizona) Coyotes from the NHL and, as of last night, has a new lease agreement with the City of Glendale to play at … Continue reading
Kansas City as a possible home for the Hornets — Radio talk
Not sure if these links are very durable, but I’m going to go ahead and post links to podcasts of interviews with reporters and sportscaster that commented on the potential for an NBA team in Kansas City. I can summarize … Continue reading
NBA or NHL team relocating to KC — it’s not that we can’t
NBA fans and sports talk hosts that are afraid they’ll have to talk about hockey someday are all a twitter over the instability of the New Orleans Hornets franchise. We NHL fans have news for you. We’ve been there. Perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in NBA, NHL
Tagged David Stern, Gary Bettman, NBA, NBA relocation, NHL, NHL Relocation
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Hornets to KC? Quebec City wants a hockey team more than KC wants NBA
Would you ride a bus to New Orleans to show how much you want an NBA franchise in KC? Maybe you would, but would 23 busloads make the trip? Doubtful. This week, there has been a great deal of talk … Continue reading
Posted in NBA, NHL
Tagged Atlanta Thrashers, NBA, NBA relocation, New Orleans Hornets, New York Islanders, Quebec
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KC Star’s Sam Mellinger — NBA Chances not good
Months ago Sam Mellinger had a great column about why Sprint Center has no anchor tenant. That column didn’t go into a bunch of silly hyperbole. All it did is break down the issue into it’s simplest form. From the … Continue reading
Posted in NBA, NHL
Tagged AEG, Boots Del Biaggio, Mellinger, NBA, NBA relocation, NHL, NHL Relocation
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NBA relocation from KC and back? – know your history
Do you know why the Kings left KC? Jabulani Leffall of KCUR interviewed Kevin Harlan and Kansas City Kansan writer Alan Hoskins about their memories of the Kings and a very in-depth, informative interview about why the left. It’s great … Continue reading
NBA to buy Hornets — KC a possibility? It’s a long shot
It looks like George Shinn (rumored for years to be one of the worst owners in the NBA) is out of $$ and looking to get out from under the New Orleans (formerly Charlotte) Hornets. Whenever an NBA (or NHL) … Continue reading
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Tagged David Stern, Gary Bettman, NBA, New Orleans Hornets, NHL Relocation, Sprint Center
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