Small Crowds Stinging Hornets Owner Shinn
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The Hornets have been a success on the court but a bust at the box office in New Orleans, making the All-Star Game potentially a final celebration before the team leaves the city.
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The boos were raining down, and a group of fans started a "Fire Gundy" chant that got louder with each second.
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In pubs, over telephone lines and on the Web, basketball fans and non-fans are voicing their opinions on the chaos that broke out at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday night.
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Boston Cannons attacker Mikey Powell plays with flair, sometimes going a little too far in his attempts to be creative and excite fans.
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CHAPEL HILL -- It was an ending that left North Carolina fans storming the Kenan Stadium turf in celebration while NC State fans walked away howling mad.
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Republic sports columnist Paola Boivin sounds like she is too close to the NBA players. It is not the fans, Paola. Of course, the behavior of the fans in Detroit was inexcusable, but Ron Artest is given one directive from the NBA: Do not enter the stands.
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CLEVELAND The New Orleans Hornets are not going down without a fight, but they keep going down nonetheless. Tonight the Hornets turned in a gutsy performance at Cleveland only to see Jeff McInnis score six
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When it comes time to pick a champion in an N.C.A.A. bracket, people tend to cluster around a few of the favorites. But the tournament itself is usually not as kind to favorites as the fans are.
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25, 2004. Reader Wayne Sweeney blamed both the players and fans for their roles in last weekendâs Pistons-Pacers melee. âIf someone threw a drink at me, Iâd charge them too,â Sweeney
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Wake Forest's defensive players huddled near the sideline, pushing and shoving, yelling and screaming, jumping and dancing. They were trailing 6-3 and ready to do something about it. Riley Swanson did.
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Young playmaker Chris Paul and Serbian veteran Peja Stojakovic have put some sting in the New Orleans Hornets, whose unlikely run to success has the National Basketball Association buzzing .
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Yesterday morning things seemed pretty dicey for the NBA's Ron Artest, as chatter about "the poster boy for bad behavior" and talk of federal lawsuits, possible criminal charges and suspension appeals fluttered about the airwaves. Drama, people. Then there was the little matter of the $5 million -- $5 million! -- in lost wages, the kind of thing that happens when you hand out beatdowns to fans,  and end up being told to sit your heinie down for the rest of the season and repent.
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Knicks fans are not into witnessing superior visitors like LeBron James. These folks want heads to roll, most specifically that of Isiah Thomas.
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DOZENS of spectators took on stewards in alarming crowd disturbances following yesterdayâs ICC Champions Trophy match between Australia and New Zealand at The Oval.
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Former Hornets forward Lee Nailon will return to the team at least for training camp. Nailon and guard Junior Harrington both signed contracts with New Orleans on Thursday, bringing the Hornets&#39; preseason roster to 19 players.
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Phoenix Suns&#39; Quentin Richardson (3) goes up for a shot over New Orleans Hornets&#39; Baron Davis (1) in the second half in New Orleans Arena Wednesday night, Dec. 29, 2004.
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The Indiana crowd jumped to its feet with a jubilant roar when Jamaal Tinsley scored off a steal by Fred Jones in the third quarter. After a long weekend of enduring the embarrassing fallout from their brawl in Detroit, the Pacers used a makeshift lineup and gave their fans plenty to cheer about.